1449:
1304:
1160:
1277:
44:
61:
1265:), but it presented a severe problem for AA guns, and after two weeks' experience AA Command carried out a major reorganisation, stripping guns from the London IAZ and other parts of the UK and repositioning them along the South Coast to target V-1s coming in over the English Channel, where a 'downed' V-1 would cause no damage. As the launching sites were overrun by
198:
1238:
1778:
TO COMMEMORATE/ THE ASSOCIATION WITH THIS CHURCH OF THE/ OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND/ OTHER RANKS OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF/ ARTILLERY AND THE AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL/ SERVICE FROM THE GUNSITE NEARBY WHICH WAS/ MANNED CONTINUOUSLY BY PERSONNEL FROM/ THE 37TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BRIGADE THROUGHOUT/
574:
attacked. Follow-up raids were marked for the fighters by 'pointer' rounds of HAA fire. On 2 September another mass raid arrived over the Medway and flew up the Thames towards
Hornchurch. They came under heavy fire from the 3.7s and 4.5s of 28 and 37 AA Bdes and 15 were shot down before the fighters
1549:
By
October 1944, the brigade's HQ establishment was 9 officers, 8 male other ranks and 25 members of the ATS, together with a small number of attached drivers, cooks and mess orderlies (male and female). In addition, the brigade had a Mixed Signal Office Section of 1 officer, 5 male other ranks and
582:
On 15 September, remembered as the climax of the battle, 220 bombers attacked London in the morning despite heavy casualties inflicted by the RAF fighters. More attacks came in the afternoon and the AA guns around London, particularly 37 AA Bde, were continuously in action. Between the guns and
601:). This meant that 37 AA Bde was in action night after night as the bomber streams approached the London Inner Artillery Zone, but even with the assistance of searchlights (S/Ls), the effectiveness of HAA fire and fighters was greatly diminished in the darkness.
569:
The brigade was heavily engaged throughout the Battle of
Britain. On 22 August, for example, a mass raid flew up the Thames Estuary to attack RAF Hornchurch on the Essex shore: the raid was broken up by 37 and 28 AA Bdes, and then the fighters of
861:
847:
334:
328:
1740:. It was begun in August 1939 as a sandbag battery for mobile 3.7-inch guns. By mid-1940 this had been replaced by four permanent emplacements for 4.5-inch guns. Later in the war four further emplacements for radar-controlled
1253:). By now the night fighter defences, the London Inner Artillery Zone (IAZ) and Thames Estuary defences were well organised and the attackers suffered heavy losses for relatively small results. More significant were the
466:, known as 'Thames North'. Thames North had a planned layout of 20 HAA sites, of which only half were occupied by September 1940. It also contained a number of Vital Points (VPs) where LAA guns were deployed, including
3465:
421:
earlier in the year, mobilised in late August 1939 and was at its stations before war was declared on 3 September. By then, a further newly formed regiment had been added to 37th AA Bde's order of battle:
1324:
3475:
1128:, which now controlled the 'Thames North' defences. It gave up its existing regiments and acquired new ones from within 1 AA Group, so that by early September it had the following order of battle.
2237:
1892:
513:
on the other bank of the river ('Thames South') to engage at least two enemy mine-laying aircraft that had strayed into the mouth of the
Estuary. One wrecked aircraft was found on the marshes.
1377:
378:
3455:
983:
808:
360:
1732:
As an example of the defences operated under 37 AA Bde, HAA site TN13 (Thames North 13) still survives at
Bowaters Farm, about 1200 yards (1100 m) from the coastal defence battery at
3386:
The
Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments, Royal Artillery, Part 2: The Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment 1938–1945 and the Searchlight Battery 1937–1945; Part 3: The Post-war Units 1947–2002
1703:
1595:
945:
875:
758:
The Blitz ended in May 1941, but occasional raids continued. Newly-formed AA units joined the division, the HAA units increasingly being 'mixed' ones into which women of the
3199:
1068:
426:
3460:
1565:
762:
were integrated. At the same time, experienced units were posted away for service overseas. By
December 1941, 37 AA Bde only had 75 HAA Rgt under its command. However,
3470:
510:
2422:
1744:
were added. The HAA guns were supported by an AA searchlight and sound-locator stationed on the jetty at
Coalhouse Fort. This exposed position was defended by a
2547:
Order of Battle of the Field Force in the United
Kingdom, Part 3: Royal Artillery (Non-Divisional Units), 18 February 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/9.
766:, which had controlled 6 AA Division's S/L and LAA units in Essex, was disbanded in February 1942 and 37 AA Bde took over its responsibilities as far north as
2557:
2392:
699:
639:
2525:
788:
A reorganisation of AA Command in
October 1942 saw the AA divisions disbanded and replaced by a number of AA Groups more closely aligned with the groups of
597:
After 15 September the intensity of Luftwaffe day raids declined rapidly, and it began a prolonged night bombing campaign over London and industrial towns (
2314:
951:
222:
221:, appointed 29 September 1938, who after he left in 1940 went on to be AA Defence Commander (AADC) Egypt. In 1939 37th AA Brigade joined the newly formed
92:
989:
517:
1998:
2244:
1899:
763:
675:
1932:
1125:
100:
2810:
550:
AA guns were designated as Heavy AA (HAA) regiments to distinguish them from the newer Light AA (LAA) regiments appearing in the order of battle.
