RA)", Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth Regiments.org (archive site), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_regiments_of_the_Royal_Artillery_(19381947)&oldid=1141590834, Lists of British Army units and formations, Lists of military units and formations of World War II, Regiments of the Royal Artillery in World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 1st Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed December 1940 as 1st Pack Regiment, redesignated 1 Mountain Regiment January 1941, 2nd Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed March 1941, 3rd Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed December 1942, disbanded January 1946, 7th Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed October 1943 as X Mountain Regiment but soon numbered. For three days, the 29th British Independent Infantry Brigade Group thwarted the Chinese Spring Offensive. n.d. It later fought in the North Africa and Italian campaigns. Batteries became independent, 13th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed August 1941, disbanded March 1945, 14th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 15th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 16th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 17th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 18th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded April 1945, 19th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, batteries disbanded March 1945, 20th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 21st Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed December 1942, disbanded March 1945, 22nd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded April 1945, 23rd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded March 1945, 24th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded April 1945, 25th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded March 1945, 200th Garrison Rgt formed as 'X' British Garrison Regiment, RA, October 1944, redesignated November 1944, reorganised as 602nd Infantry Regiment February 1945, 60th (North Midland) Infantry Regiment converted from, 78th (Auxiliary Police) Regiment, Royal Artillery (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) converted from, 602nd Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 200th Garrison Regiment February 1945, 621st Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery was to have been converted from 64th LAA Regiment but never actually formed, 1st (Mixed) Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Radar) converted from 236th Mixed Anti-Aircraft (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment February 1944; disbanded September 1945, 2nd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed September 1939; disbanded February 1941, 2nd Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Light Anti-Aircraft) formed September 1940; disbanded October 1944, 2nd Mountain Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed April 1945; disbanded December 1945, 2nd Coast Trining Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 70th Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 3rd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded July 1943, 4th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded April 1947, 5th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded September 1943, 6th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded March 1944, 7th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; Mixed in May 1941; converted to infantry training regiment February 1945; disbanded December 1945, 9th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded November 1943, 10th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Field October 1944; converted to Specialist September 1945, 11th Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded November 1943, 12th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded May 1943, 16th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Royal Artillery Training Regiment formed September 1944, 22nd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; converted to Anti-Tank February 1942; disbanded November 1945, 23rd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; reverted to Medium and Heavy May 1945; disbanded October 1946, 24th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed March 1942; converted to mobile LAA May 1943, 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by August 1942; disbanded March 1944, 34th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded November 1945, 35th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1946, 36th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 37th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded December 1943, 38th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1944, 39th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1947, 41st Survey Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 50th Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1943, 51st Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; converted to Self-Propelled March 1944, 52nd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; reverted to AA Driver March 1944; disbanded December 1945, 53rd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded August 1942, 69th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded December 1945, 70th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 2nd Heavy Regiment November 1940; redesignated 2nd Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 71st Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded April 1945, 72nd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 73rd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; disbanded January 1942, 88th Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from, 205th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 206th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1945, 207th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 7th AA Militia Depot September 1939; became Mixed December 1941; disbanded October 1942, 208th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 209th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed August 1941; disbanded September 1942, 210th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; disbanded November 1943, 211th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed June 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 212th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1944, 213th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 216th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942, 217th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA (ATS) Driver Training May 1941, 220th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; disbanded October 1944, 222nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942; disbanded October 1944, 223rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1943, 224th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 225th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 226th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded March 1942, 227th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942, 228th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; disbanded September 1943, 229th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942; disbanded November 1943, 230th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded April 1942, 231st Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 232nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to ATS Operators Fire Control July 1941; disbanded February 1944, 233rd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre July 1942, 234th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; concerted to LAA May 1941; disbanded May 1942, 235th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 236th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became 236th Mixed AA (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment July 1943; redesignated 1st (Mixed) RA Training Regiment (Radar) January 1944, 237th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA November 1941; disbanded May 1942, 238th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to 'Z' July 1941; converted to LAA January 1942; disbanded March 1943, 239th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; converted to LAA January 1942;; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre October 1943, 240th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941, 240th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941; converted to HAA March 1944; converted to LAA February 1946, 241st Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943, 242nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943. All Anti-Aircraft Z Regiments were redesignated Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiments in April 1944 and all were disbanded by April 1945. 1 It was redesignated: 'Montreal Brigade of Garrison Artillery' on 6 February 1869; 2 '2nd "Montreal" Battalion of Garrison Artillery' on 1 January 1893; 3 '2nd "Montreal" Regiment, CA' Demobilized at Montreal in May 1919. United States Army Center for Military History. 1st Battalion - 143rd Field Artillery Regiment. Description A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a pallet rompu Or, in sinister fess a dexter mailed clenched fist, couped at the wrist Proper. Eventually the machine guns were mostly replaced by Oerlikons and Bofors. The Regiment traces its history to 17 Brigade Royal Field Artillery formed in 1900, but the individual batterys date back to the 18th century. Scots Guards records are currently held by the Scots Guards Archives. View this object A 25-pounder fires at enemy positions on the Imjin, 1951 City of London Yeomanry at Regiments.org. Lance Bombardier Leonard Sharp. Suffolk & Norfolk Yeomanry at Regiments.org. It was redesignated for the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion on 10 February 1948. 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery: Dates: Locations: Batteries - Equipment 1958.02 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery formed by renaming 2nd Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, L & O Btys converted to field btys, N Battery joins the Regiment from 4th Regt RHA in exchange for I Bty: 1958.02: Germany: Tofrek Bks, Hildesheim 14th Army. My grandfather Len worked as a farm labourer in the Furness . It was originally formed with 21st, 42nd and 53rd Batteries, and attached to 6th Infantry Division. the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery ( r c a ), the 3rd Field Regiment, r c a , the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, r c a and the 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, r c a Also under command for the initial assault was the 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Regiment Self-Propelled ( s p ), Royal Artillery ( r a [1][167], Survey regiments were initially organised into Survey, Sound Ranging and Flash Spotting batteries. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. [175][176], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence, converted to numbered coast regiments in 194041:[1][179], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence. 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) - captured February 1942; [18] reformed from 187th Field Regiment June 1943 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK. Their long history is currently represented by the 2nd Field Artillery Mascots, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment (United States), "Lineage and Honors Information: 2d Field Artillery Regiment." [1][316][317], Anti-Aircraft Z Regiments were armed with rockets fired from a simple launcher. In March 1943 numbers were increased and the regiment organised into 6 regiments and 24 port detachments in the UK. 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery Regiment ( CA ARNG) Walnut Creek Armory | Walnut Creek, California, United States. [344], Towards the end of 1944 Britain's field armies were suffering a manpower crisis, so the Royal Artillery began converting surplus air and coast defence regiments into Garrison regiments for service in rear areas. [343] In September 1942 a gunner Brigadier was appointed as commander and in January 1943 the regiment was re-titled Maritime Royal Artillery. Henry and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. In August 1914 it mobilised and in September was sent to the Continent with the British Expeditionary Force, where it saw . The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA originated in Montral, Quebec on 27 November 1856, when the 'Battalion of Montreal Artillery' was authorized to be formed. [1][210][211], Originally, these units were simply entitled 'Anti-Aircraft' (AA), but in 1940 they were redesignated 'Heavy Anti-Aircraft' (HAA) to distinguish them from the Light AA units being formed. It was responsible for the medium calibre guns and howitzers deployed close . [1][2][3][4], In 1938 the RA was organised in two main branches: Field, and Coast Defence and Anti-Aircraft (CD&AA) (including anti-tank). Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK.
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