The Territorial Army was reformed in 1947 as Britain’s part-time reserve army. The organisation and structure of the TA which was established in 1947 largely remained in being until the TA was disbanded in 1967.
The TA was given three roles. The provision of reserve field formations-divisions and brigades-which had been its main purpose since 1908 was continued. Six infantry divisions, two armoured divisions, an airborne division, and several independent brigades were formed. One of those brigades was formed in Northern Ireland-the first TA presence in that province. From 1935, the TA had provided the bulk of the forces allotted to Anti-Aircraft Command, and this commitment was continued and extended in 1947. Experience of military operations in the Second World War had underlined the need for more specialised troops at corps, army and line of communication level. For this purpose, the reformed TA provided a large number of artillery, engineers, signals and logistic units.
For administration purposes, the field formations and the new army/corps/line of communication units were divided between the geographic commands of the UK-Eastern, London, Northern, Northern Ireland, Scottish, Southern and Western. Each command had a mixture of regular and reserve units within its boundaries. Anti-Aircraft Command covered the whole of the UK and operated as a partner to the RAF’s Fighter Command.
After 1947, the TA underwent several major re-organisations before 1947. Some of the units listed below had a very short-existence as the ambitious order of battle could not be sustained by the level of recruitment. From 1948 until 1961 TA units were made up of part-time volunteers and conscripts retained in the reserves after two years in the regular army.
Between 1948 and 1953 many line of communications units were transferred to what became known as the Army Emergency Reserve. AER units had a paper existence as they were composed of reservists whose civilian skills and occupations could be transferred directly to military use; eg, telephone engineers, dock workers, policemen etc. Anti-Aircraft Command was disbanded in 1955 and this resulted in a major re-organisation of the TA in 1956. With the abolition of conscription, another major re-organisation took place in 1961. The TA was disbanded in 1967 when, in a change of policy, the British government decided that the only reserves needed where those required to fill out the regular army’s order of battle: a force of support and logistic units rather than front-line units.
The following orbat reflects the TA as formed in 1947 and is divided into the various commands. Within each command, there is a list of the army/corps/line of communications units, followed by divisions and brigades. The location of the HQ of each unit is given.
In the process of reformation in 1947 many units were re-titled and re-roled and so lost their pre 1939 identities.
EASTERN COMMAND
89 (Field) AGRA [Army Group Royal Artillery], London
286 Field Regiment, St Albans
299 Field Regiment, Aylesbury
304 Field Regiment, Chelmsford
306 Field Regiment, Bedford
308 Field Regiment, Bury St Edmund
358 Field Regiment, Ipswich
98 (AA) AGRA, Chelmsford
389 LAA Regiment, Swaffham
629 HAA Regiment, Cambridge
646 HAA Regiment, Chelmsford
99 (AA) AGRA, Southborough
258 HAA Regiment, Eastbourne
313 HAA Regiment, Worthing
344 LAA Regiment, Brighton
645 LAA Regiment, Aylesbury