1557:, 9 AA Group was disbanded and 37 AA Bde returned to 1 AA Group. AA Command was rapidly run down and many units disbanded as men and women were
2298:
1105:
370:
1288:
New HAA sites had to be quickly established, with static guns mounted on ingenious 'Pile Platforms' (named after the commander of AA Command,
3321:
633:
1960:
1816:
730:
2374:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/80.
1655:
When AA Command was disbanded in 1955, all of 63 AA Bde's units were also disbanded, but the brigade HQ was retained, first designated as
2465:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/83.
2456:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/82.
1475:
1461:
1405:
1391:
1363:
1343:
1189:
1132:
1054:
1040:
963:
931:
917:
893:
838:
669:
516:
On 26 December 1939, 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) HAA Rgt was ordered to prepare to proceed overseas as a Base Defence Regiment for the
1503:
1489:
1200:
1026:
1006:
693:
2493:
2034:
1636:
563:
2447:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/81.
3393:
3378:
3339:
3305:
3290:
2047:
1517:
418:
174:
64:
1142:
3047:
3008:
2994:
2980:
2966:
2952:
2938:
2924:
2886:
2861:
2765:
2751:
2697:
2669:
2655:
2641:
2627:
2592:
3354:
3147:
3083:
3033:
3021:
2739:
2719:
2337:
2068:
1803:
1799:
1612:
1093:
3196:
3167:
3133:
3108:
1448:
1303:
1159:
1717:
495:
3070:
2840:
1293:
793:
104:
96:
1710:
1261:. These presented AA Command's biggest challenge since the Blitz. Defences had been planned against this new form of attack (
3361:
Sir Frederick Pile's despatch: "The Anti-Aircraft Defence of the United Kingdom from 28th July, 1939, to 15th April, 1945"
759:
253:
2798:
3428:
2778:
2874:
2426:
1225:
By March 1944 AA Command was being forced to release manpower for the planned Allied invasion of continental Europe (
3413:
2297:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, with amendments,
214:
205:
As international tensions rose in the late 1930s, Britain's Anti-Aircraft (AA) defences were strengthened with new
1880:
2268:
899:
520:. The regiment was withdrawn from AA Command on 16 January 1940 and in February and March it was deployed around
1292:) and thousands of huts moved and re-erected to shelter the crews as winter approached. AA Command formed a new
2138:
403:
1276:
1273:
switched to air-launching V-1s over the North Sea, so 1 AA Group had to redeploy again to the east of London.
1798:
The TA AA brigades were now numbered 51 and upwards, rather than 26 and upwards as in the 1930s; the wartime
825:
575:
took over. On 7 September heavy raids up the estuary attacked oil wharves at Thameshaven, Tilbury Docks and
509:, but on the night of 22/23 November 1939 the HAA guns of 37 AA Bde ('Thames North') combined with those of
1756:
of Coalhouse Fort. (There were separate searchlights installed at the fort to direct the coastal guns.)
1289:
746:
736:
414:
186:
2814:
796:
covering South East England outside the London Inner Artillery Zone and cooperating with No. 11 Group.
2835:
Capt Lancelot Edgar Conhop Mervyn Perowne, 'The training of the anti-aircraft searchlight spotter',
3283:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941
3270:
1300:
and 37 AA Bde moved to this new formation in December 1944. At this time, its order of battle was:
881:
789:
3250:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom
3247:
1226:
559:
547:
525:
471:
353:
1664:
1257:, codenamed 'Divers', which began to be launched against London from Northern France soon after
118:
1752:
by enemy fighters. A second AA searchlight was positioned on the old river wall near the north
3389:
3374:
3350:
3335:
3317:
3301:
3286:
610:
558:
By 11 July 1940, the Thames North AA layout operated by 37 AA Bde had a total of 46 HAA guns (
432:
128:
3360:
2410:
1741:
1683:
1254:
1089:
571:
543:
487:
210:
158:
114:
213:
in North London, to control some of these AA units in the London area. It was commanded by
3278:
3203:
1769:
1688:
1266:
1262:
1097:
771:
707:
532:
479:
298:
292:
206:
140:
60:
1611:
When the TA was reconstituted on 1 January 1947, 37 AA Bde's Regular Army units reformed
804:
During this period the brigade was composed as follows (temporary attachments omitted):
770:. This continual turnover of units, which accelerated in 1942 with the preparations for
1733:
1558:
1281:
1113:
775:
491:
463:
259:
230:
218:
182:
49:
3232:
3449:
576:
3264:
1737:
1623:, with its HQ at London NW1 (still in 1 AA Group), with the following composition:
1616:
614:
531:
In April 1940, 82nd (Essex) AA Rgt was detached from the brigade and served in the
385:
281:
178:
2851:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/84.
