1912:. This time there was no surprise, and the LSTs and LCIs came under air attack and then heavy artillery fire as they approached the beaches. However, casualties among the AA troops were light and all the breach groups landed successfully: the first HAA guns were in action 4–6 hours after landings began. Opposition remained strong, and reinforcements poured into a tightly constricted beachhead while heavy fighting continued nearby. Although early warning and communications again proved a problem, the HAA sites were able to use their GL radar to fire concentrations against raiders. On 17 September the advance from the beachhead towards
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1643:
862:. The artillery batteries and ammunition columns, signal troops, mobile veterinary sections, Mounted Brigade Transport and Supply Columns and two of the Field Ambulances were left behind in Egypt. The division returned from Gallipoli in December 1915 and was reformed and remounted. On 10 December 1915, Berkshire RHA briefly rejoined the division from Ismailia, Suez Canal Defences; on 17 January 1916 it was transferred with 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade to the
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2109:
1056:
1037:
54:
72:
808:
1671:, although the whole AA deployment was hampered by congestion at Algiers docks and the fact that AA guns had been given low priority in loading the supply ships. The follow-up elements suffered casualties of men and equipment when their ships were attacked on the way to North Africa: 80th HAA Rgt lost 71 men when HM Transport J-43 was sunk by enemy action. A team from 80th HAA Rgt and the
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1834:(Operation Husky). For the landings on Sicily, eight composite beach groups were formed to defend the landing points as soon as possible after Zero Hour. 194 HAA Battery was assigned to 20 Beach Group and RHQ and 252 HAA Bty to 21 Beach Group. While they were training, 250 HAA Bty was deployed to defend the area, with one Troop at
1658:. 22 AA Brigade was the only AA formation trained in mobile operations and amphibious warfare, and was tasked with landing early in the operation to provide AA cover for the beaches, ports and airfields. The best-trained regiments were selected for the initial assault, with 80th HAA Rgt supplying one battery (194 HAA Bty) and
1856:(LCIs) as infantry prepared for a firefight, but there was only light opposition and they were soon able to move to the sites selected for gun positions when the LCTs arrived about 4 hours later. Unfortunately, 194 HAA Bty lost its guns in a shipboard fire on the way to the beaches. However, it joined in the AA defence of
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changed tactics and started bombing London. On 9 September, 12 HAA Bty left 80 HAA Rgt's command and went to strengthen the London Inner
Artillery Zone (IAZ). As the raids against London worsened, RHQ of 6 HAA Rgt with two sections of 250/80 HAA Bty were brought from Kent on 14 September to take over
1269:
in
September–October 1938, the need for improved anti-aircraft (AA) defences became apparent, and a programme of converting existing TA units was pushed forward. On 1 October 1938, 264 Bty was separated from 66th Field Brigade, converted to the heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) role, and expanded into a full
1335:. In June a partial mobilisation of the TA was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. The '
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on 8 November, to be followed later by their heavy equipment. The HAA batteries were equipped with the older 3-inch gun on a modernised trailer, rather than the newer 3.7-inch, because the lighter 3-inch was easier and quicker to deploy in the rough country anticipated for the campaign. After the
2188:), three batteries (5 and 193 each), and a brigade ammunition column (4 and 154) had a total strength just under 800 so was broadly comparable to an infantry battalion (just over 1,000) or a cavalry regiment (about 550). Like an infantry battalion, an artillery brigade was usually commanded by a
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The Battle of
Britain was now under way, and during late July and throughout August the batteries had fleeting engagements with small numbers of raiders along the South Coast. There were attacks on Southampton and Portsmouth – a particularly bad raid on Portsmouth on 24 August – and on
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However, the Allied forces in Italy were suffering an acute manpower shortage, and surplus AA units were being disbanded in increasing numbers. On 18 December 1944 it was the turn of 80th (Berkshire) HAA Regiment, which was placed in suspended animation and its personnel dispersed.
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HQ arrived to take command of the independent HAA batteries on the island. In June 1941 the decision was taken to hand the occupation of
Iceland over to the (still neutral) United States, and shortly afterwards all AA positions were handed over and the troops returned to the UK.
724:. Therefore, TF units were split into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. 2nd Line units performed the home defence role, although in fact most of these were also posted abroad in due course.
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The 4th
Cavalry Division remained in Palestine on occupation duties after the end of the war. However, demobilization began immediately and most of the British war time units had left by May 1919. The Berkshire battery were reduced to cadre in Egypt on 14 October 1919.
1814:, and while liaising with them on 6 May Lt-Col Crum and one of his officers were captured by German troops. They were released when Tunis fell the following day; Lt-Col Crum had been wounded, but soon returned to duty. 80th HAA Regiment claimed 11 'kills' during the
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beaches, although the 'Baby
Maggies' had failed to stand up to the rough handling of the landings. More importantly, radio communications with the AA HQ ship broke down for the first 48 hours after landing, and defensive fire was reduced to crude 'barrage' methods.
1849:, or 'Baby Maggie'. Devised by 62 AA Bde, this had its transmitter, receiver, aerial array and operating display all carried in a two-wheeled trailer towed by a 3-ton truck. 80th HAA Regiment's 'Maggies' were late arriving for embarkation, which was rushed.
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Once Naples had been captured, 12 AA Bde's units were brought in by road and landing craft and defended the port from 1 October until relieved three weeks later, during which time it faced one serious air raid. It then moved up to rejoin X Corps against the
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under the regiment's command were the rear echelons of 58th HAA Rgt: 264 HAA Bty and the REME workshops. The HAA units disembarked at
Algiers on 22 November, where they remained in a transit camp while a party of drivers was sent forward aboard
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The batteries of the division were quite unready for war. Three had no horses, the fourth had just 23; three batteries had over 200 men on average, but the other just 91. The
Berkshire battery was only issued with sights for its
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into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for
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airfields. During early
September the pattern of fleeting targets – but no 'kills' – for all the batteries continued by day and night. Most of the 3-inch guns in the battle area had been replaced by 3.7s, together with the new
2026:, with LAA regiments acting as infantry and anti-tank gunners, while the HAA regiments acted as divisional medium artillery. 80th HAA Regiment answered 166 calls for fire with 5011 rounds fired. Having beaten off the attack,
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on 27 November. RHQ, with 252/80 and 264/58 Btys, followed them to Bône on a two-day rail journey, arriving on 4 December, with 252 HAA Bty in action the same night against a heavy air raid. RHQ of 80th HAA Rgt was under
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1339:' that followed was an opportunity for training and equipping the AA defences. In June 1940 the RA's AA regiments were designated Heavy AA (HAA) to distinguish them from the new Light AA (LAA) units being formed.
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from
December 1914. It was broken up in France between 8 January and 28 February 1917. The two RHA batteries provided the manpower for the Brigade Ammunition Column. The battery (personnel only) disembarked at
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1440:. By the end of August, 6 HAA Rgt was commanding a group of batteries, including its own 12 HAA Bty and 251/80 HAA Bty, as a mobile force in Kent (for which 12/6 Bty had to borrow vehicles from 251/80).
