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  37th Regiment

 Royal Artillery

  

    

 

DatesLocationsBatteriesRemarks
1947.04.01
RHQ 26th Field Regiment RA redesignated RHQ 37th Field Regiment RA with 10, 111 and 171 Fld Btys from 15, 48 and 19 Fld Btys.  
1947.04Location Unknown?10, 111 and 171 Fld Btys25pdr
Oct 48: Renamed 37th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
 20 Oct 48: RHQ and Btys converted to HAA units10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys3.7” Gun
c1950-55Wales: Tonfanau Camp, Twyyn 10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys3.7” Gun
 1 Apr 55: Reduced to cadre   
1955.04England: Horseshoe Bks, Shoeburyness
 2 Jun 55: Reformed as a mobile HAA Regt, equipped with 3.7” Gun.10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys3.7” Gun
1956.09Malta: Tigne Bks10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys3.7” Gun
1959.09England: Blandford10, 111 and 171 HAA Btys3.7” Gun
1959: 171 HAA Bty S/A
1 Oct 59: Re-titled as 37th Guided Weapon Regiment (Anti-Aircraft) RA10 and 111 GW Btys
 Nov 59: Equipped with Thunderbird 1 Missile Thunderbird 1 Missile
1960England: Piddlehinton Camp, Dorchester10 and 111 GW BtysThunderbird 1 Missile
1963: Aden: Falaise Camp (111 Bty)
 18 Mar 64: Redesignated 37th Heavy Air Defence Regiment RA  
1964.03Wales:  Llanion Bks, Pembroke Dock10 and 111 HAD BtysThunderbird 1 Missile
1967.02England: Horseshoe Bks, Shoeburyness10 and 111 HAD Btys
1 Apr 68: Amalgamated with 36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (as 36 HAD Regt); 10 GW Bty, 111 Heavy AD Bty and 260 Sig Sqn joined 36th Heavy Air Defence Regiment RA

 

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