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33rd Regiment Royal Artillery
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| Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks |
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1947.04.01
| RHQ 53rd Airlanding Light Regiment RA in Palestine was redesignated RHQ 33rd Airborne Light Regiment RA, with 82, 96 and 97 Btys from 85 Bty of 83/85 Fld Bty (pers from 210 AL Lt Bty), 40 Fld Bty (resus from pers of 211 AL Lt Bty), and 87 Bty of 53/87 Fld Bty (resus from pers of 212 AL Lt Bty), respectively | | |
| 1947.04 | Palestine | 82, 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| | 12 Mar 48: Embarked on the Otranto at Haifa and sailed for UK | | |
| 1948.07 | Germany: ? Bks, Flensburg | 82, 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1948.09 | Germany: St Barbara Bks, Fallingbostel | 82, 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1949.11 | England: C Camp, Barton Stacey | 82, 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| | 14 Dec 49: 82 Bty S/A as 82 AB A/tk Bty (so desig 29/9/48) | 96 and 97 Btys | |
| 1951.07 | Cyprus: Dhekelia Camp | 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| 1951.11 | Suez (Geneifa, Moascar, El Ballah, Port Said) | 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| 10 Mar 53: redesignated 33rd Parachute Field Regiment RA | | |
| | Mar 1953 - 25 pdr | | |
| 1955 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot | 96 and 97 Btys | 75mm Pack Howitzer |
| Sep 56: Moved to Cyprus onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Theseus | | |
| Nov - Dec 56: Suez Invasion | | |
| Dec 56 - Feb 57: Moved back to Cyprus, courtesy of a semi retired Cunarder RMS Ascania | | |
| 14 Feb 57: Redesignated 33rd Parachute Light Regiment RA | | |
| 1 Sep 57: 82 Bty resus. | 82, 96 and 97 Btys | |
| Jan 1958 - 4.2" Mortar (41 Bty) | | |
| 29 Jan 58: 82 & 96 Btys S/A, 29 and 41 Btys joined ex 77th HAA Regt RA | 29, 41 and 97 Btys | |
| ? 1958 - Jordan | | |
| Apr 1958 - Aden (97 Bty - C Troop) | | |
| ? 1961 - Kuwait | | |
| ? 1961 - 105mm Pack Howitzer | | 105mm Pack Howitzer |
| 27 Jun 61: RHQ disbanded to resus 7th Parachute Light Regiment RHA, 41 and 97 Btys to S/A and 4th Field Regiment RA, respectively – pers used to resus ‘F’, ‘G’ and ‘I’ Para Lt Btys RHA, 29 Bty to 4th Field Regiment RA (41 Bty later in JLR) | | |
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