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51st to 53rd Regiments Royal Artillery
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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). |
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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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