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but the rest of the regiment remained in Egypt until it was placed in suspended animation on 27 February 1945.
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within the division. The Royal
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was mobilised at Putney with 54th HAA Regiment. By
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When the TA was reformed in 1947, the regiment was reconstituted as
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The following officer served as
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The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
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on 23 December, leaving the artillery and becoming an
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155:bombers on London and other British cities during
122:54th (City of London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
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695:"1 AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
620:"1 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
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407:On 1 January 1954 the regiment was merged into
253:In May 1940 the regiment was deployed manning
124:was a volunteer air defence unit of Britain's
989:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
973:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
333:. On 29 December 1941 428 Bty transferred to
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398:454 HAA Regiment (City of London), RA, TA
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302:An AA command post in action, by Ardizzone
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136:and later served in the Middle East.
23:454 (City of London) HAA Regiment, RA
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423:Capt Sir Benjamin Lazarus Hansford,
186:was formed to cover London and the
169:54th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
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1058:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
768:Routledge, Table XXXVIII, p. 253.
177:27th (London) Air Defence Brigade
1068:British Artillery in World War 2
666:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
357:. 159 Battery later moved on to
355:53 (City of London) HAA Regiment
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1063:British Army units from 1945 on
440:On 1 September 1939 the artist
257:at sites in South East London:
167:(RGA). The fourth of these was
321:to 205th Training Regiment at
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845:Routledge, Table XXV, p. 164.
341:Indian Ocean and Middle East
1048:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
241:Battle of Britain and Blitz
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960:, London: Brasseys, 2002,
289:99th (London Welsh) AA Rgt
233:After mobilisation, a new
132:it defended London during
609:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
128:from 1922 until 1954. In
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1073:Edward Ardizzone website
1053:British Military History
1005:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
949:100th Edn, London, 1953.
927:Edward Ardizzone website
791:"53 HAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
486:Frederick, pp. 754, 767.
359:52 (London) HAA Regiment
165:Royal Garrison Artillery
43:July 1923–1 January 1954
987:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
551:Titles and Designations
384:/AA Defence Command at
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363:Burma Campaign 1944–45
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678:1 AA Div at RA 39–45
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532:on 23 September 2015
317:The regiment sent a
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668:, file WO 166/2389.
506:Litchfield, p. 164.
454:official war artist
347:East Africa Command
971:J.B.M. Frederick,
836:Joslen, pp. 484–5.
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456:in February 1940.
378:Middle East Forces
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235:48th AA Bde
157:World War I
107:Engagements
97:Garrison/HQ
84:Air Defence
1082:Categories
966:185753302X
935:References
814:Farndale,
446:Bombardier
374:8th AA Bde
265:(site ZS6)
1030:852069247
881:Army List
818:, p. 357.
598:Army List
402:67 AA Bde
323:Aborfield
134:The Blitz
111:The Blitz
952:Gen Sir
905:Geni.com
883:1924–39.
816:Far East
711:1 August
636:1 August
574:1 August
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386:Benghazi
312:3.7-inch
270:Woolwich
149:Zeppelin
92:Regiment
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