2914:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 27 April 1944, with amendments, TNA file WO 212/85
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1101:
499:
483:
306:
266:
3401:
Coalhouse Fort and the Artillery Defences at East Tilbury: A History and Guide
1820:
1765:
1635:
the former 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) HAA Rgt, see above, transferred from
1453:
1250:
722:
528:, the regiment was evacuated from St Nazaire. It did not return to 37 AA Bde.
506:
459:
136:
2811:"Thomas Joesbury, '60 and 80 Column Chindits 1944' at Burma Star Association"
638:
converted in 1938 from 59th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports) Field Rgt, RA; to
1745:
1174:
There were few changes in the brigade's order of battle over the next year:
1168:
780:
598:
585:
536:
132:
3371:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
3418:
3060:
AA Command Organisation Table, October–November 1944, TNA file WO 212/148.
1753:
1749:
767:
716:
521:
467:
455:
312:
226:
209:(RA) regiments. 37th AA Brigade was raised on 1 May 1938, with its HQ at
3332:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
3388:, Welwyn: Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Trust/Hart Books, 2003,
1171:
rocket launchers; in April 1944 they were renamed AA Area Mixed Rgts.
1109:
1096:
to take command of 37 AA Bde. He was a searchlight specialist from the
475:
341:
197:
3285:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
1554:
275:
1237:
535:; after evacuation from Norway it was sent to join the garrison of
3438:
2395:
A Concise History of Anti-Aircraft Command (History and Personnel)
1447:
1302:
1275:
1258:
1236:
1158:
1011:
joined June 1942; unbrigaded August 1942, later to Operation Husky
647:
474:, including the entire AA ammunition supply for the London area),
234:
196:
3269:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series:
1561:. By late June 1945, 37 AA Bde's order of battle was as follows:
813:
from 29 AA Bde May 1942; left July 1942, later to Operation Torch
579:: a total of 25 aircraft were destroyed by AA guns and fighters.
542:
In the summer of 1940, all the RA units equipped with the older
238:
1644:
the former 84th (Middlesex, London Transport) HAA Rg, see above
1249:
began a new bombing campaign against London in early 1944 (the
498:
for the LAA sites: Purfleet started the war with one quadruple
1693:
descended from the former 61st (Middlesex) HAA Rgt', see above
335:
86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regt, RA)
1764:
There is a memorial to 37 AA Bde at St Augustine's Church,
1124:
In the summer of 1943, 37 AA Bde came under the command of
3466:
Anti-Aircraft brigades of the British Army in World War II
1550:
19 ATS, which was formally part of the Group signal unit.
589:
lost 85 aircraft that day, an unsustainable rate of loss.
3423:
1307:
3.7-inch HAA battery in action near London 29 August 1944
249:
On formation, 37th AA Bde had the following composition:
3433:
1045:
new unit formed July joined August 1942; left early 1943
333:
converted in 1938 from 343 (Watford) Field Battery from
3373:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3258:
History of the Second World War: The Campaign in Norway
2538:
86 (HAC) HAA Rgt War Diary, 1942, TNA file WO 166/7460.
2184:
2182:
1229:), and a number of units and subunits were disbanded.
1031:
joined from 56 AA Bde April 1942; to MEF December 1942
3476:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1967
1724:. It was disbanded when the TA was reduced in 1967.
1679:
the former 59th (Essex Regiment) HAA Rgt, see above'
988:
joined June 1942; unbrigaded October 1942, later to
3316:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
2383:
29 AA Brigade War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7386.
151:
146:
124:
110:
88:
80:
70:
55:
37:
29:
20:
1073:from 29 AA Bde Spring 1942, to 56 AA Bde June 1942
490:(oil refineries), and a major fighter airfield at
229:, which had responsibility for air defence of the
3456:Military units and formations established in 1939
3347:20th Century Defences in Britain: The London Area
1716:On 1 May 1961, 33 AA Bde was amalgamated with HQ
785:s hit-and-run attacks against South Coast towns.
494:. All equipment was short, especially 40 mm
2238:"6 AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
2008:
2006:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1976:
1974:
1972:
1970:
1893:"6 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
1633:479 (Mobile) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) HAA Rgt –
866:joined August 1942; to Home Forces December 1942
454:37th AA Bde deployed and operated a layout from
3349:, Market Deeping: Concrete Publications, 2006,
3300:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
2349:
2347:
634:75th (Home Counties) (Cinque Ports) HAA Rgt, RA
617:, 37 AA Bde had the following order of battle.
3197:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army Units 1945 on.
3168:266–288 Rgts RA at British Army Units 1945 on.
3134:474–519 Rgts RA at British Army Units 1945 on.
3109:444–473 Rgts RA at British Army Units 1945 on.
1946:
1944:
1942:
1940:
1629:the former 61st (Middlesex) HAA Rgt, see above
505:Opportunities for action were rare during the
185:during the war, and continued to form part of
3314:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3298:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3084:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army Units 1945 on.
2423:"AA Command 1940 at British Military History"
1163:Loading a mobile multiple 4-inch Z projector.
968:new unit formed August, joined September 1942
774:and the need to relocate guns to counter the
329:79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) AA Regiment, RA
8:
3148:30–66 AA Bdes at British Army Units 1945 on.
