640:. The planned redeployments were immediately carried out. They consisted of a line of Wireless Observer Units some 40 miles (64 km) to 50 miles (80 km) miles out to give 8 minutes' warning of a missile's approach, an intermediate zone of radar-equipped Local Warning Stations, and an inner belt of observation posts about 20,000 yards (18,000 m) yards in front of the guns to give visual confirmation that the tracked target was a missile. The gunsites were positioned in an arc at least 10 miles (16 km) from the city, so that 'downed' missiles did not land within it. The small, fast-moving missiles were difficult to hit, but the success rate of the guns progressively increased. The 'Diver X' defences were essentially completed by December, though the proportion of HAA guns was increased and the radars were improved. The only alteration in the LAA deployment was to move the guns further east, away from the target city. There was a sharp decline in the numbers of V-1s launched against Brussels after December 1944, and the LAA guns were then switched to defending airfields.
526:
289:
408:
34:
58:
75:
460:. They set up their guns on the beaches that were being used for evacuation and now came under sustained air attack. On 27 May, 9, 10 and 11 S/L Btys were relieved by infantry, destroyed any remaining equipment and pulled back to the beaches for evacuation. 12 S/L Battery remained in action in Dunkirk under shellfire. While the rest of the regiment was being evacuated it was ordered to send a party to
625:
419:
to Arras, but on 19 May it was ordered to move back to
Dunkirk in independent groups. The larger 150 cm S/L projectors had to be disabled and abandoned because there was no means of extricating them in the chaotic road conditions with the few vehicles available. By 21 May, 9, 10 and 11 S/L Btys
440:
to seize the bridges until they were relieved by French troops later in the day. 11 Searchlight Bty was also attacked by tanks; they called down French artillery support, but much of the defensive fire fell short, making their positions untenable. Further east, the enemy confronting 10 S/L Bty had
428:
along the outer line of canals covering the south-western approaches to the port, except for one party fighting a rearguard action with infantry near Blangy. 12 Searchlight Bty continued in its AA role in
Dunkirk itself, in action against bombers and minelayers.
453:
791:
rectangle, and this was continued after the war by 247 (Ulster) LAA/SL Rgt. Postwar, in common with the other units in 51 (Ulster) AA Bde, 247 and 248 Rgts wore a supplementary shoulder title of 'ULSTER' embroidered in RA red on dark blue, worn on
541:
on 21 January 1942. The four S/L batteries – 9, 10, 11, 12 – became 7, 10, 11 and 8 LAA Btys respectively. At first the new regiment remained unbrigaded in AA Command, then in June–July 1942 it was assigned with 7, 9 and 10 LAA Btys to
399:
switched its attacks to airfields, and to boost their defences the three batteries round Lille were split up among the airfields in a dual Light AA (LAA) and SL role to boost the defences with extra machine guns. When the tanks of
394:
All of 3rd S/L Rgt's batteries were in action from the start of the campaign on 10 May, engaging low-flying attackers with LMGs by day, and illuminating bombers at night. Dunkirk was heavily attacked. After about three days, the
636:(codenamed 'Divers') began hitting the city. Given the experience of the V-1 campaign against London during the summer, this had been anticipated, and since September an 'X' defence layout had been planned for both Brussels and
676:
On 1 January 1947, 4th (Ulster) LAA Rgt passed into suspended animation and the personnel then serving in the regiment were transferred to a new 4th LAA Rgt in the
Regular Army. On 1 April 1947 this was redesignated
762:
When AA Command was abolished on 10 March 1955 there were wholesale disbandments and amalgamations among its units: 247 LAA/SL and 248 LAA regiments, together with other units in
Northern Ireland, were merged into
445:. From Uxem it sent north to hold a canal entrance bridge and to man a small number of S/L projectors to illuminate the front against night attack – the first recorded use of this technique during the war.
659:
were building across the Rhine. Two batteries of 4th LAA Rgt were among the seven that were deployed at the Rhine bridges from 16 April. 21st Army Group advanced rapidly across North
Germany, and the
1514:
764:
768:
432:
On 23 May enemy troops bumped into positions held by 11 S/L Bty and were driven off by concentrated small arms fire. On 24 May, as part of 'Usherforce' under
Colonel C.M. Usher, 6th Battalion
1509:
1499:
632:
At first, the AA units at
Brussels were deployed to defend the liberated city against conventional piloted aircraft, but the air situation was quiet until 21 October. On that day the first
226:
The regiment was formed on 1 September 1939 while Anti-Aircraft
Command was being mobilised for World War II. As a Supplementary Reserve (SR) unit it was numbered immediately after the two
1494:
772:
555:
1504:
537:) were becoming available in quantity. The command began a programme of converting some S/L regiments to the LAA role. One of those chosen was 3rd S/L Rgt, which became
543:
464:, about 10 miles (16 km) away on the Belgian border, and hold it against ground attack. They held it for 36 hours until relieved by a company of the
756:
708:
618:
563:
511:
317:
309:
231:
114:
376:
739:. On 20 January 1958 76 Bty transferred to 24th Medium Rgt and the rest of the regiment had passed into suspended animation by the end of the month.