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on 17 February, they were tasked with anti-tank (A/Tk) as well as AA defence until specialist A/Tk units arrived. This was repeated when German tanks were reported in the vicinity after the
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losses meant the air threat was lowered, HAA batteries of 62 AA Bde also employed their versatile long-range 3.7-inch guns in a medium artillery role against ground targets. This included
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in 73 AA Bde (the wartime 47 AA Bde, based in Reading). AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955 and there were wholesale amalgamations amongst its units. 480th HAA Regiment merged with
1741:, where it was later joined by the regiment's advanced HQ, camouflaged in an olive grove. On 11 February, the regiment finally had 194 and 250 HAA Btys under its command, operating under
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1737:
to join 22 AA Bde, leaving behind its signals and REME, together with 207 and 217 HAA Btys. 250 HAA Bty was already at Souk-el-Khemis, but in early February it moved forward again to
1416:' to defend roads leading away from the South Coast in case of invasion, and at the same time to reconnoitre and prepare AA gun sites for when guns became available. This was done at
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1845:(LSTs) made it feasible to land suitably waterproofed 3.7-inch guns and GL radar sets in the first wave of the attack. The HAA Troops were equipped with a new GL radar system, the
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In between training for overseas service, AA units in the WO Reserve were regularly loaned back to AA Command. On 10 October 1941, 80th HAA Rgt with 250 and 252 HAA Btys joined the
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212:
2192:. Artillery brigades were redesignated as regiments in 1938. Note that the battery strength refers to a battery of six guns; a four-gun battery would be about two thirds of this.
1763:, one of which targeted a gunsite of 250 HAA Bty and killed one man. The following day, 194 HAA Bty came under enemy shellfire. When guns of 250 HAA Bty were moved up to support
1963:, protecting assembly areas and ferry sites as well as routes and airfields. By April, 80th HAA Rgt had transferred back to 62 AA Bde, which was engaged in airfield defence for
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1551:
RHQ of 80th HAA Rgt, together with 250 and 252 HAA Btys, left AA Command in July 1941, while 251 HAA Bty remained as an independent battery. On 4 September the battery joined
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1385:, which had got away from Dunkirk without its guns and equipment. 12 HAA Bty was split into four sections, with Battery HQ, A and C Sections under 252 HAA Bty at Brownwich,
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Even before the final surrender of Axis forces in Tunisia, 80th HAA Rgt was withdrawn via Souk-el-Khemis to Bougie, arriving on 16 May. It immediately began training with
1563:, where it stayed until 1944. Many men from this battery formed the cadres for units of the West African Artillery, and went with their units on active service to Burma.
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advanced into the mountains accompanied by 80th HAA Rgt, with 194 HAA Bty deploying in icebound conditions at 2,500 feet (760 m). There was little activity by the
1559:(ATS). However, this was rescinded and 251 HAA Bty left again on 7 October to become part of the WO Reserve as an all-male battery. It left the UK in December 1941 for
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airfield, which had been captured without difficulty and was being repaired for RAF use despite frequent day and night raids. 252 HAA Battery joined in the defence of
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initial fighting, in which 194 HAA Bty suffered a number of casualties, 22 AA Bde accompanied the leading elements of First Army on their long march eastwards towards
1659:
2176:. When grouped together they formed brigades, in the same way that infantry battalions or cavalry regiments were grouped together in brigades. At the outbreak of the
1477:(RAF) fighters, but there were few spare fighters to deal with the simultaneous attacks on the South Coast, of which the guns of 5 AA Division had to bear the brunt.
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1603:
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in March 1916 and as 1st Mounted Division in July 1916. In September 1916, the battery was attached to the 7th Cyclist Brigade in 2nd Cyclist Division (former
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2a: The Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional units), 22 October 1941, TNA files WO 212/6 and WO 33/1883.
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on the north bank, and the sixteen 3.7-inch guns the batteries brought were emplaced in four-gun sites. The regiment left (with its guns) on 1 January 1942.
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1378:
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Berkshire, RHA (by now re-equipped with four 13 pounders) joined the Yeomanry Mounted Division with 6th Mounted Brigade on 27 June 1917 and transferred to
59:
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945:
928:). Consequently, the 6th Mounted Brigade, along with Berkshire RHA, was transferred from the Imperial to the Yeomanry Mounted Division on 27 June 1917.
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery, 26 December 1940, with amendments, TNA files WO 212/4 and WO 33/2365.
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1624:
1493:– which went on night after night. However, there were also five major raids on Portsmouth and five more on Southampton during the winter of 1940–41.
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721:
118:
110:
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The assault landings began at 02.45 on 10 July 1943. As in 'Torch', the advance parties of the AA units attached to the beach groups landed from
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 22 November 1942, TNA file WO 212/8.
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Army Field Artillery Brigades were artillery brigades that were excess to the needs of the divisions, withdrawn to form an artillery reserve.
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and was attached to 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade. It replaced Warwickshire RHA in I Brigade when it was posted to France on 1 November.
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in March 1941, followed by the main body with four 3.7-inch guns. It was there to reinforce the AA coverage for 'Alabaster Force', which had
765:
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 14 August 1942, TNA file WO 212/7.
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Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 25 March 1941, TNA file WO 212/5.
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guns operated by 80th HAA Rgt, even though these had already been through the hands of several units and their gun stores were incomplete.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/79.
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which had been warned for overseas service. The brigade joined the division on East Coast Defences in March 1915 and concentrated at
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activity, and the batteries scored a number of 'kills'. On 1 May 194 and 252 HAA Btys returned to regimental command, in support of
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sending two; 250 HAA Battery was among the follow-up echelons. Advance AA parties landed with the assault troops on beaches outside
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standard whereby brigades only retained one British regiment or battalion and most support units were Indian (artillery excepted).
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In late February 1941, while the Blitz was still continuing, 249 HAA Bty was rostered for overseas service and transferred to the
1254:
When the TF was reconstituted on 7 February 1920 the Berkshire RHA formed a battery (later numbered 264th (Berkshire) Battery) in
4418:
4393:
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1941:
1827:
1715:
1599:
1320:
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3564:
3542:
2069:, in which R (Berkshire) Battery continued the Berkshire RHA lineage. This lasted until 1967 when the TA was converted into the
1945:
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On 9 November, RHQ under Lt-Col J.A.S. Crum, with regimental Signals and REME and the assault echelons of 252 HAA Bty, moved to
1602:
in this army and was brought up to full war establishment when it was joined by the independent 194 HAA Bty (originally part of
1500:
of experienced officers and other ranks as the basis for a new 412 HAA Bty formed on 16 January 1941 at 209th HAA Training Rgt,
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2034:, so the ample stocks of 3.7-inch AA ammunition were used to help IV US Corps take the well-fortified mountain strongpoints.
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The battery, and its brigade, served with the Imperial Mounted Division in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign as part of the
4580:
4043:
2607:
1556:
1242:, the battery (by now made up to six 18 pounders) was still with CLVIII Army Brigade, RFA serving as Army Troops with the
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made rapid progress up the east coast of Sicily and the follow-up AA forces began to land. 62 AA Brigade HQ arrived in
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The 1st Line battery was embodied with the 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade on 4 August 1914 at the outbreak of the
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 3b: New Army Divisions (30–41) and 63rd (R.N.) Division
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Reserve, followed a few weeks later by the rest of the regiment, though it temporarily remained part of AA Command.
