80 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was formed in September 1940 with three batteries. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command for its entire service. 80 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded in September 1944 at Stiffkey, Norfolk.
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.
| Sep 40 | Formed | ||
| Oct 40 |  |
11 Anti-Aircraft Division, 54 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | West Midlands, UK |
| Oct 42 |  |
4 Anti-Aircraft Group, 54 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | West Midlands, UK |
| Sep 43 | |
3 Anti-Aircraft Group, 60 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | South West England |
| Feb 44 | |
5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 57 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | North East England |
| Apr 44 | |
1 Anti-Aircraft Group, 49 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | London, UK |
| Dec 44 | Disbanded | Stiffkey, Norfolk, UK |
Batteries
| Oct 40 | 505, 506, 507 |
| Feb 44 | 505, 506 |