712:
321:
859:
755:(successor to 4th LAA Rgt). 247 was redesignated as an LAA/SL regiment on 16 March 1949. Both regiments were based at Belfast and formed part of
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837:
171:
78:
468:. The detachment then made its way back along the beaches to Dunkirk where the battery was concentrated and taken off by boat late on 31 May.
660:
609:. Two weeks later, the breakout from the beachhead having been achieved, 101st AA Bde handed over its commitments at Cherbourg and drove to
296:
Unlike the TA, the primary role of the SR was to supplement
Regular Army units. In November 1939 3rd S/L Rgt moved from Northern Ireland to
533:
After its rapid expansion, AA Command was now over-provided with S/L units and under-provided with LAA units, for which suitable guns (the
471:
In three weeks of fighting, two of them in an infantry role, 3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt had lost 28 men killed, 41 wounded and 3 taken prisoner.
1202:
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.
614:
559:
1214:
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.
336:
380:
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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.
1449:
1434:
1419:
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915:
829:
215:
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On 1 January 1947 the former Supplementary Reserve regiment was reformed (now in the Territorial Army) as two regiments designated
602:
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601:, 6 June 1944, 21st Army Group's AA formations and units were progressively fed into the beachhead. The HQ and advanced units of
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with detachments of 3rd S/L Rgt defended the bridges at Gravelines and for three miles southwards. They held off all attempts by
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534:
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S/L regiments, rather than in the numerical sequence of the TA units that comprised the rest of AA Command. It was assigned to
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GDA. The battery on the coast at Dunkirk had two roles: AA defence of the town, and detection of aircraft attempting to drop
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1120:
Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 2 December 1941, TNA file WO 212/80.
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203:
150:
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cut through south of the BEF, 9 S/L Bty was rushed down to Arras to dig in and defend the perimeter with roadblocks.
272:, each of six 'projectors', making a total of 24 per battery, 96 per regiment. Each S/L site was also equipped with
736:
728:
1028:
986:
825:
651:). 101st AA Brigade was then brought forward on 14 April to provide AA defence for the vital bridges over the
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1223:
Order of Battle of the Forces in the United Kingdom, Part 2: 21 Army Group, 24 July 1943, TNA file WO 212/238.
265:
146:
510:, where it provided the basis for a new 533 S/L Bty formed on 14 November 1940. This battery later joined
288:
1385:
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940
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Once again, as an SR regiment, it was numbered after the Regulars, not in the TA and war-raised sequence.
503:
452:). 3rd Searchlight Rgt took command of 173 LAA Bty with two Trps, detached from their parent regiment
195:
118:
606:
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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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344:
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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 12 May 1941,
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On arrival in England, 3rd S/L Rgt was immediately re-equipped and returned to AA Command. During
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591:
492:
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273:
1387:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 978-1-85457-056-6.
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142:
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211:
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33:
836:, the established mechanism in Northern Ireland was the Special Reserve's successor, the
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The three inland batteries were deployed in Gun Defence Areas (GDAs) between Béthune and
1471:
1318:
1303:
816:(TF) was created in 1908 it did not extend to Ireland (neither had its predecessor, the
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later in the year. By October the regiment was unbrigaded again, then it briefly joined
594:). It was designated as a semi-mobile unit under GHQ and Line of Communication Troops.
551:
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63:
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183:
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8 LAA Bty – disbanded to resuscitate 17 Bty unlinked from 15/17 Medium Bty in
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7 LAA Bty – disbanded to resuscitate 26 Bty unlinked from 25/26 Medium Bty in
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began landing in the American sector on 19/20 August to take over defence of
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in March 1940. The regiment received its '(Ulster)' subtitle on 8 May 1940.
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214:. It was reformed postwar and its successor units continued to serve in the
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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
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During World War II, 3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt wore an arm badge comprising the
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90 cm Searchlight of 10 S/L Bty, 3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt, in France, May 1940.
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In late March 1945 21st Army Group carried out an assault crossing of the
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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
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tank and artillery support, and the S/L detachment was driven back into
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448:
By now the decision had been made to evacuate the BEF through Dunkirk (
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235:
132:
1399:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
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4th (Ulster) LAA Rgt left AA Command in April 1943 and became part of
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3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt remained with 64th AA Bde until the end of 1941.
