54 Super Heavy Regiment RA was formed in February 1945 from 54 Heavy Regiment with the same four batteries. In December, 11 Battery of 54 Heavy Regiment converted to 11 Super Heavy Battery while under command of 54 Heavy RHQ. It served in Italy as the only Super Heavy RA Regiment and was also the only Super Heavy regiment within the RA to operate two different super heavy gun types in each battery.
The Regiment was fully disbanded in October 1945. 14 Battery to suspended animation as 14 Coast Battery RA.
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.
| Feb 45 | Formed from 54 Heavy Regiment | ||
| Feb 45 |  |
8 Army | Italy |
| Oct 45 | Disbanded |
Batteries
| Feb 45 | 11, 12, 13, 14 |
Equipment
The dates shown below are for when the super heavy batteries received the final of their weapons, even if the regiment operated two different weapon types.
When a battery or batteries are specifically highlighted below in brackets (e.g. A/54 for A Battery), it indicates that this battery or batteries operated a different weapon type to the rest of the regiment at the time of the date shown.
| Mar 45 | 2x 240mm Howitzers & 1x 8in Gun per battery |
Commanding Officers
The dates shown below are the month for when the applicable officer took charge of the regiment. Note that the ranks shown are the rank of the officer when they took charge, and do not include wartime/temporary ranks.
| Feb 45 | Major Geoffrey Harry Pickard MBE |
Casualties
The numbers below are the total casualties suffered in the regiment during the course of the war. Note that these figures account for deaths as a result of ill health, accidents and enemy action.
| ORs | 1 |
Page last updated on 30/10/25.