648 HAA Regiment, Hackney
674 HAA Regiment, Stonechat Hill
101 Coast Brigade, Dover
410 Coast Regiment RA, Dover
411 Coast Regiment RA, Brighton
415 Coast Regiment RA, Gravesend
418 Coast Regiment RA, Harwich
419 Coast Regiment RA, Harwich
25 Engineer Group, Colchester
120 Construction Regiment RE, Gravesend
122 Field Engineer Regiment, Cambridge
134 Construction Regiment, Loughborough
2/20 Army Signal Regiment, Wanstead
61 HQ Signal Regiment, Bedford
23 (Southern) Corps RASC, Ilford
101 Tank Transporter Column RASC,
105 Transport Column RASC, Barking
23 Ordnance Field Park, Chelsea
23 Corps Workshops REME
6 (Eastern) General Hospital
24 (Eastern) Field Dressing Station
163 (East Anglian) Field Dressing Station, Norwich
4 (Eastern) Casualty Clearing Station
44 (Home Counties) INFANTRY DIVISION
The Northamptonshire Yeomanry, Northampton
257 Field Regiment, Brighton
264 Field Regiment, Fulham
297 Field Regiment, Maidstone
298 Field Regiment, Clapham
381 Anti-tank Regiment, Wimbledon
119 Field Engineer Regiment, Eastbourne
44 Divisional Signal Regiment, Hounslow
44 Divisional RASC, Croydon
44 Ordnance Field Park
44 Divisional REME
44 Divisional RAMC
47 (London) Infantry Brigade
7 Bn Middlesex Regiment, Hornsey
Queen Victoria’s Rifles, Westminster
Queen’s Westminsters, Westminster
131 (Surrey) Infantry Brigade
5 Bn Queen’s Regiment, Guildford
6 Bn Queen’s Regiment, Bermondsey
6 Bn East Surrey Regiment, Surbiton
133 (Kent & Sussex) Infantry Brigade
4/5 Bn The Buffs, Canterbury
4/5 Bn Royal Sussex Regiment, Worthing
4/5 Bn Royal West Kent Regiment, Tonbridge
161 Independent Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Royal Norfolk Regiment, Norwich
4 Bn Suffolk Regiment, Ipswich
4 Bn Essex Regiment, Ilford
161 Brigade Signals, Cambridge
161 Brigade RASC
161 Brigade Workshop
162 Independent Infantry Brigade
5 Bn Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment, Bedford
1 Bn Hertfordshire Regiment, Hertford
5 Bn Northamptonshire Regiment, Peterborough
162 Brigade Signals, Hertford
162 Brigade RASC
162 Brigade Workshop
LONDON DISTRICT
97 (AA) AGRA
265 HAA Regiment, Grove Park
353 HAA Regiment, Islington
622 HAA Regiment, Walworth
625 Searchlight Regiment, Paddington
656 LAA Regiment, Bow
27 Engineer Group, Chelsea
114 Army Engineer Regiment, Bethnal Green
121 Construction Regiment, Chelsea
GHQ Signal Reporting Regiment, Kensington
1 Special Communications Unit, Clapham
23 (Southern) Corps Signal Regiment, Fulham
51 HQ LoC Signal Regiment, Clapham
10 (London) General Hospital
17 (London) General Hospital
57 (Middlesex) General Hospital
8 (London) Hygiene Company RAMC
56 (London) ARMOURED DIVISION
Inns of Court Yeomanry
1st Honourable Artillery Company Regiment, Finsbury
290 Field Regiment, Bloomsbury
263 Anti-tank Regiment, Brixton
624 LAA Regiment, Streatham
101 Engineer Regiment, Chelsea
56 (London)Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment, Chelsea
56 (London) Divisional RASC
56 (London) Divisional RAOC
56 (London) Divisional REME, Slough
56 (London) Divisional RAMC
22 Armoured Brigade
City of London Yeomanry
Westminster Dragoons
3rd County of London Yeomanry
42nd Royal Tank Regiment
168 Lorried Infantry Brigade
8 Bn Royal Fusiliers, Bloomsbury
London Rifle Brigade/Rangers, Finsbury
London Scottish, Westminster
London Irish Rifles, Chelsea
16th AIRBORNE DIVISION
[ NB –although headquartered in London this division had units nationwide]
