82 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was formed in November 1940 at Saltash in Cornwall. The Regiment served in Anti-Aircraft Command for its entire war. In January 1945 the Regiment was reduced to a single battery’s strength and became a holding unit. 82 Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was disbanded in March 1945.
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 40 | Formed | Saltash, Cornwall, UK | |
| Nov 40 |  |
8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 55 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Okehampton, Devon, UK |
| Nov 41 | |
8 Anti-Aircraft Division, 64 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Oare, Wiltshire, UK |
| Jun 43 |  |
5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 41 Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Coltishall, Norfolk UK |
| Jan 45 | |
5 Anti-Aircraft Group, 32 Anti-Aircraft Brigade Reduced to battery strength |
Doncaster, Yorkshire, UK |
| Jan 45 | RHQ became holding unit | Southampton, Hampshire, UK | |
| Feb 45 | Batteries reconstituted | Southampton, Hampshire, UK | |
| Mar 45 | Disbanded | Raveningham, Norfolk, UK |
Batteries
| Nov 40 | 483, 510 |
| May 41 | 483, 510, 525, 554 |
| Mar 44 | 483, 510, 525 |
| Jan 45 | Regiments other ranks became 466 Battery in 72 Searchlight Regiment RHQ became a holding unit |
| Feb 45 | Batteries were reconstituted as 483, 510, 525 |