823:
In March 1915, the division was put on warning for overseas service. In early April, the division starting leaving
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Once the division was restructured and renamed, it served with the DMC for the rest of the war, taking part in the
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when it joined the division on 5 July 1917. The battery remained with the division when it was restructured and
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342:
252:
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2027:
1925:
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1723:
1631:
1535:
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636:
217:
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3116:
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1944:. It joined 12 AA Bde in January 1944, by which time its former CO, James Crum, had been promoted to command
3071:
1734:
1181:
1109:
886:
brigades selected to form the division. Berkshire RHA joined the division on formation and was assigned to
1951:
1853:
1618:
1394:
1239:
1177:
1157:
1113:
1105:
976:
917:
863:
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314:
197:
146:
142:
138:
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since May 1940 to deny it to German forces. There was little action apart from occasional engagements of
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1779:
1527:
1332:
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910:
741:
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283:
202:
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1936:. The rest of 80th HAA Rgt remained on Sicily for the rest of the year, first at Messina and later at
1473:
more sites in the London IAZ. Large daylight raids against London on 15 September were intercepted by
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2023:
1984:
1764:
1655:
1192:
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from 17 to 24 November. From 27 to 29 November, it withstood the Turkish counter-attacks during the
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299th (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars and Berkshire) Field Regiment
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
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to convert to a 'Mixed' establishment in which two-thirds of the posts were filled by women of the
1180:
in December 1915, but had no ammunition. On 17 January 1916 it received four slightly more modern
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Mediterranean and Middle East
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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
1959:
In January 1944, 12 AA Bde was sent forward to cover the preparations for X Corps' crossing f the
1733:, the harbour and airfield being primary targets. On 6 January 1943, the regiment went forward to
916:
In June 1917, the Desert Column was reorganised from two mounted divisions of four brigades each (
764:
were formed for the division and the battery was assigned to II Brigade, RHA at Churn, along with
740:. A decision was made to form a new mounted division from the mounted brigades in and around the
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2189:
1877:
1842:
1719:
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1402:
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859:
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630:
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325:(TA), later being expanded into a full heavy anti-aircraft (HAA) regiment that served during the
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What was a Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery?' at Long, Long Trail, retrieved 31 March 2018.
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1319:
The new regiment (RA brigades were redesignated as regiments from January 1939) formed part of
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and the brigade became an Army Field Brigade. On 6 July 1917, the battery was redesignated as
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3682:
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22 AA Brigade reorganised its commitments during April: 194 HAA Bty came under the command of
1729:
During December, there were air raids over Bône on most nights and frequent daylight raids by
1374:
1347:
1081:
792:
788:
756:, came into being and 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade was transferred to the new division.
716:
626:
396:
392:
358:
330:
286:
280:
237:
95:
2460:
736:. Initially, the brigade concentrated in Berkshire and on 5 August 1914 was assigned to the
3915:
3238:
Order of Battle of Iceland and Faroe Islands, 3 March 1941, with amendments, TNA WO 212/347.
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2185:
2078:
2054:
and 645th (Buckinghamshire) LAA Rgt (formerly the 1st Buckinghamshire (TA) Battalion of the
1917:
1873:
1846:
1807:
1607:
1497:
1425:
1398:
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before the end of the month. By the middle of May, the horse artillery batteries were near
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419:
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The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and the Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944
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was formed in Egypt in January 1917; 2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade (by now numbered as
4038:
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18
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and 252/80 HAA Btys under its command, while 194 and 250 HAA Btys remained detached under
1672:
1595:
1474:
1437:
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and Imperial Mounted Divisions) to three mounted divisions of three brigades each (ANZAC,
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807:
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654:
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389:
338:
294:
247:
71:
1675:
spent a month unsuccessfully trying to recover 3-inch guns from sunken merchant ships in
4048:
3598:
1991:
shoots against entrenched positions, and destruction of hard targets such as buildings.
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on 17 July, bringing the rest of 80th HAA Rgt, and took responsibility for Pachino and
1753:
1730:
1699:
1501:
1390:
1165:
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During its time with the Yeomanry Mounted Division, the division served as part of the
410:
on 21 July 1908 (and the ammunition column on 11 August 1908). The unit consisted of:
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2346:
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4056:
2046:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, the regiment reformed at Reading as
1964:
1933:
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1757:
1756:
was the first set sited in the forward areas. On 14 February Testour was attacked by
1752:
The regiment was stationed close behind the Allied front line, and 250 HAA Battery's
1610:
and the Dunkirk evacuation) and by the ancillary units necessary for mobile warfare:
1531:
1417:
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Shortly after this, RHQ of 6 HAA Rgt was sent, with 250/80 HAA Bty under command, to
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1169:
894:
848:
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The Allied campaign continued with the invasion of mainland Italy, first across the
2181:
1896:) on 3 September, where 80th HAA Rgt (194 and 250 HAA Btys) provided AA cover from
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230:
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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth – Regiments.org (archive site)
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which became 1st Cyclist Division in July 1916. It never left the United Kingdom.
3665:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3650:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1979:. Then when relieved it was able to follow close behind Fifth Army. Although the
924: – Imperial Mounted Division renamed – and the new
2003:
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1449:
1381:
defending Portsmouth. In July, the regiment was joined by RHQ and 12 HAA Bty of
1328:
832:
309:, from 1915 to 1918. A second line battery, 2/1st Berkshire RHA, served on the
298:
156:
3295:
91st HAA Rgt War Diary 1942 and Operation Orders 1940–42, TNA file WO 166/7462.
1955:
3.7-inch HAA gun in action in the field artillery role in Italy, December 1943.
2586:
2202:
2104:
1960:
1580:
1511:
1421:
1364:
1336:
1228:
1215:
902:
836:
828:
490:
479:
1988:
1835:
1790:, and 252 HAA Bty was under 78th Division, thus leaving RHQ (which moved to
1687:
1683:
1433:
1429:
1369:
1071:
824:
496:
334:
290:
242:
85:
4016:
3963:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
1693:) to join a convoy that sailed from the Clyde on 14 November. Also on the
1976:
1971:
in June 1944 12 AA Bde deployed its units to defend the bridges over the
1598:, the Allied landings in North Africa. 80th HAA Regiment was assigned to
1224:
839:
Defences. On 14 July 1915, Berkshire RHA (along with B Battery, HAC and
796:
378:
374:
3838:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1331:. In February 1939 the UK's AA defences came under the control of a new
313:
in 1917 and 1918 as part of an Army Field Artillery Brigade. After the
2226:. All four batteries were originally part of the 2nd Mounted Division.
2019:
2015:
1999:
1921:
1920:
of 12 AA Bde proposed using a column of AA troops to break out towards
1901:
1897:
1857:
1738:
1706:
1668:
1663:
1584:
1523:
1460:
1386:
1219:
883:
780:
598:
553:
508:
385:
4021:
3730:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
2073:
and the unit at Reading became B (Berkshire Artillery) Company in the
1745:, though 252 HAA Bty had now moved up from Bône and was detached with
1397:, both under 250 HAA Bty. The Dunkirk veterans who had lost their old
890:. In practice, the battery remained attached to its mounted brigade.