North Somerset Yeomanry, Bath
285 Airborne Light Regiment, Stratford
291 Airborne Field Regiment, Lewisham
292 Airborne Anti-tank Regiment, Kensington
131 Airborne Engineer Regiment, Kingsbury
16 Airborne Divisional Signal Regiment, Uxbridge
16 (Lincoln) Independent Parachute Company, Lincoln
16 Airborne Divisional RASC
16 Airborne Divisional RAOC
16 Airborne Divisional REME
16 Airborne Divisional RAMC
4 Parachute Brigade
10 (London) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Chelsea
11 (Middlesex) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Hounslow
14 (Hampshire) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Southampton
5 Parachute Brigade
12 (Yorkshire) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Pudsey
13 (Lancashire) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Liverpool
18 (Warwickshire) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Aston
6 Parachute Brigade
15 (Scottish) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Glasgow
16 (Welsh) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Cardiff
17 (Durham LI) Bn, Parachute Regiment, Gateshead
NORTHERN COMMAND
9 Independent Armoured Brigade
Leicestershire Yeomanry, Leicester
Sherwood Rangers, Newark
Warwickshire Yeomanry, Coventry
43rd Royal Tank Regiment, Newcastle
7 Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Coventry
9 Armoured Brigade Signals, Rugby
86 (Field) AGRA, Nottingham
268 Field Regiemnt, Birmingham
307 Field Regiment RHA, Nottingham
315 Medium Regiment, Leicester
350 Heavy Regiment, Nottingham
377 Observation Regiment, Durham
103 Coast Brigade, Darlington
404 Coast Regiment, North Shields
405 Coast Regiment, Blyth
422 Coast Regiment, Hull
423 Coast Regiment, Hull
426 Coast Regiment, West Hartlepool
427 Coast Regiment, West Hartlepool
21 Engineer Group, Sheffield
118 Construction Regiment, Middlesbrough
129 Field Engineer Regiment, Leeds
22 Engineer Group, Gateshead
104 Army Engineer Regiment, Newcastle
105 Construction Regiment, Gateshead
132 Field Engineer Regiment, Sunderland
51 Air Formation Signal Regiment, Leeds
21 (North Midland) Corps Signal Regiment, Derby
21 Corps RASC, Birmingham
103 (West Riding) Tank Transporter Column RASC, Leeds
111 Transport Column RASC, Newcastle
21 Ordnance Field Park, Nottingham
21 HQ REME & Workshop,
1 (Northern) General Hospital
22 (Northern) Field Dressing Station
137 (Northern) Field Dressing Station
3 (Northern) Casualty Clearing Station
18 (Northern) Casualty Clearing Station
49 (West Riding & North Midland) ARMOURED DIVISION
Derbyshire Yeomanry, Derby
269 Field Regiment, Leeds
270 Field Regiment, Bradford
382 Anti-tank Regiment, Halifax
323 LAA Regiment, Sheffield
106 Engineer Regiment, Sheffield
49 Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment, Leeds
49 Armoured Divisional RASC
49 Ordnance Field Park
49 Armoured Divisional REME
49 Armoured Divisional RAMC
8 (Yorkshire) Armoured Brigade
Yorkshire Hussars, York
Yorkshire Dragoons, Doncaster
East Riding Yeomanry, Hull
45/51 Royal Tank Regiment, Leeds
147 (Midland) Lorried Infantry Brigade
4/6 Bn Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, Lincoln
4/5 Bn Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Loughborough
5 Bn Sherwood Foresters, Derby
8 Bn Sherwood Foresters, Retford
5/6 Bn North Staffordshire Regiment, Burton-on-Trent
50th (Northumbrian) INFANTRY DIVISION
Northumberland Hussars, Newcastle
43rd Royal Tank Regiment, Newcastle
271 Field Regiment, Sheffield
272 Field Regiment, Newcastle
274 Field Regiment, South Shields
631 Anti-tank Regiment, Scarborough
588 LAA Regiment, Walker on Tyne
103 Engineer Regiment, Newcastle
