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  37th Regiment

 Royal Artillery

  

    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

1947

1 Apr RHQ 37th Field Regiment RA and 10, 111 and 171 Fld Btys were redesignated from RHQ 26th Field Regt and 15, 48 and 19 Fld Btys.

 

1948

? 10, 111 and 171 Fld Btys. 20 Oct RHQ and Btys converted to HAA units?

 

1949

? 10, 111 and 171 Fld or HAA Btys. Aug renamed 37th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment?

 

1950 - 1954

Wales: Tonfanau Camp, Twyyn with 10, 111 and 171 Fld or HAA Btys.

 

1955

Wales: Tonfanau Camp, Twyyn with 10, 111 and 171 Fld or HAA Btys. 1 April reduced to cadre and moved to Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness. 2 June reformed as a mobile HAA Regt, equipped with 3.7” Gun.

 

1956

England: Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness 10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys, equipped with 3.7” Gun. Sept moved to Malta during the Suez crisis.

 

1957 - 1958

Malta: Tigne Bks with 10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys, equipped with 3.7” Gun

 

1959

Malta: Tigne Bks with 10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys, equipped with 3.7” Gun. Dec moved to Germany or Blandford. 1 Oct regiment was again re-titled, this time as 37th Guided Weapon Regiment (Anti-Aircraft) and re-equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. 171 HAA Bty S/A

 

1960

Germany or Blandford with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. Moved to Piddlehinton Camp, Piddlehinton, Nr Dorchester.

 

1961 - 1962

England: Piddlehinton Camp, Piddlehinton, Nr Dorchester with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles.

 

1963

England: Piddlehinton Camp, Piddlehinton, Nr Dorchester  with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. Aden (Falaise Camp) (111 Bty).

 

1964

England: Piddlehinton Camp, Piddlehinton, Nr Dorchester with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. 18 Mar redesignated 37th Heavy AD Regt RA. Mar moved to Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock.

 

1965 - 1966

Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles.

 

1967

Wales: Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. Feb moved to Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness. Known as 37th Air Defence Regiment

 

1968

England: Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness with 10 and 111 HAA Btys, equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missiles. 1 Apr amalgamated with 36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment at Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness to form 36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment. 10 GW Bty, 111 Heavy AD Bty and 260 Sig Sqn joined 36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment from 37th Regt. 60 Bty went into S/A and 56 Bty to 50 Missile Regt RA

 

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