783:
on coastal defence duties. Artillery headquarters was established at
3761:. Vol. II. Wakefield, Yorkshire: Microform Academic Publishers.
2097:
of 80th (Berkshire) HAA Regiment on its formation on 1 October 1938.
1913:
1676:
1572:
1413:
1295:
1288:
1141:
Berkshire RHA formed a 2nd line in 1914, initially designated as the
858:
The 2nd Mounted Division was dismounted in August 1915 and served at
784:
580:
569:
451:
3872:
Order of Battle of the British Armies in France, November 11th, 1918
1794:) with no batteries under its command. There was still considerable
994:(30 April to 4 May 1918) and the Final Offensive, in particular the
1987:(CB), defensive fire (DF) and harassing fire (HF) shoots, but also
1187:
The battery remained with the division when it was redesignated as
3681:. Vol. 94 of New Vanguard Series. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
3373:
80 HAA Rgt War Diary November 1942–June 1943, TNA file WO 175/392.
2011:
1972:
1950:
1811:
1641:
1459:
1346:
971:(in GHQ Reserve) and the Capture of the Sheria Position under the
806:
4026:
3932:, London: HMSO, 1966/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3859:, London: HMSO, 1973/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
3787:, London: HMSO, 1987/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004,
2006:. On 26 December the German forces put in a major counterattack,
2022:(Leghorn). 62 AA Brigade was well to the front in the resulting
1995:
1968:
1468:
After its heavy losses so far during the Battle of Britain, the
1409:
1184:, eight ammunition wagons and 210 rounds of ammunition per gun.
844:
4060:
2419:
Berkshire Artillery at Regiments.org., retrieved 31 March 2018.
2065:
Another round of mergers in 1961 saw 431st LAA Rgt absorbed by
909:(26 – 27 March 1917). It also took part in the
361:(TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the
1908:). For 'Avalanche', 252 HAA Bty was in No 4 Beach Group under
1782:, 250 HAA Bty went back to Souk-el-Khemis airfield to support
1771:, and soon the regiment was running courses in A/Tk gunnery.
897:. With the division, it took part in the advance across the
1522:
An advanced party of 249 (Berkshire RHA) HAA Bty arrived in
1156:
when it was formed in September 1914. On 6 March 1915, the
3899:
Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
3785:
Victory in the Mediterranean, Part I|: June to October 1944
1284:
250 (Reading) AA Battery at Reading, raised 1 October 1938
2058:) to form P (Berkshire and Oxfordshire) Battery in a new
2123:
List of Territorial Force horse artillery batteries 1908
1278:
Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) at Yeomanry House, Reading
1195:) until the division was broken up on 16 November 1916.
406:
was proposed as a new unit and it was recognized by the
3965:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
1401:
had the opportunity to become familiar with the modern
1302:(The remainder of 66th Field Brigade at Bristol became
365:(7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old
932:
Yeomanry Mounted / 1st Mounted / 4th Cavalry Divisions
1373:
in the so-called 'Channel Battles' that preceded the
4679:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
1262:) and ceased to be a Royal Horse Artillery battery.
855:
for the rest of the war, before returning to Egypt.
4689:
Military units and formations in Reading, Berkshire
4579:
4523:
4512:
4462:
4366:
4355:
4268:
4102:
4095:
3822:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1265:In the late 1930s, particularly at the time of the
1119:
1101:
1087:
1077:
1067:
1049:
1029:
1021:
1016:
424:
2nd South Midland Ammunition Column also at Reading
404:
Berkshire Royal Horse Artillery (Territorial Force)
152:
134:
124:
102:
91:
81:
66:
46:
34:
23:
3924:Maj-Gen I.S.O. Playfair & Brig C.J.C. Molony,
3478:Routledge, pp. 274, 279, 289; Table XLIII, p. 268.
2052:536th (Surrey) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Rgt
1235:and 2/1st Shropshire RHA became A/CLVIII Battery.
4674:Military units and formations established in 1908
3996:6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
2275:formed the other three batteries of the division.
2140:Frederick says Berkshire RHA was assigned to the
1916:began: so eager were the AA units that Brigadier
1646:3-inch AA guns on cruciform travelling carriages.
2918:"5 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
1806:respectively. These formations were involved in
1363:, the South Coast ports such as Southampton and
975:(DMC). Still with the DMC, it took part in the
787:, before joining the divisional headquarters at
3340:Playfair & Molony, Vol IV, pp. 130, 137–43.
3304:39 AA Bde War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7396.
3286:39 AA Bde War Diary 1941, TNA file WO 166/2273.
2900:
2898:
2896:
2894:
2892:
2890:
2888:
2886:
2873:
2871:
2748:
2746:
2617:
2615:
2461:Berkshire Drill Stations at Drill Hall Project.
1709:where the motor transport was unloaded from SS
1377:. By now, the regiment had been transferred to
1367:became prime targets for attacks by the German
432:guns and allocated as artillery support to the
349:). Postwar, it continued in the TA until 1968.
3745:, Vol I, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
3679:British Artillery 1914–19 Field Army Artillery
2328:
2326:
2081:in 1969, and the Berkshire RHA lineage ended.
2056:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
2048:480th (Berkshire) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4669:Artillery units and formations of World War I
4072:
3820:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3759:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3743:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3488:
3486:
3484:
2975:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
1327:, which had the responsibility for defending
692:
8:
3930:The Destruction of the Axis forces in Africa
2791:
2789:
2787:
2785:
2561:
2559:
2377:
2375:
2373:
2371:
2369:
2367:
2365:
2363:
2152:. This is contradicted by the contemporary
1145:and later given a fractional designation as
3502:
3500:
3498:
3456:
3454:
3032:
3030:
3028:
2830:"Extract from war diary of 158 Brigade RFA"
2697:
2695:
2693:
2549:
2547:
2545:
2543:
2506:
2504:
2502:
2500:
2498:
2496:
2494:
2492:
2301:
2299:
1258:(later 66th (South Midland) Field Brigade,
414:Battery HQ at Yeomanry House, Castle Hill,
337:, in the assault landings in North Africa (
293:in 1908. It saw active service during the
16:Former British Army horse artillery battery
4684:Military units and formations in Berkshire
4520:
4363:
4099:
4079:
4065:
4057:
3998:, Rev Edn, Gloucester: Choir Press, 2013,
3444:
3442:
2814:
2812:
2810:
2733:
2731:
2656:
2654:
2247:
2245:
2077:. However, this regiment was reduced to a
1538:long-range reconnaissance aircraft. Later
948:(from 24 April 1918) and later renamed as
795:(2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade was at
699:
685:
443:
4694:1908 establishments in the United Kingdom
3712:. Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution.
3574:
3572:
3391:Routledge, pp. 180-2; Table XXXI, p. 189.