50 Divisional Signal Regiment, Darlington
50 Divisional RASC, Hull
50 Ordnance Field Park
50 Divisional REME
50 Divisional RAMC
146 (West Riding) Infantry Brigade
5 Bn West Yorkshire Regiment, York
7 Bn Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, Milnsbridge
4/5 Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Wakefield
Hallamshire Battalion, Sheffield
149 (Northumberland) Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Hexham
7 Bn Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Alnwick
8 Bn Durham Light Infantry, Durham
151 (Yorkshire & Durham) Infantry Brigade
4 Bn East Yorkshire Regiment, Hull
4 Bn Green Howards, Northallerton
6 Bn Durham Light Infantry, Bishop Auckland
NORTHERN IRELAND DISTRICT
North Irish Horse, Belfast
429 Coast Regiment, Carrickfergus
112 Transport Column RASC
51 AA Brigade
245 HAA Regiment, Belfast
246 HAA Regiment, Londonderry
247 LAA Regiment, Belfast
248 LAA Regiment, Belfast
502 HAA Regiment, Belfast
35 Independent AA Signal Sqn
107 (Ulster) Independent Infantry Brigade
661 Field Regiment, Bangor
591 Field Sqn RE, Bangor
107 Brigade Signal Sqn, Belfast
5 Bn Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Londonderry
6 Bn Royal Ulster Rifles, Belfast
5 Bn Royal Irish Fusiliers, Armagh
601 Company RASC
107 Brigade RAOC
107 Brigade REME
107 Field Ambulance
SCOTTISH COMMAND
Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, Cupar
30 (Lowland) Independent Armoured Brigade
Ayrshire Yeomanry, Ayr
Glasgow Yeomanry, Glasgow
Lanarkshire Yeomanry, Lanark
Lothians & Border Horse, Edinburgh
30 Armoured Brigade Signal Sqn, Glasgow
30 Armoured Brigade RASC
30 Field Dressing Station
84 (Field) AGRA, Aberdeen
276 Field Regiment, Dundee
328 Medium Regiment, Pollokshaws
356 Medium Regiment, Peterhead
362 Medium Regiment, Montrose
402 Anti-tank Regiment, Greenock
85 (Field) AGRA, Glasgow
279 Field Regiment, Irvine
280 Medium Regiment, Glasgow
330 Medium Regiment, Troon
357 Medium Regiment, Edinburgh
105 Coast Brigade, Edinburgh
407 Coast Regiment, Dumbarton
412 Coast Regiment, Cromarty
413 Coast Regiment, Kirkcaldy
414 Coast Regiment, Edinburgh
416 Coast Regiment, Port Glasgow
417 Coast Regiment, Greenock
430 Coast Regiment, Kirkwall
20 Engineer Brigade, Renfrew
102 Construction Regiment, Renfrew
126 Army Engineer Regiment, Dundee
50 HQ LoC Signal Regiment, Glasgow
60 HQ Signal Regiment, Edinburgh
26 (Scottish) Independent Infantry Brigade
4/5 Bn Black Watch, Dundee
6/7 Bn Black Watch, Perth
26 Brigade Signals, Dundee
155 (Lowland) Independent Infantry Brigade
7/9 Bn Royal Scots, Edinburgh
8 Bn Royal Scots, Edinburgh
4 Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Galashiels
5 Bn Kings Own Scottish Borderers, Dumfries
155 Brigade Signal Sqn
264 (Scottish) Beach Brigade
124 Engineer Regiment, Rutherglen
264 Beach Brigade Signal Sqn, Barrhead
264 Brigade RASC
106 (Scottish) Transport Column RASC
2 (Scottish) General Hospital
4 (Scottish) General Hospital
5 (Scottish) General Hospital
51ST/52ND (Lowland) INFANTRY DIVISION
The Scottish Horse, Dunkeld
275 Field Regiment, Aberdeen
277 Field Regiment, Greenock
278 Field Regiment, Edinburgh
254 Anti-tank Regiment, Dumbarton
117 Engineer Regiment, Aberdeen
51/52 Divisional Signal Regiment, Aberdeen
51/52 Divisional RASC
51/52 Ordnance Field Park
51/52 Divisional REME
51/52 Divisional RAMC
153 (Highland) Infantry Brigade
11 Bn Seaforth Highlanders, Golspie
4/5 Bn Cameron Highlanders, Invernes
Lovat Scouts, Beauly
4/7 Bn Gordon Highlanders, Aberdeen
5/6 Bn Gordon Highlanders, Bucksburn
154 (Highland) Infantry Brigade
7 Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Stirling