2613:
2611:
2578:
2576:
2048:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files
852:joined Spring 1942; to 56 AA Bde August 1942
177:(TA) formed just before the outbreak of the
3129:
3127:
3125:
3104:
3102:
3100:
1846:
1844:
1842:
1840:
1456:being erected at an AA site, November 1944.
862:86th (Honourable Artillery Company) HAA Rgt
3143:
3141:
2910:
2908:
2898:
2896:
2361:
2359:
2080:
2078:
1059:new unit formed October, joined early 1943
745:attached by February 1941, before joining
320:195th Anti-Aircraft Battery at Finchley –
317:171st Anti-Aircraft Battery at Pentonville
271:164th Anti-Aircraft Battery at Walthamstow
173:was an air defence formation of Britain's
3403:, Thurrock: Coalhouse Fort Project, 1985.
1619:, while the TA portion was renumbered as
502:, later receiving five Bofors batteries.
390:transferred from 59th (Essex) AA Regiment
349:247th (2nd Watford) Anti-Aircraft Battery
346:246th (1st Watford) Anti-Aircraft Battery
254:59th (The Essex Regiment) AA Regiment, RA
3461:Air defence brigades of the British Army
3271:The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940
2683:
2681:
2679:
2309:
2307:
2232:
2230:
2029:
2027:
1994:
1992:
1480:joined November 1944; left February 1945
394:256th (Barking) Anti-Aircraft Battery –
375:156th (Barking) Anti-Aircraft Battery –
352:248th (Welwyn) Anti-Aircraft Battery at
3471:Military units and formations in London
2406:
2404:
1836:
1791:
1704:571 (9th Bn Middlesex Regiment) LAA Rgt
1508:joined October 1944; left February 1945
1494:joined October 1944; left February 1945
23:63 (North London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1815:It had no connection with the wartime
462:in Essex, along the north side of the
17:
3260:, London, HM Stationery Office, 1952.
3252:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
1296:to take over the 'Diver' defences in
7:
3334:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
3274:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954
2799:Perowne at Generals of World War II.
1667:. It had the following composition:
1627:461 (Mobile) HAA Rgt (Middlesex) –
1382:joined September, left December 1944
1112:operations, and commanded it in the
396:newly raised before 3 September 1939
322:newly-raised before 3 September 1939
286:newly-raised before 3 September 1939
1699:the former 17th LAA Rgt, see above'
1642:484 (Mixed) HAA Rgt (Middlesex) –
417:, which had been formed within the
299:11th Battalion, the London Regiment
1650:the former 90th HAA Rgt, see above
1648:490 (Mixed) HAA Rgt (Middlesex) –
1100:. In November 1943 he was sent to
623:as above; to 28 AA Bde summer 1941
181:. It was engaged in defending the
14:
3429:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1544:to 26 (London) AA Bde August 1944
1167:'Z' Regiments were equipped with
642:Spring 1941; rejoined summer 1941
3233:War Memorials Archive Ref 45804.
2299:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1673:the former 52nd (London) HAA Rgt
1522:joined February, left April 1945
1396:joined February, left March 1945
936:joined early 1943, left May 1943
911:joined June 1942; left July 1942
655:224th (Cinque Ports) HAA Battery
384:193rd Anti-Aircraft Battery at
293:61st (Middlesex) AA Regiment, RA
241:, and the approaches to London.
59:
42:
3414:British Army units from 1945 on
1923:Routledge, Table LVIII, p. 376.
1718:56th (London) Infantry Division
674:joined after February 1941; to
511:28 (Thames & Medway) AA Bde
311:170th Anti-Aircraft Battery at
280:265th Anti-Aircraft Battery at
274:167th Anti-Aircraft Battery at
217:Edward William Gravatt Wilson,
2215:Collier, Appendices XXX–XXXII.
1684:284 (1st East Anglian) LAA Rgt
1280:V-1 slung under the wing of a
1241:V-1 falling over London, 1944.
258:converted in 1935 from 5th Bn
201:6 AA Division's formation sign
1:
2483:Routledge, Table XXX, p. 188.
2279:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
1689:512 (Finsbury Rifles) LAA Rgt
880:joined August 1942; left for
760:Auxiliary Territorial Service
379:52nd (London) AA Regiment, RA
2839:, September 1938, listed in
2397:at British Military History.
2058:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
1621:63 (North London) AA Brigade
902:(Operation Husky) early 1943
792:. 6 AA Division merged into
687:attached direct to 37 AA Bde
361:82nd (Essex) AA Regiment, RA
3434:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
2837:The Royal Engineers Journal
1881:Wilson at Generals of WWII.
1709:It may have formed part of
1582:156, 193, 228, 256 HAA Btys
1386:525, 531, 537, 579 HAA Btys
1143:6th (Mixed) AA 'Z' Regiment
1137:616, 617, 625, 627 HAA Btys
1077:309, 311, 312, 438 S/L Btys
1063:403, 410, 413, 484 LAA Btys
1049:367, 457, 459, 464 LAA Btys
990:27th (Home Counties) AA Bde
958:310, 376, 368, 428 HAA Btys
940:219, 410, 412, 415 HAA Btys
870:273, 274, 383, 446 HAA Btys
712:48th LAA Battery at Chelsea
518:British Expeditionary Force
443:285th Anti-Aircraft Battery
440:284th Anti-Aircraft Battery
437:272nd Anti-Aircraft Battery
3492:
2288:Farndale, Annex D, p. 258.
