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170:. Towards the end of 1944 the unit underwent infantry training, serving briefly in Norway at the end of the war. After the war, the 36th continued as a TA unit, with some women serving with it. In 1961, the remnants of the regiment amalgamated with others to form a combined infantry battalion, and all links with air defence were severed.
433:, AA Command was being forced to release manpower for Overlord, and all Home Defence searchlight regiments were reduced by a battery. 424 S/L Battery commenced disbandment on 7 February 1944, completing by 28 February. Then on 18 March E Troop of 346 S/L Bty left to become D Trp of 332 S/L Bty in
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began to reorganise surplus anti-aircraft and coastal artillery regiments in the UK into infantry battalions, primarily for line of communication and occupation duties, thereby releasing trained infantry for frontline service. 27th (Home
Counties) AA Brigade was one of the HQs selected for
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Middlesex) amalgamated with the 7th and 8th battalions of the Middlesex Regiment to form a combined infantry battalion, (5th Bn) and all links with air defence and the Royal Artillery were severed.
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Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, TNA file WO 212/80.
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Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, TNA file WO 212/82.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United
Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 13 March 1943, TNA file WO 212/83.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, TNA file WO 212/81.
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941, TA file WO 212/79.
481:). On 15 October 1945 the regiment began passing into suspended animation, completing the process by 12 November.
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1302:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
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in June 1945 following the liberation of that country (
662:, vol. 3 (107th ed.), Wilmington, Delaware:
420:); 36th S/L Rgt remained in AA Command and came under
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717:"1st AA Division 1936–38 at British Military History"
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1961
564:, was Hon Col of 571 S/L Rgt until 4 September 1950.
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233:. The battalion raised three new companies, 344 at
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883:"2nd AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
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427:With the lower threat of attack by the weakened
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1255:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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296:Formation sign of 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division.
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810:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files
341:Cap Badge of the Royal Artillery (pre-1953).
32:36th (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, RE
1313:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
660:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage
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361:illuminated for engagement by AA guns or
255:26th (London) Air Defence Brigade Signals
247:29th (East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
34:36th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, RA
1206:Grove-White at British Military History.
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1405:Military units and formations in London
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1352:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1067:Infantry Regiments RA at RA 39–45
632:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 109–14.
445:By the end of 1944, however, the
392:, which was later converted into
376:In early 1941, 36 S/L Rgt sent a
333:36th (Middlesex) S/L Regiment, RA
953:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
194:The regiment had its origins in
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681:, which accessed 18 July 2020)
498:at Edgware. It formed part of
441:634th (Middlesex) Regiment, RA
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924:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
703:Frederick, pp. 858, 860, 865.
1105:634 Infantry Rgt at RA 39–45
838:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
664:Burke's Peerage & Gentry
227:29th (Kent) AA Battalion, RE
146:was a volunteer air defence
1362:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
951:89 S/L Rgt War Diary 1941,
473:, 634 Regiment was sent to
46:15 December 1935–1 May 1961
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1317:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
872:Farndale, Annex M, p. 339.
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310:2nd Anti-Aircraft Division
306:40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
277:58th (Middlesex) AA Bn, RE
212:Kent & Middlesex Group
164:40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1369:The Territorial Army 1947
768:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
435:33rd (St Pancras) S/L Rgt
371:Searchlight Control radar
325:346 AA Company (Southall)
1347:British Military History
512:Women's Royal Army Corps
328:424 AA Company (forming)
322:345 AA Company (Edgware)
319:317 AA Company (Edgware)
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1156:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
528:604th (Royal Fusiliers)
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895:on 23 September 2015
747:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
729:on 23 September 2015
245:. It formed part of
1329:Who Was Who 1941–50
1120:Frederick, p. 1023.
858:Litchfield, p. 178.
643:Who Was Who 1941–50
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1080:Frederick, p. 882.
1030:Routledge, p. 409.
964:Frederick, p. 861.
933:Routledge, p. 393.
791:on 17 January 2016
553:Sir John Perring,
479:Operation Doomsday
418:Operation Overlord
394:133rd Light AA Rgt
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