8 Bn Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Dunoon
157 (Lowland) Infantry Brigade
4/5 Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, Ayr
6 Bn Cameronians, Glasgow
7 Bn Cameronians, Glasgow
5/6 Bn Highland Light Infantry, Glasgow
The Glasgow Highlanders, Glasgow
SOUTHERN COMMAND
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Gloucester
44th/50th Royal Tank Regiment, Bristol
90 (Field) AGRA, Newbury
312 Medium Regiment, Bristol
341 Medium Regiment, Sherborne
345 Medium Regiment, Newbury
346 Medium Regiment, Windsor
91 (Field) AGRA, Taunton
255 Medium Regiment, Yeovil
342 Medium Regiment, Bideford
628 Heavy Regiment, Barnstaple
630 Medium Regiment, Taunton
633 Super Heavy Regiment, Midsomer Norton
100 (AA) AGRA, Winchester
295 HAA Regiment, Winchester
642 LAA Regiment, Bournemouth
651 LAA Regiment, Swindon
667 HAA Regiment, Aldershot
376 Observation Regiment RA, Bristol
102 Coast Brigade, Plymouth
406 Coast Regiment, Southampton
407 Coast Regiment, Plymouth
408 Coast Regiment, Plymouth
409 Coast Regiment, Falmouth
421 Coast Regiment, Weymouth
428 Coast Regiment, Newport, IoW
26 Engineer Group, Salisbury
111 Field Engineer Regiment, Bristol
115 Construction Regiment, Fareham
116 Army Engineer Regiment, Devonport
1/20 Army Signal Regiment, Birmingham
63 HQ Signal Regiment, Salisbury
104 Transport Column RASC, Taunton?
110 Transport Column RASC, Birmingham
9 (Southern) General Hospital
16 (Oxfordshire) General Hospital
23 (Southern) Field Dressing Station
11 (Southern) Casualty Clearing Station
43RD (Wessex) INFANTRY DIVISION
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, Swindon
294 Field Regiment, Sherborne
296 Field Regiment, Exeter
387 Field Regiment, Oxford
383 Anti-tank Regiment, Portsmouth
396 LAA Regiment, Devonport
110 Engineer Regiment, Bath
43 Divisional Signal Regiment, Taunton
43 Divisional RASC
43 Ordnance Field Park
43 Divisional REME
43 Divisional RAMC
128 Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Royal Hampshire Regiment, Winchester
4 Bn Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Oxford
4th/6th Bn Royal Berkshire Regiment, Reading
129 Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Somerset Light Infantry, Bath
5 Bn Gloucestershire Regiment, Gloucester
4 Bn Wiltshire Regiment, Trowbridge
130 (West Country) Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Devonshire Regiment, Exeter
5 Bn Devonshire Regiment, Plymouth
4/5 Bn Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, Truro
4 Bn Dorsetshire Regiment, Dorchester
WESTERN COMMAND
23 Independent Armoured Brigade
Cheshire Yeomanry, Chester
Staffordshire Yeomanry, Stafford
40th Royal Tank Regiment, Bootle
41st Royal Tank Regiment, Oldham
23 Armoured Brigade Signal Sqn, Chester
The Liverpool Scottish, Liverpool
87 (Field) AGRA, Liverpool
287 Medium Regiment, Liverpool
336 Medium Regiment, Liverpool
351 Medium Regiment, Stoke
359 Medium Regiment, Liverpool
368 Medium Regiment, Liverpool
88 (Field) AGRA, Shrewsbury
261 Observation Regiment RA, Stoke
267 Medium Regiment, Worcester
300 Anti-tank Regiment, Kidderminster
361 Medium Regiment, Colwyn Bay
639 Heavy Regiment, Stourbridge
92 (AA) AGRA, Coventry
320 HAA Regiment, Birmingham
321 HAA Regiment, Leeds
582 LAA Regiment, Sunderland
623 LAA Regiment, Coventry
673 HAA Regiment, Halifax
93 (AA) AGRA, Preston
337 HAA Regiment, Blackpool
597 LAA Regiment, Preston
633 LAA Regiment, Rochdale
640 HAA Regiment, Workington
94 (AA) AGRA, Prestwich
310 LAA Regiment, Manchester
349 HAA Regiment, Hoylake
634 LAA Regiment, Salford
644 LAA/SL Regiment, Warrington