2269:6 AA Division at RA 39–45.
1570:returned from North Africa
1035:55, 119, 281, 475 LAA Btys
629:as above; left summer 1941
171:37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
21:37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3330:Norman E. H. Litchfield,
3048:"131 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3009:"197 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2995:"189 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2981:"159 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2967:"157 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2953:"155 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2939:"154 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2925:"142 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2887:"137 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2875:6 AA 'Z' Rgt at RA 39–45.
2862:"184 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2766:"143 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2752:"140 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2698:"167 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2670:"131 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2656:"124 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2642:"121 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2628:"104 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2593:"102 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
1779:THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
1147:123, 145, 179, 187 Z Btys
1108:, which was training for
3439:UK War Memorials Archive
3424:Generals of World War II
3419:British Military History
3034:"97 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2558:"86 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2526:"84 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2494:"71 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2338:"17 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2315:"75 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2069:"90 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2035:"82 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
1961:"61 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
1542:6th AA Area Mixed Rgt –
764:29 (East Anglian) AA Bde
731:Royal Canadian Artillery
676:29 (East Anglian) AA Bde
652:223rd (Kent) HAA Battery
524:. A fortnight after the
404:Royal Army Service Corps
3312:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3071:"4 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
3022:81 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2779:28 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45.
2740:86 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2720:31 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
2365:Routledge, pp. 399–404.
1999:79 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
1933:59 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45.
1850:Frederick, pp. 1048–51.
1671:452 (London) HAA Rgt –
1659:, then redesignated as
1317:82nd (Essex) HAA Rgt –
1312:Order of Battle 1944–45
1120:Order of Battle 1943–44
841:, 28 AA Bde, April 1942
832:223, 233, 306 HAA Btys
826:Persia and Iraq Command
800:Order of Battle 1941–43
605:Order of Battle 1940–41
297:converted in 1935 from
3369:Brig N. W. Routledge,
3119:Sainsbury, pp. 227–38.
2224:Routledge, pp. 387–95.
1986:Litchfield, pp. 177–8.
1697:517 (Essex) LAA Rgt –
1677:459 (Essex) HAA Rgt –
1590:219, 410, 412 HAA Btys
1537:205, 376, 420 LAA Boys
1526:432, 433, 434 LAA Btys
1512:232, 301, 480 LAA Boys
1484:603, 604, 605 HAA Btys
1470:413, 434, 440 HAA Btys
1457:
1436:616, 617, 625 HAA Btys
1425:464, 562, 610 HAA Btys
1414:529, 542, 534 HAA Btys
1400:415, 430, 438 HAA Btys
1372:522, 526, 539 HAA Btys
1352:477, 488, 534 HAA Btys
1338:219, 410, 412 HAA Btys
1319:rejoined December 1944
1308:
1285:
1242:
1184:464, 562, 610 HAA Btys
1164:
926:385, 387, 388 HAA Btys
906:328, 329, 336 HAA Btys
898:joined April 1942; to
888:314, 315, 316 HAA Btys
856:260, 262, 263 HAA Btys
817:227, 229, 327 HAA Btys
202:
3187:Litchfield, p. 168–9.
2902:Routledge pp. 408–21.
2353:Litchfield, pp. 68–9.
2188:Routledge, pp. 385–6.
2149:Sainsbury, pp. 50–71.
2120:Sainsbury, pp. 51–71.
2111:Routledge, pp. 374–5.
2021:Sainsbury, pp. 27–34.
1950:Litchfield, pp. 70–1.
1817:33rd (Western) AA Bde
1748:, but was frequently
1579:82nd (Essex) HAA Rgt
1451:
1348:joined September 1944
1306:
1279:
1240:
1162:
1133:184th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
1106:23rd Infantry Brigade
1015:61, 101, 224 LAA Boys
964:167th (Mixed) HAA Rgt
950:joined July 1942, to
828:(PAIFORCE) April 1942
747:4th Canadian Division
737:1st Canadian Division
663:joined in Summer 1941
415:Anti-Aircraft Command
200:
187:Anti-Aircraft Command
74:Anti-Aircraft Brigade
3399:Victor T. C. Smith,
3384:Col J.D. Sainsbury,
2250:on 23 September 2015
1905:on 23 September 2015
1722:33 Artillery Brigade
1466:joined February 1945
1430:184th (M) HAA Rgt –
1419:167th (M) HAA Rgt –
1410:joined February 1945
1368:joined February 1945
1357:joined November 1944
1216:205, 420 LAA Btys –
1210:462, 468 LAA Btys –
1178:167th (M) HAA Rgt –
1069:28th (Essex) S/L Rgt
984:4th (Ulster) LAA Rgt
975:610, 639 HAA Btys –
809:71st (Forth) HAA Rgt
739:assembling in the UK
721:50th LAA Battery at
715:49th LAA Battery at
685:387, 388 HAA Btys –
427:90th AA Regiment, RA
402:37th AA Bde Company
245:Order of Battle 1939
189:in the postwar era.