3264:
3262:
2949:
2947:
2945:
2877:
2752:
2621:
2483:
2332:
1900:, followed on 9 September by landings at
1654:in October 1942 and set sail through the
1625:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1281:249 (Berkshire RHA) AA Battery at Reading
901:. The battery was re-equipped with four
888:XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
744:area of Berkshire. On 2 September 1914,
3945:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
3901:. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books.
3882:. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books.
3623:289–322 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3579:414–443 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3565:520–563 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
3543:474–519 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
2672:
2633:
2389:
2387:
2317:
2305:
2235:British divisions were converted to the
2201:B Battery, HAC joined the division from
938:XX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)
779:In November 1914, the division moved to
3554:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
3369:
3367:
3365:
3363:
3361:
3359:
3357:
3355:
3083:
3081:
3079:
3013:
3011:
2912:
2910:
2862:
2850:
2764:
2565:
2534:
2434:
2432:
2430:
2428:
2426:
2414:
2412:
2410:
2408:
2406:
2404:
2402:
2295:
2133:
963:. From 31 October it took part in the
817:B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company
774:B Battery, Honourable Artillery Company
713:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
446:
363:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
3533:Frederick, pp. 1012, 1017, 1021, 1028.
3058:2 AA Bde War Diary, Home Forces 1940,
2471:
2071:Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1686:for embarkation on HM Transport P-29 (
1579:. The battery HQs were established at
1272:80th (Berkshire) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1227:on 24 May 1917. It was equipped with
1013:
791:in December, and Berkshire RHA was at
20:
4634:150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
4619:107th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars)
3700:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
2776:
2737:
2722:
2710:
2684:
2660:
2645:
2251:Not to be confused with the original
1485:After the defeat of 15 September the
913:(17 – 19 April 1917).
377:. On formation, the TF contained 14
7:
3840:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
3589:Litchfield, pp. 26, 227, Appendix 5.
2583:Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
1650:The 'Torch' convoy assembled in the
1287:251 (Buckinghamshire) AA Battery at
388:. Each yeomanry brigade included a
3874:. France: General Staff, GHQ. 1918.
1294:252 (City of Oxford) AA Battery at
1206:when it was reformed. The original
1154:2/2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
1092:2/2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
428:The battery was equipped with four
3524:Jackson, Vol VI, Pt II, pp. 371–2.
2146:Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery
2060:431st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
2010:(Operation Winter Storm), between
1924:, though the scheme was vetoed by
1489:concentrated on night raids – the
14:
4032:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
3978:British Territorial Units 1914–18
2150:2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
2142:1st South Midland Mounted Brigade
1304:76th (Gloucestershire) AA Brigade
847:. They fought a sharp action at
715:(7 Edw.7, c.9) which brought the
448:2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
434:2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
107:2nd South Midland Mounted Brigade
42:1 January 1947 – 31 December 1968
3803:. London: Samson Books Limited.
3060:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2450:Berkshire at Drill Hall Project.
2107:
2062:, with HQ remaining at Reading.
1994:Once Fifth Army had crossed the
1464:Formation sign of 5 AA Division.
1152:The battery joined the 2nd line
1054:
1035:
827:and the last elements landed at
70:
52:
4664:Royal Horse Artillery batteries
3492:Routledge, Table XLVII, p. 296.
3460:Routledge, Table XLII, p. 267.
3418:Routledge, Table XXXII, p. 190.
2214:The other three batteries were
2180:, a field artillery brigade of
1967:. Once Fifth Army had captured
1143:Berkshire (Reserve) Battery RHA
565:Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars
277:Berkshire Royal Horse Artillery
40:7 February 1920–1 December 1944
24:Berkshire Royal Horse Artillery
3799:James, Brigadier E.A. (1978).
3005:Routledge, Table LXII, p. 379.
2168:The basic organic unit of the
2018:aimed at retaking the port of
1351:3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at
1256:1st South Midland Brigade, RFA
979:on 13 and 14 November and the
38:21 July 1908 – 14 October 1919
30:480th (Berkshire) HAA Regiment
1:
3515:Routledge Table XLIV, p. 293.
3382:Routledge, Table XXX, p. 188.
1606:which had seen action in the
1604:60th (City of London) HAA Rgt
1557:Auxiliary Territorial Service
1547:251 (Buckinghamshire) HAA Bty
998:(19 to 25 September) and the
635:Transport and Supply Column,
475:Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
459:Organisation on 4 August 1914
28:80th (Berkshire) HAA Regiment
2965:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
2075:Royal Berkshire Territorials
1504:; this battery later joined
1147:2/1st Berkshire Battery, RHA
957:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
851:on 20 July that removed the
371:Honourable Artillery Company
317:, it was reconstituted as a
307:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
3943:Rinaldi, Richard A (2008).
1617:80 HAA Rgt Signal Section,
1614:RHQ, 194, 250, 252 HAA Btys
1518:249 (Berkshire RHA) HAA Bty
1353:Imperial War Museum Duxford
175:Sinai and Palestine 1916-18
4710:
4629:149th (Lancashire Hussars)
4614:106th (Lancashire Hussars)
3757:Frederick, J.B.M. (1984).
3436:Routledge, pp. 101–2, 259.
2904:Frederick, pp. 756–8, 775.
2008:Unternehmen Wintergewitter
1590:During the summer of 1942
1017:2/1st Berkshire RHA (T.F.)
193:Battle of Beersheba (1917)
4051:The Territorial Army 1947
3801:British Regiments 1914–18
3726:Gen Sir Martin Farndale,
2985:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2265:2/1st Nottinghamshire RHA
1832:Allied invasion of Sicily
1627:(HQ and 252 Section only)
1623:80 HAA Workshop Section,
1359:After the British army's
926:Yeomanry Mounted Division
876:Imperial Mounted Division
870:Imperial Mounted Division
305:and in particular in the
26:264th (Berkshire) Battery
4017:British Military History
3836:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3019:"80 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2804:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 27–30.
2522:"The British Army, 1914"
2439:RHA at Long, Long Trail.
2347:"The British Army, 1914"
2002:and the defences of the
1769:Battle of Kasserine Pass
1632:Royal Army Service Corps
1536:Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor
1496:The regiment provided a
1298:, raised 1 November 1938
1291:, raised 1 November 1938
1274:, organised as follows:
1198:The battery (along with
1182:Ordnance BLC 15-pounders
384:and 14 mounted yeomanry
3818:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2818:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 51–9.
2795:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 19–26
2701:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 31–4.
2510:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 9–17.
1940:, under the command of
1810:, the final advance on
1735:Souk-el-Khemis Airfield
1575:Gun Defence Area under
1412:in a scheme codenamed '
1361:evacuation from Dunkirk
1178:Ordnance BL 15 pounders
1110:Ordnance BLC 15-pounder
992:Second Transjordan Raid
711:In accordance with the
213:Second Transjordan Raid
115:XIX Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
4624:147th (Essex Yeomanry)
4609:104th (Essex Yeomanry)
4022:The Drill Hall Project
3976:Westlake, Ray (1992).
3448:Routledge, pp. 258–63.
3349:Routledge, pp. 176–80.
3201:Collier, Appendix XXX.
3072:Collier, Chapter VIII.
2832:. The Long, Long Trail
2553:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 1–6.
