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51st to 53rd Regiments

Royal Artillery

 

 

 

51st Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

1947

1 April RHQ 1st Medium Regt RA redesignated RHQ 51st Coast Regiment RA with 73 and 182 Coast Btys from 1Bty of 1/3 Med Bty and 5 Bty of 5/22 Med Bty, respectively. (Personnel from Aden Fire Command) 73 and 182 Coast Btys. Aden – Steamer Point (RHQ), Fort Morbut and Fort Goldmour.

 

1948 - 1952

Aden – Steamer Point (RHQ), Fort Morbut and Fort Goldmour with 73 and 182 Coast Btys.

 

1953

Aden – Steamer Point (RHQ), Fort Morbut and Fort Goldmour with 73 and 182 Coast Btys. 1 April RHQ S/A in MELF, 73 Bty converted to 73 Maint Bty (S/A 31/3/57, later in 16 Regt), 182 Bty reduced to cadre and returned to UK (later in 75 Regt).

 

52nd Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

1947

1 April RHQ 2nd Observation Regt RA redesignated RHQ 52nd Observation Regt RA with 15 and 22 Obs Btys and 236 and 237 Svy Btys from 254 Med Bty (resus with newly-posted personnel), 16 Bty of 14/16 Med Bty (resus with newly-posted personnel), 43 and 44 Svy Btys, respectively. Palestine (Latrun, Jerusalem, Arce), Larkhill (22 Bty).

 

1948

Palestine (Latrun, Jerusalem, Arce), Larkhill (22 Bty) with 15 and 22 Obs Btys and 236 and 237 Svy Btys. Moved to Egypt.

 

1949

Egypt with 15 and 22 Obs Btys and 236 and 237 Svy Btys. 1 Dec 15 Bty indep as 15 Comp Obs Bty (15 Division Loc Bty 30/11/51, to 61 Regt 12/2/52).

 

1950

Egypt with 22 Obs Bty and 236 and 237 Svy Btys. 30 June RHQ S/A, 236 & 237 Btys S/A as Obs Btys (latter later 237 AAFC Bty), 22 Bty indep as 22 Comp Obs Bty. Hong Kong? 1 Dec reformed as 52nd Observation Regt RA at Larkhill, 115 Loc Bty resus (late of 53 Regt), 22 Comp Obs Bty joined.

 

1951

England: Larkhill with 22 and 115 Obs Btys. 15 Mar 84 Coast Bty (i.e.21 Coast Bty of 31/3/47) joined as 84 Comp Obs Bty ex Coast Arty School. 15 June redesignated 52nd Locating Regt RA, 22 Bty redesignated 22 Svy & Radar Bty.

 

1952

England: Larkhill or Libya or Korea? 22 Svy & Radar, 84 and 115 Loc Btys

 

1953

England: Larkhill or Libya. 22 Svy & Radar, 84 and 115 Loc Btys

 

1954 - 1957

England: Larkhill with 22 Svy & Radar, 84 and 115 Loc Btys.

 

1958

England: Larkhill with 22 Svy & Radar, 84 and 115 Loc Btys. 15 September 22 Bty indep as 22 Comp Division Loc Bty (22 Division Loc Bty 12/60, 22 Loc Bty 18/3/64). 31 Oct RHQ S/A (disb 1/1/62), 84 Bty S/A (disb 1/1/62), 115 Bty indep (S/A 1/5/60 to resus 152 Bty of 94 Regt) (115 Bty disb 1/1/62).

 

 

53rd Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

1947

1 April RHQ 55th Anti-Tank Regt RA redesignated RHQ 53rd Anti-Tank Regt RA with 106, 110, 115 and 205 A/Tk Btys from 43 Bty of 17/43 Fld Bty (personnel from 217 Atk Bty), 47 Bty of 37/47 Bty (personnel from 218 Atk Bty), 114 Bty of 113/114 Fld Bty (personnel from 219 Atk Bty), and 100 Bty of 90/100 Fld Bty (personnel from 220 Atk Bty), respectively. 106, 110, 115 and 205 A/Tk Btys. Ubique Bks, Dortmund.

 

1948

Germany: Ubique Bks, Dortmund with 106, 110, 115 and 205 A/Tk Btys. Feb moved to Bulford? 1 September RHQ and Btys S/A (complete by 21/9/48) (115 Bty later resus for 52 Regt, 205 Bty disb 1/5/54).

 

Reformed

1950

2 Dec Reformed at Churchill Bks, Lippstadt as 53rd LAA Regt RA. 106 and 110 Btys resus 58 Bty joined ex 22 Regt.

 

1951 - 1953

Germany: Churchill Bks, Lippstadt with 58, 106 and 110 LAA Btys, part of 11th Armoured Div.

 

1954 - 1956

Germany: Churchill Bks, Lippstadt with 58, 106 and 110 LAA Btys.

 

1957

Germany: Churchill Bks, Lippstadt with 58, 106 and 110 LAA Btys. 10 Dec RHQ disbanded. 106 and 110 Btys S/A, 58 Bty S/A (later in 34 Regt).

 

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