25:33 Artillery Brigade
3214:Osborne, pp. 102–3.
3178:Litchfield, p. 185.
3158:Litchfield, p. 164.
3094:Litchfield, p. 333.
2730:Litchfield, p. 302.
2710:Litchfield, p. 310.
2605:Litchfield, p. 313.
2570:Litchfield, p. 149.
2506:Litchfield, p. 283.
2012:Litchfield, p. 104.
1802:was reorganised as
1334:rejoined March 1945
1194:joined January 1944
790:RAF Fighter Command
743:5th LAA Rgt, RCA –
3296:J.B.M. Frederick,
3202:2016-01-10 at the
2789:Litchfield, p. 69.
2687:Farndale, Annex M.
2429:on 5 December 2014
2327:Litchfield p. 106.
2158:Derry, Appendix B.
2139:Ellis, Appendix I.
2093:Routledge, p. 388.
1871:Farndale, Annex J.
1574:5, 6, 258 HAA Btys
1533:left December 1944
1458:
1441:left December 1944
1432:left February 1945
1421:left November 1944
1309:
1290:Sir Frederick Pile
1286:
1243:
1227:Operation Overlord
1212:left by March 1944
1201:26 (London) AA Bde
1165:
1152:left by April 1944
882:Middle East Forces
526:Dunkirk evacuation
354:Welwyn Garden City
203:
3365:18 December 1947.
3323:978-1-84342-474-1
2301:, file WO 212/79.
2206:Farndale, p. 110.
2197:Farndale, p. 109.
2176:Farndale, p. 106.
2102:Routledge, p. 59.
1860:Monthly Army List
1663:, with its HQ at
1600:494, 495 HAA Btys
1596:143rd (M) HAA Rgt
1498:199, 261 LAA Btys
1406:159th (M) HAA Rgt
1378:155th (M) HAA Rgt
1364:154th (M) HAA Rgt
1344:142nd (M) HAA Rgt
1180:returned May 1944
1092:transferred from
995:7, 8, 10 LAA Boys
977:joined early 1943
972:464, 562 HAA Btys
922:joined April 1943
670:121st HAA Rgt, RA
658:306th HAA Battery
611:Battle of Britain
554:Battle of Britain
472:ammunition stores
433:Southgate, London
377:transferred from
301:(Finsbury Rifles)
164:
163:
129:Battle of Britain
76:Artillery Brigade
3483:
3408:External sources
3327:
3235:
3230:
3224:
3223:Smith, pp. 26–7.
3221:
3215:
3212:
3206:
3194:
3188:
3185:
3179:
3176:
3170:
3165:
3159:
3156:
3150:
3145:
3136:
3131:
3120:
3117:
3111:
3106:
3095:
3092:
3086:
3081:
3075:
3074:
3067:
3061:
3058:
3052:
3051:
3044:
3038:
3037:
3030:
3024:
3019:
3013:
3012:
3005:
2999:
2998:
2991:
2985:
2984:
2977:
2971:
2970:
2963:
2957:
2956:
2949:
2943:
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2935:
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2921:
2915:
2912:
2903:
2900:
2891:
2890:
2883:
2877:
2872:
2866:
2865:
2858:
2852:
2849:
2843:
2833:
2827:
2826:
2824:
2822:
2813:. Archived from
2807:
2801:
2796:
2790:
2787:
2781:
2776:
2770:
2769:
2762:
2756:
2755:
2748:
2742:
2737:
2731:
2728:
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2646:
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2624:
2618:
2615:
2606:
2603:
2597:
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2589:
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2580:
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2568:
2562:
2561:
2554:
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2545:
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2516:
2513:
2507:
2504:
2498:
2497:
2490:
2484:
2481:
2475:
2472:
2466:
2463:
2457:
2454:
2448:
2445:
2439:
2438:
2436:
2434:
2425:. Archived from
2419:
2413:
2411:Pile's despatch.
2408:
2399:
2390:
2384:
2381:
2375:
2372:
2366:
2363:
2354:
2351:
2342:
2341:
2334:
2328:
2325:
2319:
2318:
2311:
2302:
2295:
2289:
2286:
2280:
2277:
2271:
2266:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2255:
2249:
2243:. Archived from
2242:
2234:
2225:
2222:
2216:
2213:
2207:
2204:
2198:
2195:
2189:
2186:
2177:
2174:
2168:
2165:
2159:
2156:
2150:
2147:
2141:
2136:
2130:
2127:
2121:
2118:
2112:
2109:
2103:
2100:
2094:
2091:
2085:
2084:Osborne, p. 101.