2269:2/1st Warwickshire RHA
2156:and the authoritative
1956:
1854:Landing Craft Infantry
1804:6th Armoured Divisions
1647:
1619:Royal Corps of Signals
1594:began to assemble for
1583:on the south bank and
1465:
1356:
1160:was formed to replace
1158:2/2nd Mounted Division
1114:Ordnance QF 18-pounder
1106:Ordnance BL 15 pounder
977:Battle of Mughar Ridge
882:) was one of the four
864:Western Frontier Force
853:Turkish threat to Aden
820:
819:at Sheik Othman, Aden.
762:II Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
198:Battle of Mughar Ridge
147:Ordnance QF 13-pounder
143:Ordnance QF 18-pounder
139:Ordnance QF 15-pounder
119:XX Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
111:II Brigade, RHA (T.F.)
4089:Royal Horse Artillery
3980:. Osprey Publishing.
3961:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3677:Clarke, Dale (2004).
3506:Routledge, pp. 283–5.
3469:Routledge, pp. 270–4.
3427:Molony, Vol V, p. 58.
3409:Routledge, pp. 184-7.
3400:Routledge, pp. 183-4.
3190:Collier, Chapter XVI.
3140:Routledge, pp. 385–6.
2779:, pp. 16, 17, 26
2579:"The Royal Artillery"
2520:Conrad, Mark (1996).
2345:Conrad, Mark (1996).
2115:United Kingdom portal
1954:
1786:under the command of
1780:Souk-el-Arba Airfield
1776:1st Armoured Division
1645:
1553:131st (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1463:
1350:
1333:Anti-Aircraft Command
981:Battle of Nebi Samwil
911:Second Battle of Gaza
810:
319:Royal Field Artillery
284:Royal Horse Artillery
203:Battle of Nebi Samwil
188:Third Battles of Gaza
4037:12 June 2018 at the
4027:The Long, Long Trail
3897:Perry, F.W. (1993).
3878:Perry, F.W. (1992).
3117:Collier, Chapter XV.
2930:on 23 September 2015
2253:1st Mounted Division
2024:Battle of Garfagnana
1868:After the landings,
1841:The availability of
1830:for the forthcoming
1788:71st (Forth) HAA Rgt
1656:Straits of Gibraltar
1630:80 HAA Rgt Platoon,
1200:2/1st Shropshire RHA
1193:4th Mounted Division
1189:3rd Mounted Division
1168:with the battery at
1162:2nd Mounted Division
985:Capture of Jerusalem
973:Desert Mounted Corps
965:Third Battle of Gaza
950:4th Cavalry Division
946:1st Mounted Division
907:First Battle of Gaza
746:2nd Mounted Division
738:1st Mounted Division
418:, with a section at
208:Capture of Jerusalem
3851:Brig C.J.C. Molony,
3613:Frederick, p. 1003.
3062:, file WO 166/2221.
2995:Collier, Chapter X.
2237:British Indian Army
2216:Nottinghamshire RHA
1906:Operation Avalanche
1884:Operation Avalanche
1878:Cassibile Airfields
1843:Landing Ships, Tank
1660:58th (Kent) HAA Rgt
1561:West Africa Command
1528:occupied the island
1208:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
1204:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
1096:CLVIII Brigade, RFA
1000:Capture of Damascus
969:Battle of Beersheba
880:6th Mounted Brigade
841:28th Indian Brigade
766:Nottinghamshire RHA
430:Ehrhardt 15-pounder
347:Operation Avalanche
289:that was formed in
258:Operation Avalanche
223:Capture of Damascus
3741:J.B.M. Frederick,
3633:Litchfield, p. 24.
3256:Frederick, p. 785.
3229:Routledge, p. 211.
3180:Walker, pp. 60–71.
3171:Routledge, p. 393.
3149:Walker, pp. 49–59.
3036:Walker, pp. 38–40.
2589:on 23 October 2013
2381:Litchfield, p. 21.
2190:Lieutenant-Colonel
1957:
1749:throughout March.
1718:, and had 207/58,
1648:
1466:
1357:
821:
520:Berkshire Yeomanry
402:On 18 March 1908,
4651:
4650:
4647:
4646:
4517:
4508:
4507:
4463:Territorial Force
4360:
4351:
4350:
4270:Territorial Force
4004:978-0-9562190-4-6
3987:978-1-85532-168-7
3829:978-1-84342-474-1
3107:Walker, pp. 40–9.
3098:Routledge, p. 49.
2954:Monthly Army List
2172:was, and is, the
1894:Operation Baytown
1890:Strait of Messina
1816:Tunisian Campaign
1784:No. 242 Group RAF
1393:and D Section at
1375:Battle of Britain
1343:Battle of Britain
1136:
1135:
996:Battle of Megiddo
793:Little Walsingham
717:Territorial Force
709:
708:
627:Ammunition Column
397:ammunition column
359:Territorial Force
331:Battle of Britain
281:Territorial Force
270:
269:
238:Battle of Britain
218:Battle of Megiddo
4701:
4581:Territorial Army
4521:
4515:
4454:XVII (II Indian)
4364:
4358:
4100:
4081:
4074:
4067:
4058:
3994:Patrick Walker,
3991:
3958:
3954:978-0-97760728-0
3920:18 December 1947
3912:
3893:
3875:
3833:
3814:
3772:
3723:
3706:Farndale, Martin
3692:
3634:
3631:
3625:
3620:
3614:
3611:
3605:
3596:
3590:
3587:
3581:
3576:
3567:
3562:
3556:
3551:
3545:
3540:
3534:
3531:
3525:
3522:
3516:
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3493:
3490:
3479:
3476:
3470:
3467:
3461:
3458:
3449:
3446:
3437:
3434:
3428:
3425:
3419:
3416:
3410:
3407:
3401:
3398:
3392:
3389:
3383:
3380:
3374:
3371:
3350:
3347:
3341:
3338:
3332:
3329:
3323:
3320:
3314:
3311:
3305:
3302:
3296:
3293:
3287:
3284:
3278:
3275:
3269:
3266:
3257:
3254:
3248:
3245:
3239:
3236:
3230:
3227:
3221:
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3212:
3209:
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3198:
3192:
3187:
3181:
3178:
3172:
3169:
3163:
3156:
3150:
3147:
3141:
3138:
3132:
3125:
3119:
3114:
3108:
3105:
3099:
3096:
3090:
3088:Pile's despatch.
