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XII Corps, providing light for marshalling troops before the attack and during the assault itself on the night of 23/24 March. When all three banks of lights were exposed they drew enemy fire and air attacks, which destroyed one of 344 Bty's S/L generators and set fire to nearby ammunition. On XII Corps' front the assault was made by 15th (Scottish) Division, in the appropriately-named
Operation Torchlight.
359:. Later in 1941 the searchlight layout over the Midlands was reorganised, so that any hostile raid approaching the Gun Defended Areas (GDA) around the towns must cross more than one searchlight belt, and then within the GDAs the concentration of lights was increased. In March 1942 the Battery HQ moved from Woodhouse Eaves to the
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with explosive charges, so searchlights had to sweep the river as well as the sky. The battery (less B Troop, which was providing movement light for various formations' night moves and bridging operations) remained at
Nijmegen until 11 November, when it handed over its commitments to 356 S/L Bty of
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As part of the deception plan for
Operation Plunder the searchlight detachments exposed some of their lights every night for at least a week before D-Day to accustom the enemy to their use. 344 M/L Battery (including an attached Troop of 581 M/L Bty) was under the command of 100 AA Bde, supporting
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on the night of 14/15 July, when the drivers of 15th (Scottish) Division 'found the light a great help to them in finding their way up the pot-holed track through the blinding dust'. The searchlight positions were subjected to light shelling and mortar fire and to low-level air attack, suffering
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on the nights of 19/20 and 20/21 November 1940. During the latter raid one of the battery's lights was following an enemy aircraft when the aircraft dive-bombed and machine-gunned the site, causing casualties (one killed, one mortally wounded) and damaging the light before the detachment could
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In view of the worsening international situation, a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in June 1939 with 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
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under the command of Maj R.V Spens (previously
Battery Captain in 344 Bty). By 1 March its sections were deployed along the Maas, providing light for bridging operations and to assist patrols. During preparations for the Rhine Crossing, C Troop worked with the specialised armour of
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respectively to provide movement light. A Troop then joined 344 Bty in the deception lighting before
Operation Plunder and supplemented 344 Bty's lights during the battle. Once the river was crossed, 581 Bty helped to transport fuel to the front line, then sent A Troop to support
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three wounded. However, during the fighting the following night, a jammed column of troops and vehicles was dangerously silhouetted in the movement light, while elsewhere a smoke cloud blotted it out. The battery continued to support
British and Canadian formations as the
463:, the battery was able to withdraw its security patrols and concentrate once more in order to waterproof its equipment for the voyage to Normandy. The battery moved to its marshalling area on 5 July, embarked on 7 July (less B Troop) and after a few days anchored off
542:, with individual Troops widely scattered supporting different formations. This caused practical problems for the BHQ and REME workshop in supplying carbon rods to individual detachments for the arc lamps and in servicing their searchlight control (SLC) radars.
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On 19 April 1943, 344 S/L Bty received a warning order that it was to train for a mobile role. It became an independent battery on that day, no longer part of 58th S/L Regiment. During May it drew motor transport and attended No 3 Battle
Training School at
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852:. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, RE, in 344 Company on 12 January 1939. Ended World War II as War Substantive Major and Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel, RA, (both dated 5 February 1944). After the war he ran a
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After the river had been bridged, A Troop provided lighting to prevent sabotage by frogmen, while the rest of the battery provided movement light for the convoys crossing over and advancing towards
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and then helping 15th (Scottish) Division in its advance, including defending divisional HQ against roving groups of German soldiers. On 23 April it began deception lighting at
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756:, 344 Bty was used to provide illumination over Hamburg, particularly the Prisoner of War (PoW) cages and the bridging operations on the Elbe. In July it was moved to
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to reflect light off the cloudbase to provide 'artificial moonlight' or 'movement light' (also known as 'Monty's moonlight') in support of night operations. 344th and
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on the night of 22/23 September, while C Troop provided movement light along the vital traffic routes and A Troop later took up AA defence positions at
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467:, completing its disembarkation at the beachhead on 13 July. It immediately began 'movement light' training exercises with
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British triple 20mm Polsten gun AA mounting on the bank of the Rhine, 25 March 1945.
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round London. One of these was 317th (Middlesex) Independent AASL Company based at
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was fully mobilised at its war stations. 58th AA Battalion formed part of
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in 1944–45. Previously, it had served on anti-aircraft (AA) duties during
1634:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1948/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2014,
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90 cm Projector Anti-Aircraft, displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
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to maintain and modify the equipment that it would take overseas.
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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344 S/L Bty War Diary January–May 1944, TNA file WO 166/14901.
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Hon David Edward Hely-Hutchinson, born in 1911, second son of
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On 22 December the battery relieved 356 Bty in the AA role at
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On 1 August 1940 the RE AA Battalions were transferred to the
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This battery formally came into existence on 21 February at
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Operation Plunder: The British and Canadian Rhine Crossing
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Medal Card of Pte Edward Boggis, TNA file WO 372/2/197710.
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Hon William Speke Philipps, born in 1908, youngest son of
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S/L Rgts. In preparation for the assault crossing of the
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36th (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers
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The History of the Fifteenth Scottish Division 1939–1945
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on the night of 29/30 August, a section of A Troop with
210:) on 15 December 1935. While the battalion was based at
1649:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
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593rd (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA (Harrow)
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581 Bty's lights were used to control shipping on the
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58th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
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1949. He ended his career as a Brevet Colonel in the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
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930:"1 AA Division 1936–38 at British Military History"
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1193:344 S/L Bty War Diary 1943, TNA file WO 166/11549.
