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22nd Regiment Royal Artillery
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1947 | 1 Apr or 1 May Formed in Husum in Schleswig-Holsten, Germany by redesignating RHQ 153rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA as RHQ 22nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, with 47 (from 24 Coast Bty, resus from pers from 129 LAA Bty), 53 (from 17 Coast Bty, resus from pers from of 130 LAA Bty) & 58 (from 18 Coast Bty, resus from pers from of 131 LAA Bty) Bty's, equipped with L40/70 Bofors. The regiment’s task was training recruits. It changed its role to LAA on 1 Dec 1947. |
1948 | Germany: Husum in Schleswig-Holsten with 47, 53 (Louisburg) and 58 (Eyre's Company)LAA Btys. Moved to Oxford Bks, Munster where it was employed on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, Germany to maintain law and order. |
1949 | Germany: Oxford Bks, Munster with 47, 53 and 58 LAA Btys. 20 Jan moved to Northumberland Bks, Menden. |
1950 | Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with 47, 53 and 58 LAA Btys. 1 Dec 58 Bty to 53rd LAA Regt RA, 48 Bty resus from S/A (late of 72nd Coast Regt RA) and joined the Regt. |
1951 - 1953 | Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with 47, 48 and 53 LAA Btys, part of 2nd Infantry Division. |
1954 - 1955 | Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with 47, 48 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1956 | Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with 47, 48 and 53 LAA Btys. April moved to ? Bks, Shorncliffe. |
1957 | England: ? Bks, Shorncliffe with 47, 48 and 53 LAA Btys. May moved to Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock. |
1958 | Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 47, 48 and 53 LAA Btys. 1 Mar 47 and 48 Btys into S/A (disb 1/1/62), 42 & 44 Bty's joined the Regt ex 72nd LAA Regt RA. |
1959 | Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 42, 44 and 53 LAA Btys. May moved to Lisanally Camp, Omagh for 6 months. Oct moved back to Wales. |
1960 | Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 42, 44 and 53 LAA Btys. 15 Feb 44 Bty moved to JLRRA. |
1961 | Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. April moved to Moore Bks, Dortmund. Sept moved to Sundern Camp, Gutersloh. Nov moved to Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh,. |
1962 - 1963 | Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1964 | Germany: Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. April moved to Llanelli Bks, Hubbelrath. 18 Mar re-titled 22nd Light Air Defence Regiment RA. Sept moved to Singapore for a 6 month emergency tour, RAF Seleter - 42 Bty, RAF Changi - 53 Bty and RAF Kuching - 11 Bty. |
1965 | Singapore on a 6 month emergency tour. April returned to Llanelli Bks, Hubbelrath, Germany. 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1966 | Germany: Llanelli Bks, Hubbelrath with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Mar moved to the Far East, RHQ at Tampin, 42 Bty at RAF Changi and 53 Bty in Borneo (Kuching Airport). |
1967 | Far East, RHQ at Tampin, 42 Bty at RAF Changi and 53 Bty in Borneo (Kuching Airport). March moved to Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn. 42 Bty remained in Singapore until Mar 1968. |
1968 | Wales: Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 42 Bty in Singapore returned in March. |
1969 | Wales: Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Dec moved to Napier Bks, Dortmund. |
1970 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 1 Jan 11 Bty ex 34th LAA Regt RA joined the Regt, later had a HQ Bty. March moved to Moore Bks, Dortmund. |
1971 | Germany: Moore Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 24 Nov moved to Drumahoe – Northern Ireland Tour. |
1972 | Northern Ireland: Drumahoe with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 16 Mar moved back to Moore Bks, Dortmund. |
1973 | Germany: Moore Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 15 Mar-17 July Northern Ireland Tour – Londonderry. Known since 1973 as the Welsh Gunners |
1974 | Germany: Moore Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 5 Nov moved to Londonderry NI Tour. |
1975 | Northern Ireland: Londonderry with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 5 Mar moved back to Moore Bks, Dortmund. Sept moved to Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey. |
1976 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. May to Sept - Northern Ireland (42 Bty). |
1977 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Jan re-titled 22nd Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery, re-equipped with Rapier. Nov/Dec moved to Napier Bks, Dortmund. |
1978 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 29 Nov moved to Lurgan/HMP Maze. |
1979 | Northern Ireland: Lurgan/HMP Maze with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 28 Mar moved back to Napier Bks, Dortmund. Mar 1979 - Northern Ireland (42 Bty)? |
1980 - 1982 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1983 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Aug to ? - Falkland Islands (53 Bty). |
1984 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. May to ? - Northern Ireland. Nov to ? - Falkland Islands (11 Bty). |
1985 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. March 35 Bty joined the Regt. Equipped with Towed and Tracked Rapier. On the 29th March 1985, 22 Air Defence Regiment celebrated three events in one. Firstly the Regiment became the first "square" Rapier unit, with the formation of a fourth missile battery. On completion of the delivery of Tracked Rapier from British Aerospace, the Regiment now had two tracked batteries and two towed batteries, each of 12 fire units. |
1986 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1987 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Jun to ? - Northern Ireland. |
1988 - 1989 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1990 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. June to Dec Cyprus - UN tour. |
1991 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1992 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund with 11, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. July moved to Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey. 11 (Sphinx) Bty remained in Germany as part of 16 Air Defence Regiment. |
1993 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. Apr re-titled 22nd Regiment Royal Artillery. Apr 1993 - Northern Ireland (Not 20 Bty)? |
1994 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 31 Mar 15 Bty joined the Regt as Headquarters Bty. |
1995 - 1996 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1997 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. May to ? - Northern Ireland (35 Bty). |
1998 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. |
1999 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys. 53 (Louisberg) Battery, 15 Headquarters Battery, 35 Battery, 42 (Alem Hamza) Battery and 20 Commando Battery? May to ? - Cyprus UN Tour. |
2000 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys, equipped with Rapier air defence missile system. Sierra Leone (20 Bty). |
2001 - 2002 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys, equipped with Rapier air defence missile system. |
2003 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys, equipped with Rapier air defence missile system. June to Dec Cyprus – UN Tour. May 2003 - Northen Ireland (NIBAT) (20 Bty), |
2004 | England: Rapier Bks, Kirton Lindsey with 15/HQ, 35, 42 and 53 LAA Btys, equipped with Rapier air defence missile system. March - Suspended Animation. | |
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