832:(TA) was being rapidly expanded in the months before the outbreak of
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10 LAA Bty – disbanded to resuscitate 12 Bty from 8/12 Medium Bty in
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350:
258:
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to assist the heavy AA (HAA guns) against night air raids by the
840:(SR), even though its units were moribund in the rest of the UK.
487:, whose role was to provide S/L and light AA (LAA) gun cover to
442:
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The previous 30th LAA Rgt was a TA unit that had reformed as
502:
of experienced officers and men to 237th S/L Training Rgt at
456:, which had fought their way into the Dunkirk perimeter from
202:(4th Ulster LAA Rgt) in 1942. In that role it served in the
613:, where from 12 September it deployed 4th (Ulster) LAA Rgt,
707:
30 LAA Regiment, equipped with Bofors guns, formed part of
1052:'6th Green Howards, Gravelines 23/24 May 1940' at WW2Talk.
820:). The only auxiliary military force in Ireland was the
590:, training for the planned Allied invasion of Normandy (
1444:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
312:
forming in France. It deployed round the La Hutte and
1479:
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1942
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By now the regiment was scattered in sub-units from
1280:
Routledge, Table LXXIV, p. 441; Table LXXV, p. 442.
138:
128:
110:
102:
94:
84:
69:
51:
43:
20:
723:on 1 September 1948, and in 1949 was stationed at
546:, controlling the 'Thames North' AA layout on the
454:58th (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders) LAA Rgt
335:on 10 May 1940, the regiment under the command of
1510:Military units and formations established in 1939
1500:Military units and formations in Northern Ireland
529:A Bofors crew undergoing training in early 1942.
1414:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
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1326:
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1256:
411:Battle of France, situation map 21 May–4 June.
1412:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1150:
1148:
1146:
916:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files.
23:4th (Ulster) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
8:
1495:Searchlight regiments of the Royal Artillery
1232:Routledge, pp. 315–6, 336; Table LI, p. 329.
902:
900:
898:
896:
894:
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890:
880:
878:
751:(regarded as successor to 3rd S/L Rgt) and
1210:
1208:
32:
1299:
1297:
1250:Routledge, pp. 360–1; Table LVII, p. 366.
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731:(BAOR), stationed at Vancouver Barracks,
558:on 10 July, moving on to help form a new
539:4th (Ulster) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
521:4th (Ulster) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
420:were in position for ground defence from
375:. 9 S/L Battery (as well as 8 S/L Bty of
200:4th (Ulster) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1505:Military units and formations in Belfast
1345:235–265 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on.
1162:
1160:
938:
936:
934:
932:
242:Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) at Belfast
1340:
1338:
977:Routledge, p. 116; Table XVIII, p. 126.
874:
805:
796:blouses beneath the standard RA title.
1356:30–66 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on.
339:F.C. Wallace was deployed as follows:
17:
1319:Vancouver Barracks at BAOR Locations.
21:3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment, RA
7:
1429:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
554:. 11 LAA Battery was transferred to
333:German invasion of the Low Countries
304:, and on 25 December it sailed from
245:9 Searchlight Battery at Clonaver,
1290:30 Rgt RA at British Army 1945 on.
773:102 (Ulster) Light Air Defence Rgt
743:247 and 248 (Ulster) LAA Regiments
727:. By March 1950 it was serving in
661:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
391:in the approaches to the harbour.
379:) was supporting two batteries of
14:
1467:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
681:with the following organisation:
597:After 'Overlord' was launched on
222:3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment
186:. It distinguished itself in the
168:3rd (Ulster) Searchlight Regiment
1100:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
771:. From 1967 this formed part of
238:, and was organised as follows:
73:
56:
25:247 (Ulster) LAA/SL Regiment, RA
1462:British Army units from 1945 on
1010:Routledge, Table XVIII, p. 126.
828:. When the TF's successor, the
775:until its disbandment in 1993.
47:1 September 1939–10 March 1955
1:
1089:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
483:of 1940–41 it formed part of
204:campaign in North West Europe
170:(3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt) was a
27:248 (Ulster) LAA Regiment, RA
737:5 Army Group Royal Artillery
182:just before the outbreak of
566:covering the naval base of
564:27th (Home Counties) AA Bde
310:British Expeditionary Force
264:The establishment of a S/L
115:British Expeditionary Force
1531:
769:245 (Ulster) LAA Regiment
765:245 (Belfast) HAA Regiment
628:V-1 in flight over Antwerp
1474:The Territorial Army 1947
753:248 (Ulster) LAA Regiment
749:247 (Ulster) LAA Regiment
729:British Army of the Rhine
355:11 S/L Bty at Richarderie
38:Royal Artillery cap badge
31:
1425:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1184:Frederick, pp. 838, 842.