652 HAA Regiment, Wigan
95 (AA) AGRA, Newport, Mon.
390 LAA Regiment, Liverpool
635 LAA Regiment, Carnarvon
636 LAA Regiment, Newtown
637 LAA Regiment, Abergavenny
666 LAA/SL Regiment, Brierly Hill
672 HAA Regiment, Langley
96 (AA) AGRA, Liverpool
533 LAA/SL Regiment, Liverpool
626 HAA Regiment, Liverpool
653 HAA Regiment, Liverpool
104 Coast Brigade, Wirral
309 Coast Regiment, Workington
420 Coast Regiment, Liverpool
424 Coast Regiment, Pembroke Dock
425 Coast Regiment, Pembroke Dock
664 Coast Regiment, Cardiff
665 Coast Regiment, Newport
671 Coast Regiment, Swansea
23 Engineer Group, Hereford
107 Field Engineer Regiment, St Helens
109 Construction Regiment, Cardiff
125 Army Field Regiment, Cannock
127 Construction Regiment, Smethwick
24 Engineer Group, Liverpool
112 Construction Regiment, Birmingham
113 Assault Engineer Regiment, Birkenhead
128 Field Engineer Regiment, Liverpool
130 Construction Regiment, Liverpool
133 Construction Regiment, Manchester
50 Air Formation Signal Regiment, Chester
62 HQ Signal Regiment, Chester
22 Corps Signal Regiment, Southport
22 Corps RASC, Southport
102 Amphibious Transport Column RASC, Birkenhead
107 Transport Column, Manchester
108 Transport Column, Shropshire
109 Transport Column, West Wales
22 Ordnance Field Park, Ormskirk
22 Corps HQ REME, Manchester
3 (Western) General Hospital
7 (Western) General Hospital
8 (Western) General Hospital
23 (Western) Field Ambulance
166 (Western) Field Dressing Station
12 (Western) Casualty Clearing Station
165 (Western/Border) Casualty Clearing Station
42ND (Lancashire) INFANTRY DIVISION
Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, Wigan
251 Field Regiment, Carlisle
252 Field Regiment, Manchester
253 Field Regiment, Bolton
380 Anti-tank Regiment, Ulverston
288 LAA Regiment, Preston
123 Engineer Regiment, Manchester
42 Divisional Signal Regiment, Manchester
42 Divisional RASC
42 Ordnance Field Park
42 Divisional REME
42 Divisional RAMC
125 (West Lancashire & Cheshire) Infantry Brigade
5 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers, Bury
5 Bn King’s Regiment, Liverpool
4 Bn South Lancashire Regiment, Warrington
126 (North Lancashire) Infantry Brigade
5 Bn King’s Own Royal Regiment, Lancaster
4 Bn Border Regiment, Kendal
5 Bn Loyal Regiment, Bolton
127 (East Lancashire) Infantry Brigade
4 Bn East Lancashire Regiment, Blackburn
8 Bn Manchester Regiment, Ardwick
9 Bn Manchester Regiment, Ashton
53RD (Welsh) INFANTRY DIVISION
Shropshire Yeomanry, Shrewsbury
281 Field Regiment, Port Talbot
283 Field Regiment, Newport
302 Field Regiment, Haverfordwest
384 Anti-tank Regiment, Rhyl
638 LAA Regiment, Brecon
108 Engineer Regiment, Swansea
53 Divisional Signal Regiment, Cardiff
53 Division RASC
53 Ordnance Field Park
53 Division REME
53 Division RAMC
158 (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Infantry Brigade
4 Bn Cheshire Regiment, Birkenhead
7 Bn Cheshire Regiment, Macclesfield
4 Bn Royal Welch Fusiliers, Wrexham
159 (Welsh Border) Infantry Brigade
7 Bn Worcestershire Regiment, Kidderminster
4 Bn Kings Shropshire Light Infantry, Shrewsbury
1 Bn Herefordshire Light Infantry, Hereford
160 (South Wales) Infantry Brigade
2 Bn Monmouthshire Regiment, Pontypool
4 Bn Welch Regiment, Llanelli
5 Bn Welch Regiment, Pontypridd
ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND
The Command was divided into five geographic groups, each of which commanded a variable number of AA brigades. Each group and brigade had an allocation of signals, supply & transport, and maintenance units. Although a number of regular AA regiments served within the command, the bulk of the AA regiments were formed by the TA. Many regiments contained personnel from the Women’s Royal Army Corps.
