37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command for the entire war in South West England, South Wales and East Anglia. 37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) went into suspended animation and was reformed as 119 Searchlight Regiment RA, a war formed unit in April 1947. The original TA unit was re-constituted as HQ 104 (Tyne) Army Engineer Regiment RE (TA) in January 1947.

Illustrations of the formation badges under which a unit served or supported are given. This is no guarantee that the unit used this formations badge.

Aug 40   Formed from 37 Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Royal Engineers
 
Aug 40 5 AA Div 37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 5 Anti-Aircraft Division, 5 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, UK
Sep 42 5 AA Div 37 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 5 Anti-Aircraft Division, 5 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Llandaff, Cardiff, UK
Dec 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 9 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Llandaff, Cardiff, UK
May 44 Anti-Aircraft Command Anti-Aircraft Command Lambourne, Essex, UK
Mar 45 5 AA Div 5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 56 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Norwich, Norfolk, UK

 

Batteries

Aug 40 307, 308, 348, 349
Feb 44 307, 308, 348

 

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45