1154:Frederick, pp. 800, 820.
884:Frederick, pp. 858, 863.
715:. It was converted into
498:The regiment supplied a
824:, derived from the old
316:areas, initially under
1241:Routledge, pp. 336–41.
906:Litchfield, pp. 310–1.
629:
530:
412:
293:
268:at this time was four
198:, converting into the
192:evacuated from Dunkirk
1440:Brig N.W. Routledge,
1175:Routledge, pp. 400–4.
1030:France & Flanders
989:France & Flanders
968:Routledge, pp. 121–2.
926:Frederick, pp. vi–ix.
838:Supplementary Reserve
627:
528:
410:
320:and then under a new
291:
280:) for local defence.
254:11 S/L Bty at Belfast
251:10 S/L Bty at Belfast
196:Anti-Aircraft Command
172:Supplementary Reserve
119:Anti-Aircraft Command
79:Supplementary Reserve
607:Cherbourg Naval Base
194:. It then served in
1366:Frederick, p. 1039.
860:530 (Essex) LAA Rgt
663:followed on 4 May.
655:and those that the
491:(RAF) airfields in
438:1st Panzer Division
232:3rd AA Brigade (SR)
1410:J.B.M. Frederick,
1332:Frederick, p. 996.
1271:Frederick, p. 824.
1262:Frederick, p. 947.
1166:Farndale, Annex M.
1140:Routledge, p. 400.
1111:Frederick, p. 861.
1080:Farndale, Annex D.
1001:Farndale, Annex A.
785:Red Hand of Ulster
757:51 (Ulster) AA Bde
630:
592:Operation Overlord
531:
493:South West England
413:
337:Lieutenant-Colonel
294:
274:Light machine guns
147:Dunkirk evacuation
1102:, file WO 212/79.
814:Territorial Force
649:Operation Plunder
582:North West Europe
218:(TA) until 1993.
174:(SR) unit of the
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151:North West Europe
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1456:External sources
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1071:Farndale, p. 98.
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1062:Farndale, p. 64.
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1042:Farndale, p. 55.
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1032:, Ch IX, p. 136.
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942:Farndale, p. 19.
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830:Territorial Army
810:
711:in AA Command's
634:V-1 flying bombs
450:Operation Dynamo
381:2nd Heavy AA Rgt
284:Battle of France
216:Territorial Army
212:V-1 flying bombs
188:Battle of France
180:Northern Ireland
143:Battle of France
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822:Special Reserve
818:Volunteer Force
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717:30 HAA Regiment
679:30 LAA Regiment
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672:30 LAA Regiment
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657:Royal Engineers
588:21st Army Group
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489:Royal Air Force
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389:Parachute mines
331:ended with the
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176:Royal Artillery
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123:21st Army Group
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719:equipped with
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701:2nd Medium Rgt
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694:5th Medium Rgt
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687:7th Medium Rgt
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552:Thames Estuary
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358:12 S/L Bty at
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349:10 S/L Bty at
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318:2nd AA Brigade
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733:Delmenhorst
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544:37th AA Bde
508:County Down
485:64th AA Bde
377:2nd S/L Rgt
322:5th S/L Bde
306:Southampton
298:Bordon Camp
154:Defence of
139:Engagements
129:Garrison/HQ
98:Air Defence
88:Searchlight
1489:Categories
1380:L.F. Ellis
1373:References
713:1 AA Group
653:River Maas
572:Gloucester
568:Portsmouth
426:Gravelines
417:Vimy Ridge
329:Phoney War
278:Lewis guns
247:Strandtown
178:raised in
812:When the
800:Footnotes
481:the Blitz
397:Luftwaffe
372:Luftwaffe
327:When the
302:Hampshire
276:(usually
1391:Gen Sir
1304:Watson,
779:Insignia
767:to form
709:1 AA Bde
611:Brussels
576:Hereford
504:Holywood
210:against
208:Brussels
156:Brussels
90:Light AA
1480:WW2Talk
1306:TA 1947
987:Ellis,
826:Militia
667:Postwar
638:Antwerp
422:Bergues
383:in the
360:Dunkirk
314:Béthune
266:battery
236:Belfast
133:Belfast
52:Country
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351:Carvin
270:troops
259:Lurgan
70:Branch
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44:Active
870:Notes
789:Khaki
725:Dover
645:Rhine
599:D Day
548:Essex
500:cadre
458:Douai
385:Arras
367:Lille
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166:The
103:Size
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