76 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) formed in May 1940 but was almost immediately broken up to provide replacements for units returning from Dunkirk. It was re-formed in July 1940. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command in the South West of England until late 1944. 76 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) disbanded in September 1944 at Woolacombe.
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.
| May 40 | Formed | Hereford, Herefordshire, UK | |
| Jul 40 |  |
5 Anti-Aircraft Division, 55 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West Ports, UK |
| Nov 40 |  |
8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 64 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West Airfields, UK |
| Nov 41 | Plymouth Gun Defended Area | Devon, UK | |
| May 42 | |
8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West England |
| Sep 42 |  |
3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 69 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West England |
| Apr 44 | |
3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 64 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West England |
| Sep 44 | Disbanded | Woolacombe, Devon, UK |
Batteries
| May 40 | 474, 476, 477 |
| Aug 40 | 474, 485, 492, 493 |
| Feb 43 | 485, 492, 493 |