66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in August 1940 by the transfer of 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment (66 Searchlight Regiment) (TA) to the RA. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command until the end of the war. 66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was placed in suspended animation in May 1945 at Shouldham, King Lynn. It was re-constituted as 601 (City of Bristol) (Mixed) 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.

Nov 38   4th Gloucestershire Regiment
(66 Searchlight Regiment)
Bristol, UK
Aug 40 12 AA Div Became RA – 12 Anti-Aircraft Division, 63 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Western Scotland
Feb 41 8 AA Div 66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 46 & 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigades Somerset, UK
Sep 41 8 AA Div 66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 69 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Somerset, UK
Oct 42 Anti-Aircraft Command 66 (Gloucesters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) 3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 69 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Somerset, UK
Sep 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 69 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia
Sep 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 56 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia
Nov 44 Anti-Aircraft Command 9 Anti-Aircraft Group, 56 Anti-Aircraft Brigade East Anglia
May 45   Suspended animation Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK

 

Batteries

Aug 40 447, 448, 449
May 41 447, 448, 449, 559
Feb 44 447, 448, 449

 

The Royal Artillery 1939-45