3085:
3074:
3069:
3063:
3056:
3050:
3043:
3037:
3034:
3023:
3022:
3015:
3006:
3003:
2997:
2992:
2986:
2983:
2977:
2972:
2966:
2963:
2957:
2951:
2940:
2939:
2937:
2935:
2929:
2923:. Archived from
2922:
2914:
2905:
2902:
2881:
2875:
2866:
2860:
2854:
2848:
2842:
2841:
2839:
2837:
2825:
2819:
2816:
2805:
2802:
2796:
2793:
2780:
2774:
2768:
2762:
2756:
2750:
2741:
2735:
2726:
2720:
2714:
2708:
2702:
2699:
2688:
2682:
2676:
2670:
2664:
2658:
2649:
2643:
2637:
2631:
2625:
2619:
2610:
2605:
2599:
2598:
2596:
2594:
2585:. Archived from
2575:
2569:
2563:
2554:
2551:
2538:
2532:
2526:
2525:
2517:
2511:
2508:
2487:
2481:
2475:
2469:
2463:
2458:
2452:
2447:
2441:
2436:
2421:
2416:
2397:
2394:Monthly Arm List
2391:
2382:
2379:
2358:
2357:
2355:
2353:
2342:
2336:
2330:
2321:
2315:
2309:
2303:
2285:
2282:
2276:
2273:2/A Battery, HAC
2262:
2256:
2249:
2240:
2233:
2227:
2212:
2206:
2199:
2193:
2184:(4 officers, 37
2166:
2160:
2138:
2117:
2112:
2111:
2110:
2095:Honorary Colonel
2093:, was appointed
2085:Honorary Colonel
1975:and the port of
1938:Catania airfield
1918:Mortimer Wheeler
1808:Operation Vulcan
1754:gun-laying radar
1608:Battle of France
1457:Predictor No 2.
1310:Second World War
1233:C/CLVIII Battery
1060:
1058:
1057:
1045:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1014:
967:, including the
952:(23 July 1918).
905:in time for the
803:Overseas service
722:Imperial Service
701:
694:
687:
593:Henley-on-Thames
444:
327:Second World War
323:Territorial Army
263:Italian Campaign
231:Second World War
98:(later Regiment)
76:Territorial Army
74:
62:
58:
56:
55:
21:
4709:
4708:
4704:
4703:
4702:
4700:
4699:
4698:
4654:
4653:
4652:
4643:
4639:289th Parachute
4575:
4514:
4504:
4458:
4357:
4347:
4323:Nottinghamshire
4313:Inverness-shire
4264:
4091:
4085:
4049:Graham Watson,
4039:Wayback Machine
4013:
4008:
3988:
3975:
3955:
3947:. Ravi Rikhye.
3942:
3909:
3896:
3890:
3877:
3870:
3830:
3817:
3811:
3798:
3777:William Jackson
3769:
3756:
3720:
3704:
3696:Basil Collier,
3689:
3676:
3661:Maj A.F. Becke,
3646:Maj A.F. Becke,
3642:
3637:
3632:
3628:
3621:
3617:
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3608:
3597:
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3390:
3386:
3381:
3377:
3372:
3353:
3348:
3344:
3339:
3335:
3331:Joslen, p. 465.
3330:
3326:
3321:
3317:
3312:
3308:
3303:
3299:
3294:
3290:
3285:
3281:
3277:Joslen, p. 490.
3276:
3272:
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3260:
3255:
3251:
3246:
3242:
3237:
3233:
3228:
3224:
3219:
3215:
3210:
3206:
3199:
3195:
3188:
3184:
3179:
3175:
3170:
3166:
3160:Years of Defeat
3157:
3153:
3148:
3144:
3139:
3135:
3129:Years of Defeat
3126:
3122:
3115:
3111:
3106:
3102:
3097:
3093:
3086:
3077:
3070:
3066:
3057:
3053:
3047:Years of Defeat
3044:
3040:
3035:
3026:
3017:
3016:
3009:
3004:
3000:
2993:
2989:
2984:
2980:
2973:
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2964:
2960:
2952:
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2849:
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2808:
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2799:
2794:
2783:
2775:
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2759:
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2490:
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2279:
2263:
2259:
2250:
2243:
2234:
2230:
2213:
2209:
2200:
2196:
2178:First World War
2170:Royal Artillery
2167:
2163:
2158:Order of Battle
2139:
2135:
2131:
2113:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2089:Col A.T. Loyd,
2087:
2044:
1998:, it faced the
1985:counter-battery
1886:
1824:
1822:Operation Husky
1731:fighter-bombers
1673:Royal Engineers
1640:
1638:Operation Torch
1596:Operation Torch
1569:
1567:Mobile training
1549:
1520:
1483:
1475:Royal Air Force
1438:Tunbridge Wells
1389:, B Section at
1345:
1325:5th AA Division
1317:
1312:
1252:
1210:was formed for
1139:
1124:First World War
1112:
1108:
1094:
1055:
1053:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1012:
1010:2/1st Berkshire
934:
872:
805:
734:First World War
730:
728:1/1st Berkshire
705:
663:
662:
657:
655:Stony Stratford
647:Field Ambulance
644:
640:
633:
624:
572:
527:
482:
468:
460:
454:
442:
440:First World War
390:horse artillery
367:Volunteer Force
355:
343:Operation Husky
339:Operation Torch
321:battery of the
295:First World War
273:
253:Operation Husky
248:Operation Torch
157:First World War
145:
141:
117:
113:
109:
53:
51:
50:
41:
39:
29:
27:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4707:
4705:
4697:
4696:
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4606:
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4568:
4563:
4558:
4553:
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4543:
4538:
4533:
4527:
4525:
4518:
4516:(1938 onwards)
4510:
4509:
4506:
4505:
4503:
4502:
4497:
4492:
4487:
4482:
4477:
4472:
4466:
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4449:XVI (I Indian)
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4330:
4325:
4320:
4318:Leicestershire
4315:
4310:
4305:
4303:Glamorganshire
4300:
4295:
4290:
4285:
4280:
4274:
4272:
4266:
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4262:
4257:
4252:
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4237:
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4011:External links
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3918:London Gazette
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2878:Frederick 1984
2867:
2855:
2843:
2828:Baker, Chris.
2820:
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2769:
2757:
2753:Frederick 1984
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2622:Frederick 1984
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2228:
2224:B Battery, HAC
2220:A Battery, HAC
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1765:1 (Guards) Bde
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608:Brigade troops
604:
603:
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597:D Squadron at
595:
591:C Squadron at
589:
585:B Squadron at
583:
579:A Squadron at
574:
573:
562:
559:
558:
557:
556:
552:D Squadron at
550:
546:C Squadron at
544:
540:B Squadron at
538:
534:A Squadron at
529:
528:
517:
514:
513:
512:
511:
507:D Squadron at
505:
501:C Squadron at
499:
495:B Squadron at
493:
489:A Squadron at
484:
483:
472:
469:
467:Assigned units
466:
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4567:
4566:7th Parachute
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4087:Units of the
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3938:1-845740-68-8
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3908:1-871167-23-X
3904:
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3889:1-871167-25-6
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3865:1-845740-69-6
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3719:1-870114-05-1
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2636:, p. 357
2635:
2634:Farndale 1988
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2318:Westlake 1992
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2306:Westlake 1992
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1965:Fifth US Army
1962:
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1934:Volturno Line
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1847:No 3 Mark III
1844:
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1792:Medjez el Bab
1789:
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1777:
1772:
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1766:
1762:
1759:
1758:Junkers Ju 87
1755:
1750:
1748:
1747:46th Division
1744:
1743:78th Division
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2953:
2932:. Retrieved
2925:the original
2865:, p. 28
2863:BEF GHQ 1918
2858:
2853:, p. 79
2851:BEF GHQ 1918
2846:
2834:. Retrieved
2823:
2800:
2772:
2765:Rinaldi 2008
2760:
2740:, p. 24
2725:, p. 22
2718:
2713:, p. 55
2706:
2687:, p. 56
2680:
2675:, p. 83
2668:
2663:, p. 54
2648:, p. 35
2641:
2629:
2603:
2591:. Retrieved
2587:the original
2573:
2568:, p. 36
2566:Rinaldi 2008
2537:, p. 59
2535:Rinaldi 2008
2530:
2515:
2479:
2474:, p. 23
2467:
2456:
2445:
2396:August 1914.