2082:
2073:
2072:
2065:
2059:
2056:
2050:
2045:
2039:
2038:
2031:
2022:
2019:
2013:
2010:
2001:
1996:
1987:
1984:
1965:
1964:
1957:
1951:
1948:
1935:
1930:
1924:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1912:
1910:
1904:
1898:. Archived from
1897:
1889:
1883:
1878:
1872:
1869:
1863:
1857:
1851:
1848:
1824:
1813:
1807:
1796:
1531:137th LAA Rgt –
1332:124th HAA Rgt –
1255:V-1 flying bombs
1090:Lancelot Perowne
884:(MEF) early 1943
700:12th AA Division
694:17th LAA Rgt, RA
640:10th AA Division
577:Woolwich Arsenal
572:No. 11 Group RAF
488:Coryton Refinery
419:Territorial Army
179:Second World War
175:Territorial Army
159:Lancelot Perowne
65:Territorial Army
63:
48:
46:
45:
18:
3491:
3490:
3486:
3485:
3484:
3482:
3481:
3480:
3446:
3445:
3410:
3324:
3311:
3279:Martin Farndale
3248:Basil Collier,
3244:
3239:
3238:
3231:
3227:
3222:
3218:
3213:
3209:
3204:Wayback Machine
3195:
3191:
3186:
3182:
3177:
3173:
3166:
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3139:
3132:
3123:
3118:
3114:
3107:
3098:
3093:
3089:
3082:
3078:
3069:
3068:
3064:
3059:
3055:
3046:
3045:
3041:
3032:
3031:
3027:
3020:
3016:
3007:
3006:
3002:
2993:
2992:
2988:
2979:
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2960:
2951:
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2946:
2937:
2936:
2932:
2923:
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2913:
2906:
2901:
2894:
2885:
2884:
2880:
2873:
2869:
2860:
2859:
2855:
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2830:
2820:
2818:
2809:
2808:
2804:
2797:
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2763:
2759:
2750:
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2709:
2705:
2696:
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2691:
2686:
2677:
2668:
2667:
2663:
2654:
2653:
2649:
2640:
2639:
2635:
2626:
2625:
2621:
2617:Joslen, p. 466.
2616:
2609:
2604:
2600:
2591:
2590:
2586:
2582:Joslen, p. 484.
2581:
2574:
2569:
2565:
2556:
2555:
2551:
2546:
2542:
2537:
2533:
2524:
2523:
2519:
2515:Joslen, p. 488.
2514:
2510:
2505:
2501:
2492:
2491:
2487:
2482:
2478:
2474:Joslen. p. 465.
2473:
2469:
2464:
2460:
2455:
2451:
2446:
2442:
2432:
2430:
2421:
2420:
2416:
2409:
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2393:Robert Palmer,
2391:
2387:
2382:
2378:
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2364:
2357:
2352:
2345:
2336:
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2223:
2219:
2214:
2210:
2205:
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2196:
2192:
2187:
2180:
2175:
2171:
2167:Joslen, p. 461.
2166:
2162:
2157:
2153:
2148:
2144:
2137:
2133:
2129:Joslen, p. 462.
2128:
2124:
2119:
2115:
2110:
2106:
2101:
2097:
2092:
2088:
2083:
2076:
2067:
2066:
2062:
2057:
2053:
2046:
2042:
2033:
2032:
2025:
2020:
2016:
2011:
2004:
1997:
1990:
1985:
1968:
1959:
1958:
1954:
1949:
1938:
1931:
1927:
1922:
1918:
1908:
1906:
1902:
1895:
1891:
1890:
1886:
1879:
1875:
1870:
1866:
1858:
1854:
1849:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1827:
1814:
1810:
1797:
1793:
1788:
1772:, which reads:
1770:Southend-on-Sea
1762:
1730:
1728:Preserved sites
1711:London District
1665:Shepherd's Bush
1609:
1325:228 (Edinburgh)
1314:
1267:21st Army Group
1263:Operation Diver
1235:
1233:Operation Diver
1218:joined May 1944
1122:
1098:Royal Engineers
1086:
822:75th HAA Rgt –
802:
772:Operation Torch
756:
708:Chelsea, London
613:and subsequent
607:
595:
556:
533:Norway Campaign
452:
412:
247:
223:6th AA Division
207:Royal Artillery
195:
167:
153:
141:Operation Diver
139:
135:
131:
119:Shepherd's Bush
117:
103:
99:
95:
93:6th AA Division
75:
43:
41:
33:1 May 1938–1967
24:
22:
12:
11:
5:
3489:
3487:
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3416:
3409:
3406:
3405:
3404:
3397:
3382:
3367:
3363:London Gazette
3358:
3345:Mike Osborne,
3343:
3328:
3322:
3309:
3294:
3275:
3261:
3254:
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3087:
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2972:
2958:
2944:
2930:
2916:
2904:
2892:
2878:
2867:
2853:
2844:
2828:
2817:on 20 May 2018
2802:
2791:
2782:
2771:
2757:
2743:
2732:
2723:
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2689:
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2549:
2540:
2531:
2517:
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2476:
2467:
2458:
2449:
2440:
2414:
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2367:
2355:
2343:
2329:
2320:
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2290:
2281:
2272:
2261:
2226:
2217:
2208:
2199:
2190:
2178:
2169:
2160:
2151:
2142:
2131:
2122:
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2104:
2095:
2086:
2074:
2060:
2051:
2040:
2023:
2014:
2002:
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1966:
