59 (Warwickshire) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

59 (Warwickshire) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in November 1938 by the transfer and expansion of 399 Anti-Aircraft Company, 58 (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers (TA) to the RA. The Regiment Served in Anti-Aircraft Command until conversion to Light Anti-Aircraft. 59 (Warwickshire) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was converted in April 1943 to 148 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. It was re-constituted as 594 (Warwickshire) Light 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.

Nov 38 4 AA Div 59 (Warwickshire) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 4 Anti-Aircraft Division, 54 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Birmingham, UK
Nov 40 OSDEF Orkney & Shetland Defences Orkney & Shetland, UK
Aug 42 7 AA Div 7 Anti-Aircraft Division, 36 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Scotland
Apr 43   Became 148 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Holywood, Devonshire, UK

 

Batteries

Nov 38 399, 427, 428
Mar 42 399, 427, 428, 516
Feb 43 399, 427, 428

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45