2393:
2350:. Retrieved
2340:
2313:
2280:
2260:
2231:
2210:
2197:
2182:headquarters
2164:
2157:
2153:
2136:
2088:
2074:
2064:
2059:
2047:
2045:
2036:
2031:
2007:
1993:
1980:
1958:
1930:
1887:
1867:
1851:
1840:
1825:
1795:
1773:
1760:
1751:
1728:
1710:
1701:
1694:
1689:
1681:
1649:
1589:
1570:
1550:
1540:12th HAA Rgt
1521:
1509:
1495:
1491:London Blitz
1486:
1484:
1469:
1467:
1442:
1407:
1368:
1358:
1318:
1315:Mobilisation
1301:
1271:
1264:
1253:
1237:
1232:
1197:
1186:
1174:
1151:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1088:Part of
1062:British Army
1004:
989:
954:
941:
935:
915:
892:
873:
857:
822:
778:
750:Headquarters
731:
710:
670:
617:
607:
563:
518:
503:High Wycombe
473:
427:
408:Army Council
403:
401:
356:
276:
274:
229:
163:South Arabia
125:peacetime HQ
103:Part of
18:
4359:(1859–1938)
4343:West Riding
2836:27 November
2593:18 November
2472:Clarke 2004
2352:27 November
2320:, p. 5
2308:, p. 3
2186:other ranks
2028:IV US Corps
2004:Gothic Line
1981:Luftwaffe's
1870:Eighth Army
1399:3-inch guns
1395:Fort Nelson
1383:6th HAA Rgt
1329:Southampton
1270:brigade as
1229:18 pounders
1166:King's Lynn
1120:Engagements
1025:1914 – 1919
903:18 pounders
843:) left for
341:), Sicily (
299:Middle East
153:Engagements
4658:Categories
4599:13th (HAC)
4594:12th (HAC)
4589:11th (HAC)
4328:Shropshire
3928:, Vol IV:
3783:, Vol VI:
3158:Farndale,
3127:Farndale,
3045:Farndale,
2777:James 1978
2738:Perry 1993
2723:Perry 1993
2711:Perry 1992
2685:Perry 1992
2661:Perry 1992
2646:James 1978
2291:References
2203:Canterbury
1961:Garigliano
1862:XXX Corps'
1838:airfield.
1702:Queen Emma
1592:First Army
1581:Scunthorpe
1512:War Office
1426:Edenbridge
1422:Canterbury
1365:Portsmouth
1337:Phoney war
1244:Fifth Army
1216:Accrington
942:indianized
922:Australian
837:Suez Canal
829:Alexandria
491:Buckingham
480:Buckingham
4513:Regiments
4308:Hampshire
4293:Berkshire
4096:Batteries
3855:, Vol V:
3162:, p. 110.
3131:, p. 109.
2956:May 1939.
2154:Army List
2032:Luftwaffe
1989:air-burst
1942:73 AA Bde
1910:12 AA Bde
1836:Djidjelli
1828:62 AA Bde
1796:Luftwaffe
1716:66 AA Bde
1684:Liverpool
1679:harbour.
1600:22 AA Bde
1577:39 AA Bde
1502:Blandford
1487:Luftwaffe
1481:The Blitz
1470:Luftwaffe
1434:Tenterden
1430:Sevenoaks
1379:35 AA Bde
1370:Luftwaffe
1240:Armistice
1202:) joined
1102:Equipment
1072:Artillery
961:Palestine
860:Gallipoli
825:Avonmouth
770:A Battery
758:I Brigade
587:Woodstock
497:Aylesbury
382:divisions
353:Formation
315:Armistice
291:Berkshire
243:The Blitz
135:Equipment
86:Artillery
4356:Brigades
4333:Somerset
4288:Ayrshire
4035:Archived
3775:Gen Sir
3708:(1988).
3599:Watson,
3049:, p. 98.
2934:31 March
2101:See also
1977:Piombino
1946:8 AA Bde
1874:Syracuse
1711:Inventor
1403:3.7-inch
1225:Boulogne
833:Ismaïlia
797:Fakenham
789:Hanworth
386:brigades
379:infantry
375:Yeomanry
373:and the
4524:Regular
4367:Regular
4103:Regular
3601:TA 1947
2174:Battery
2148:to the
2042:Postwar
2020:Livorno
2016:Pistoia
2000:Serchio
1926:X Corps
1922:Pompeii
1902:Salerno
1898:Messina
1858:Pachino
1739:Testour
1724:V Corps
1669:Tunisia
1664:Algiers
1585:Halsham
1524:Iceland
1450:Gosport
1418:Ashford
1387:Fareham
1238:At the
1220:Burnley
1082:Battery
1030:Country
944:as the
884:cavalry
781:Norfolk
748:, with
642:Reading
631:Reading
622:Reading
599:Banbury
554:Wantage
548:Newbury
542:Reading
536:Windsor
525:Reading
509:Chesham
416:Reading
395:and an
393:battery
329:in the
297:in the
287:battery
129:Reading
96:Battery
47:Country
4002:
3984:
3969:
3951:
3936:
3905:
3886:
3863:
3844:
3826:
3807:
3791:
3765:
3749:
3734:
3716:
3685:
3669:
3654:
2271:, and
1914:Naples
1761:Stukas
1720:217/72
1677:Bougie
1573:Humber
1455:Sperry
1414:Bovril
1296:Oxford
1289:Slough
1059:
1050:Branch
1040:
1022:Active
785:Cromer
754:Goring
671:Source
581:Oxford
570:Oxford
452:Oxford
369:, the
279:was a
184:Second
67:Branch
57:
35:Active
4490:XVIII
4298:Essex
4283:B HAC
4278:A HAC
2928:(PDF)
2921:(PDF)
2129:Notes
2079:cadre
2012:Lucca
1973:Tiber
1812:Tunis
1695:Orion
1690:Orion
1652:Clyde
1498:cadre
918:ANZAC
899:Sinai
742:Churn
420:Ascot
335:Blitz
180:First
4604:14th
4434:XIII
4409:VIII
4000:ISBN
3982:ISBN
3967:ISBN
3949:ISBN
3934:ISBN
3903:ISBN
3884:ISBN
3861:ISBN
3842:ISBN
3824:ISBN
3805:ISBN
3789:ISBN
3763:ISBN
3747:ISBN
3732:ISBN
3714:ISBN
3683:ISBN
3667:ISBN
3652:ISBN
2936:2018
2838:2013
2595:2013
2354:2013
2222:and
2144:and
2014:and
1996:Arno
1969:Rome
1802:and
1707:Bône
1700:HMS
1688:RMS
1448:and
1436:and
1410:Kent
1218:and
1078:Size
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