1ST AA GROUP, London
11 AA (Mixed) Signal Regiment, Kensington
1 AA Group (North) Transport Column RASC
1 AA Group (South) Transport Column RASC
1 AA Ordnance Company
6 AA Workshop Bn REME
52 AA Brigade, Chingford
459 HAA Regiment, Walthamstow
482 HAA Regiment, Barking
512 LAA Regiment, Pentonville
568 SL Regiment, St Pancras
599 HAA Regiment, Chingford
609 HAA Regiment, Tottenham
53 AA Brigade, Dover
259 HAA Regiment, Shorncliffe
489 HAA Regiment, Ramsgate
516 LAA Regiment, Sittingbourne
54 AA Brigade, Gillingham
455 HAA Regiment, Tunbridge Wells
458 HAA Regiment, Sidcup
564 LAA/SL Regiment, Gillingham
55 AA Brigade, Barking
517 LAA Regiment, Dagenham
563 SL Regiment, Whipps Cross
600 HAA Regiment, East Ham
63 AA Brigade, London NW1
461 HAA Regiment, Finchley
484 HAA Regiment, Willesden
490 HAA Regiment, Southgate
64 AA Brigade, Clapham
451 HAA Regiment, Chelsea
497 HAA Regiment, Hammersmith
499 HAA Regiment, Kensington
562 SL Regiment/London Electrical Engineers
570 LAA Regiment, Dulwich
67 AA Brigade, Shepherds Bush
452 HAA Regiment, Acton
453 HAA Regiment, Shepherds Bush
454 HAA Regiment, Putney
488 HAA Regiment, White City
607 SL Regiment, Twickenham
608 HAA Regiment, Bexleyheath
75 AA Brigade, London SE3
2 Honouraable Artillery Company LAA Regiment, Finsbury
460 HAA Regiment, Catford
566 LAA Regiment, Sutton
567 SL Regiment, Shoreditch
569 SL Regiment, Blackheath
82 AA Brigade, Heston
479 HAA Regiment, Barnet
571 LAA/SL Regiment, Edgeware
593 HAA Regiment, Harrow
595 LAA Regiment, Kingsbury
604 SL Regiment, Wembley
610 LAA Regiment, Cowley
106 AA Brigade, Kingston
536 LAA Regiment, Chertsey
565 LAA/SL Regiment, Kingston
598 LAA Regiment, Croydon
605 SL Regiment, Brighton
641 HAA Regiment, Worthing
NB 1st AA GROUP had the following regular units under command:
1 AA Brigade, Edenbridge
30 LAA Regiment
90 LAA Regiment
95 HAA Regiment
6 AA Brigade, Brentwood
57 HAA Regiment
100 HAA Regiment
107 HAA Regiment
7 AA Brigade, Orsett
85 LAA Regiment
89 HAA Regiment
99 HAA Regiment
11 AA Brigade, Shoeburyness
63 HAA Regiment
75 HAA Regiment
99 HAA Regiment
15 AA Brigade, Woolwich
101 HAA Regiment
102 HAA Regiment
103 HAA Regiment
2ND AA GROUP, Aldershot
12 AA (Mxd) Signal Regiment, Bristol
2 AA Group (East) Transport Column RASC, Reading
2 AA Group (West) Transport Column RASC, Bristol
2 AA Ordnance Company
7 AA Workshop Bn REME
61 AA Brigade, Fareham
393 HAA Regiment, Southampton
525 LAA Regiment, Bournemouth
535 LAA Regiment, Eastleigh
71 AA Brigade, Cardiff
282 HAA Regiment, Cardiff
520 LAA Regiment, Cardiff
534 LAA Regiment, Swansea
602 HAA Regiment, Cardiff
603 HAA Regiment, Newport
72 AA Brigade, Bristol
266 HAA Regiment, Bristol
498 HAA Regiment, Cheltenham
523 LAA Regiment, Moreton in the Marsh
601 HAA Regiment, Bristol
73 AA Brigade, Reading
457 HAA Regiment, Portsmouth
480 HAA Regiment, Reading
583 HAA Regiment, Portsmouth
81 AA Brigade, Plymouth
256 LAA Regiment, Exeter
456 HAA Regiment, Redruth
668 HAA Regiment, Plymouth
NB 2nd AA GROUP hd the following regular units under command:
5 AA Brigade, Aldershot???
44 SL Regiment
77 HAA Regiment
78 SL Regiment
97 HAA Regiment
10 AA Brigade, Fareham
86 HAA Regiment
93 HAA Regiment
110 HAA Regiment
14 AA Brigade, Bristol
24 LAA Regiment
90 HAA Regiment
3RD AA GROUP, Edinburgh
13 AA (Mxd) Signal Regiment, Edinburgh
3 AA Group Transport Column RASC, Edinburgh
3 AA Ordnance Company
8 AA Workshop Bn REME
56 AA Brigade, Sunderland
325 LAA Regiment, Sunderland
463 HAA Regiment, Sunderland
485 HAA Regiment, Middlesbrough