1728:Military units and formations established in 1944
1487:58 S/L Regt War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7906.
1386:581 M/L Bty War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 171/5104.
1332:344 M/L Bty War Diary 1945, TNA file WO 171/5095.
1184:344 S/L Bty War Diary 1942, TNA file WO 166/7847.
355:on the night of 8/9 May 1941 became known as the
1116:"2 AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
1012:"2 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
962:"2 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
850:Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 6th Earl of Donoughmore
411:By the end of 1943, Battery HQ was stationed at
1604:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
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1043:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files
830:). He committed suicide on 19 November 1955.
640:, with some additional manpower coming from
1675:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
408:, the planned Allied invasion of Normandy.
1748:Military units and formations in Middlesex
1723:Moonlight batteries of the Royal Artillery
1576:Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage,
808:18th London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
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835:Laurence Philipps, 1st Baron Milford
310:32nd (Midland) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
845:shipping company, and died in 1975.
638:581 Independent Moonlight Batteries
754:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath
25:
431:, transferring to the command of
423:on the Lincolnshire coast and at
239:58th (Middlesex) AA Battalion, RE
1062:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
1060:344 S/L Bty War Diary, 1939–41,
526:, and B Troop with XII Corps at
1698:British Army units from 1945 on
675:, 15th (Scottish) Division and
320:. 344 S/L Battery was based at
57:15 December 1935–30 August 1945
1368:Routledge, Table LVII, p. 366.
782:integrated into its ranks, as
331:There were heavy air raids on
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890:Frederick, pp. 858, 865, 870.
709:during its overland advance.
208:36th (Middlesex) AA Battalion
1527:, 10 & 20 December 1955.
1166:Routledge Table LXV, p. 396.
786:. It was disbanded in 1955.
443:(REME) workshop remained at
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1001:Routledge Table LX, p. 378.
863:(1946–71) and died in 1984.
340:respond with its defensive
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1679:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
1157:Farndale, Annex D, p. 258.
1147:2 AA Division at RA 39–45.
1076:Farndale, Annex M, p. 340.
593:for rest and maintenance.
488:North West Europe campaign
278:40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
1708:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
992:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
824:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
818:in 1942, and advanced to
459:On 7 June, the day after
38:
1703:British Military History
1615:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1578:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1237:Routledge, pp. 314, 317.
1102:"58 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45"
780:Women's Royal Army Corps
575:51st (Highland) Division
469:15th (Scottish) Division
839:mentioned in despatches
790:Prominent personalities
752:In May 1945, after the
702:3rd (British) Divisions
683:581st Moonlight Battery
616:344th Moonlight Battery
547:Operation Market Garden
316:during the forthcoming
218:, was transferred from
160:during the campaign in
124:Operation Market Garden
1350:Saunders, pp. 58, 143.
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290:Spalding, Lincolnshire
237:for a duplicate unit,
224:Royal Corps of Signals
1645:Brig N.W. Routledge,
1291:Martin, pp. 229, 236.
828:Supplementary Reserve
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677:53rd (Welsh) Division
673:7th Armoured Division
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274:Anti-Aircraft Command
1630:Lt-Gen H.G. Martin,
1128:on 23 September 2015
942:on 23 September 2015
347:One notable raid on
294:Alford, Lincolnshire
135:Operation Enterprise
1088:Litchfield, p. 178.
764:, and then back to
630:Operation Veritable
496:Operation Greenline
194:(TA). In 1924, the
128:Operation Veritable
83:Searchlight Battery
1600:J.B.M. Frederick,
1395:Routledge, p. 362.
1314:Routledge, p. 353.
1305:Frederick, p. 862.
1282:Routledge, p. 350.
1175:Routledge, p. 399.
1024:on 17 January 2016
974:on 17 January 2016
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610:Ardennes Offensive
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406:Operation Overlord
212:Edgware, Middlesex
120:Operation Overlord
1640:978-1-78331-085-2
1563:, 4 January 1985.
1440:, 5 January 1915.
1425:Monthly Army List
1246:Martin, pp. 66–9.
1064:file WO 166/3187.
917:Monthly Army List
806:1915–18 with the
658:Operation Plunder
505:II Canadian Corps
455:North West Europe
342:Light machine gun
257:See main article
180:See main article
162:North West Europe
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516:River Seine
437:Southampton
421:Cleethorpes
400:and joined
382:Radnorshire
371:Mobile role
286:RAF Duxford
284:. Based at
150:searchlight
108:Engagements
98:Garrison/HQ
91:Air Defence
1717:Categories
1570:References
1539:: Milford.
1132:17 January
1028:17 January
978:17 January
946:17 January
843:Court Line
800:War Office
773:Kiel Canal
722:River Elbe
718:Artlenburg
602:Maastricht
600:and round
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425:Easingwold
402:100 AA Bde
349:Nottingham
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229:After the
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551:Eindhoven
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398:Salisbury
386:11 AA Bde
333:Leicester
300:The Blitz
166:The Blitz
116:The Blitz
1581:Gen Sir
766:Brussels
583:Roermond
577:towards
566:Nijmegen
561:bridge.
528:Louviers
378:Penybont
363:Camp at
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760:, near
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361:Militia
344:(LMG).
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559:Grave
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