1952:
1936:
1925:
1916:
1884:
1873:
1864:
1852:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1826:
1825:
1808:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1783:
1782:
1781:
1780:
1761:
1758:
1742:5.25-inch guns
1734:Coalhouse Fort
1729:
1726:
1707:
1706:
1701:
1695:
1686:
1681:
1675:
1653:
1652:
1646:
1640:
1631:
1608:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1602:
1601:
1593:
1592:
1591:
1587:124th HAA Rgt
1585:
1584:
1583:
1577:
1576:
1575:
1547:
1546:
1540:
1539:
1538:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1515:
1514:
1513:
1501:
1500:
1499:
1487:
1486:
1485:
1473:
1472:
1471:
1446:
1445:
1444:
1443:
1439:627 HAA Bty –
1437:
1428:
1427:
1426:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1375:
1374:
1373:
1361:
1360:
1359:
1355:464 HAA Bty –
1353:
1341:
1340:
1339:
1330:
1329:
1328:
1327:, 256 HAA Btys
1313:
1310:
1282:Heinkel He 111
1234:
1231:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1198:326 LAA Bty –
1187:
1186:
1185:
1157:
1156:
1155:
1154:
1148:
1140:
1139:
1138:
1121:
1118:
1114:Burma Campaign
1085:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1079:
1078:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1052:
1051:
1050:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1020:left July 1942
1018:447 LAA Bty –
1016:
1004:
1003:
1002:
1000:left July 1942
996:
981:
980:
979:
973:
961:
960:
959:
943:
942:
941:
929:
928:
927:
915:
914:
913:
909:452 HAA Bty –
907:
891:
890:
889:
873:
872:
871:
859:
858:
857:
845:
844:
843:
835:422 HAA Bty –
833:
820:
819:
818:
801:
798:
776:Baedeker Blitz
755:
752:
751:
750:
741:
735:attached from
727:
726:
725:
719:
713:
710:
691:
690:
689:
683:
667:
666:
665:
659:
656:
653:
650:
631:
625:
606:
603:
594:
591:
583:fighters, the
555:
552:
492:RAF Hornchurch
464:Thames Estuary
451:
448:
447:
446:
445:
444:
441:
438:
435:
411:
408:
407:
406:
400:
399:
398:
392:
382:
373:
365:raised in 1938
358:
357:
356:
350:
347:
344:
326:
325:
324:
318:
315:
309:
290:
289:
288:
278:
272:
269:
260:Essex Regiment
246:
243:
231:Thames Estuary
194:
191:
183:Thames Estuary
165:
162:
161:
155:
149:
148:
144:
143:
126:
122:
121:
112:
108:
107:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
57:
53:
52:
50:United Kingdom
39:
35:
34:
31:
27:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3488:
3477:
3474:
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3469:
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3440:
3437:
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3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3411:
3407:
3402:
3398:
3395:
3394:0-948527-06-4
3391:
3387:
3383:
3380:
3379:1-85753-099-3
3376:
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1566:4th HAA Rgt
1559:demobilised
1298:East Anglia
1207:376 LAA Bty
954:August 1942
702:Autumn 1941
682:385 HAA Bty
609:During the
500:Vickers gun
496:Bofors guns
484:Thameshaven
307:Pentonville
267:Walthamstow
125:Engagements
111:Garrison/HQ
84:Air Defence
3450:Categories
3242:References
1821:Merseyside
1766:Thorpe Bay
1454:Nissen hut
1323:156, 193,
1294:9 AA Group
1251:Baby Blitz
1126:1 AA Group
794:2 AA Group
723:Shellhaven
507:Phoney War
460:Thorpe Bay
450:Phoney War
237:and North
154:commanders
147:Commanders
137:Baby Blitz
105:9 AA Group
101:1 AA Group
97:2 AA Group
1819:based on
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1786:Footnotes
1746:Lewis gun
1661:33 AA Bde
1637:82 AA Bde
1613:11 AA Bde
1271:Luftwaffe
1247:Luftwaffe
1169:Z Battery
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781:Luftwaffe
636:(part) –
599:The Blitz
593:The Blitz
586:Luftwaffe
546:or newer
537:Gibraltar
225:based at
215:Brigadier
133:The Blitz
3277:Gen Sir
3200:Archived
2254:6 August
1909:6 August
1760:Memorial
1754:caponier
1657:X AA Bde
1203:May 1944
1084:Late War
778:and the
768:The Naze
717:Purfleet
678:May 1941
564:4.5-inch
560:3.7-inch
548:3.7-inch
522:Le Havre
468:Purfleet
456:Dagenham
313:Finchley
227:Uxbridge
211:Edmonton
115:Edmonton
2433:21 July
1750:strafed
1607:Postwar
1284:bomber.
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754:Mid-War
476:Tilbury
371:Barking
342:Watford
152:Notable
38:Country
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646:HQ at
544:3-inch
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305:HQ at
276:Leyton
265:HQ at
193:Origin
56:Branch
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30:Active
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1831:Notes
1259:D-Day
1102:India
648:Dover
480:docks
235:Essex
157:Brig
3390:ISBN
3375:ISBN
3351:ISBN
3336:ISBN
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169:The
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