589 SL Regiment, Stockton
590 LAA Regiment, West Hartlepool
654 LAA Regiment, Bishop Auckland
62 AA Brigade, South Queensferry
494 HAA Regiment, Edinburgh
514 LAA Regiment, Linlithgow
519 LAA Regiment, Edinburgh
532 LAA Regiment, Falkirk
587 LAA Regiment, Edinburgh
68 AA Brigade, Glasgow
500 HAA Regiment, Hamilton
518 LAA Regiment, Glasgow
554 LAA Regiment, Milngavie
558 HAA Regiment, Wishaw
77 AA Brigade, Glasgow
474 HAA Regiment, Glasgow
483 HAA Regiment, Glasgow
591 LAA Regiment, Glasgow
592 LAA Regiment, Glasgow
78 AA Brigade, Perth
471 HAA Regiment, Dunfermline
501 HAA Regiment, Aberdeen
531 LAA Regiment, Perth
540 LAA Regiment, Inverness
586 LAA Regiment, Dundee
83 AA Brigade, Newcastle
324 HAA Regiment, Gosforth
464 HAA Regiment, Whitley Bay
487 HAA Regiment, Hebburn
537 LAA Regiment, Tynemouth
669 LAA Regiment, South Shields
670 LAA Regiment, Newcastle
NB- 3rd AA GROUP had the following regular units under command-
12 AA Brigade, South Queensferry
42 LAA Regiment
69 HAA Regiment
82 HAA Regiment
4TH AA GROUP, Warrington
14 AA (Mxd) Signal Regiment, Warrington
4 AA Group (North) Transport Column RASC, Liverpool
4 AA Group (South) Transport Column RASC, Sutton Coldfield
4 AA Ordnance Company
9 AA Workshop Bn REME
59 AA Brigade, Liverpool
360 HAA Regiment, Stockport
493 HAA Regiment, Birkenhead
515 LAA Regiment, Isle of Man
521 LAA Regiment, Chester
596 LAA Regiment, St Helens
70 AA Brigade, Salford
293 LAA Regiment, Burnley
465 HAA Regiment, Manchester
556 HAA Regiment, Manchester
574 HAA Regiment, Salford
606 HAA Regiment, Manchester
74 AA Brigade, Stoke on Trent
473 HAA Regiment, West Bromwich
576 LAA/SL Regiment, Stoke
643 LAA Regiment, Wolverhampton
79 AA Brigade, Liverpool
306 HAA Regiment, Liverpool
470 HAA Regiment, Liverpool
573 HAA Regiment, Liverpool
525 LAA Regiment, Liverpool
655 LAA Regiment, Liverpool
80 AA Brigade, Sutton Coldfield
469 HAA Regiment, Kings Heath
495 HAA Regiment, Sheldon
580 HAA Regiment, Birmingham
594 LAA Regiment, Birmingham
NB –4th AA GROUP had the following regular units under command-
9 AA Brigade, Wirral
21 HAA Regiment
79 HAA Regiment
88 HAA Regiment
5TH AA GROUP, Nottingham
15 AA (Mxd) Signal Regiment, Darlington
5 AA Group (North) Transport Column RASC
5 AA Group (South) Transport Column RASC
5 AA Ordnance Company
10 AA Workshop Bn REME
57 AA Brigade, Immingham
462 HAA Regiment, Hull
491 HAA Regiment, Harrogate
529 LAA Regiment, Grimsby
539 LAA Regiment, Lincoln
581 HAA Regiment, Scunthorpe
58 AA Brigade, Derby
262 HAA Regiment, Derby
526 HAA Regiment, Derby
528 LAA Regiment, Nottingham
575 SL Regiment, Chesterfield
577 LAA Regiment, Nottingham
65 AA Brigade, Doncaster
467 HAA Regiment, Rotherham
513 LAA Regiment, Sheffield
553 LAA Regiment, Doncaster
557 HAA Regiment, Doncaster
66 AA Brigade, Coltishall
284 HAA Regiment, Great Yarmouth
530 LAA Regiment, Colchester
660 HAA Regiment, Lowestoft
69 AA Brigade, Leeds
466 HAA Regiment, Leeds
496 HAA Regiment, Leeds
538 LAA Regiment, Huddersfield
578 LAA Regiment, Huddersfield
584 HAA Regiment, Bradford
76 AA Brigade, Leicester
522 LAA Regiment, Leamington Spa
527 LAA Regiment, Leicester
579 LAA Regiment, Leicester
585 LAA/SL Regiment, Northampton
NB 5TH AA GROUP had the following regular units under command-
8 AA Brigade, Newcastle
35 LAA Regiment
104 HAA Regiment
109 HAA Regiment
111 HAA Regiment
13 AA Brigade, Coventry
50 HAA Regiment
56 HAA Regiment
60 HAA Regiment
62 LAA Regiment
16 AA Brigade, Norwich
84 SL Regiment
105 HAA Regiment
106 HAA Regiment
17 AA Brigade, Lincoln
43 SL Regiment
65 HAA Regiment
70 HAA Regiment
92 HAA Regiment
108 HAA Regiment