43 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

43 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 41 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until conversion in late 1944. 43 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was converted to 43 Garrison Regiment RA in October 1944 and to 600 Infantry Regiment RA the following month. It was re-constituted as 578 (5th Battalion The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (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 43 Anti-Aircraft Battalion
Royal Engineers
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK
Aug 40 7 AA Div 43 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 7 Anti-Aircraft Division, 31 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK
Nov 40 10 AA Division 43 (5th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 10 Anti-Aircraft Division, 31 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Humber Estuary, Yorkshire, UK
Oct 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 31 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Humber Estuary, Yorkshire, UK
Feb 43 Anti-Aircraft Command 5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 32 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Midlands, UK
Jun 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 50 Searchlight Brigade Midlands, UK
Oct 44   Became 43 Garrison Regiment RA UK

 

Batteries

Aug 40 370, 371, 372, 373

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45