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34th Regiment Royal Artillery | 
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| Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks |
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1947.04.01
| RHQ 5th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA redesignated 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, with 42, 119 and 120 LAA Btys from 12, 13 and 14 LAA Btys, respectively | | |
| 1947.04 | Location Unknown? | 42, 119 and 120 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 11 May 49: 119 Bty to 27 HAA Regt RA | | |
| | 17 Jun 49: 6 HAA Bty joined ex 27th AA Regt RA | 6, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | |
| 1949.08 | Hong Kong: | 6, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| Jan 50: 4.2" Mortar (120 Bty), became 120 Mortar Bty | 6 Mortar, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor & 4.2" Mortar (120 Bty) |
| 9 Sep 51: 11 Bty joined ex Indep (late of 43rd LAA/SL Regt RA) | | |
| 10 Oct 51: 120 Bty indep, later in 61st Lt Regt RA | 11, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | |
| | 12 Feb 52: 42 Bty to 61st Lt Regt RA | | |
| 1952 | England: Dover | 11 and 120 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| | 28/29 Aug 52: 31 and 119 Btys joined as LAA Btys from 72nd LAA and 27th HAA Regts RA, respectively. 6 Bty to 72nd LAA Regt RA | 11, 31 and 119 LAA Btys | |
| cSept 1957 | England: Garrison Point, Sheerness | 11, 31 and 119 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 27 Jan 58: 119 Bty S/A (disb 1/1/62), 58 Bty resus (late 53rd LAA Regt RA) | 11, 31 and 58 LAA Btys | |
| 20 Jul - 20 Sep 58: Cyprus: Nicosia (11 Bty only) | | as infantry |
| | Aug - Oct 58: Cyprus: Kitchener Lines, Polmedia, Limmasol | | as infantry |
| 1959.08 | England: Hobbs Bks, Lingfield | 11, 31 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 1 Apr 60: 31 Bty S/A (later in 47th Lt Regt RA) | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | |
| | 1960: Singapore (11 Bty) | | |
| 1961 | Malaya: Penang (58 Bty), Singapore (11 Bty) | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 1961.08 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Bks | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| Oct 1962: Aden (11 Bty) | | |
| | Mar 1963: Aden (58 Bty) | | |
| 1963.10 | Germany: Keightley Bks, Wuppertal | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| | 18 Mar 64: redesignated 34th Light Air Defence Regt RA, later had a HQ Bty | | |
| 1964 | Germany: St Davids Bks, Hilden | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 1967.01 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | 40mm Bofor |
| 31 Dec 69: RHQ Suspended Animation, 11 and 58 Btys to 22nd and 12th Light Air Defence Regts RA, respectively | | |
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