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58th to 61st Regiments

Royal Artillery

  

  

58th Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

1947

Austria. Moved to Palestine. 1 April RHQ 4th Medium Regt RA redesignated RHQ 58th Medium Regiment RA with 118 and 175 Med Btys from 14Bty of 14/16 Med Bty and 9 Bty of 9/13 Med Bty, respectively. 118 and 175 Med Btys. Palestine.

 

1948

Palestine with 118 and 175 Med Btys. Moved to Newton Abbot? Moved to Topsham Bks, Exeter.

 

1949

England: Topsham Bks, Exeter with 118 and 175 Med Btys. Nov moved to Gun Club Hill Bks, Hong Kong.

 

1950

Hong Kong:  Gun Club Hill Bks with 118 and 175 Med Btys.

 

1951

Hong Kong:  Gun Club Hill Bks, Hong Kong with 118 and 175 Med Btys. Moved to ? Bks, Barnard Castle.

 

1952 - 1954

England: ? Bks, Barnard Castle with 118 and 175 Med Btys.

 

1955

England: ? Bks, Barnard Castle with 118 and 175 Med Btys. Jan moved to Churchill Bks, Lippstadt.

 

1956

Germany: Churchill Bks, Lippstadt with 118 and 175 Med Btys. April moved to Northumberland Bks, Menden.  21 April  ‘Z’ Lt Bty of 10th Fld Regt resus as ‘Z’ Med Bty and regimented.

 

1957

Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with ‘Z’, 118 and Med 175 Btys

 

1958

Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with ‘Z’, 118 and Med 175 Btys. 31/12/58 RHQ and btys S/A (btys disb 1/1/52).

 

1959

Germany: Northumberland Bks, Menden with ‘Z’, 118 and Med 175 Btys. Oct disbanded.

 

  

59th Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

1947

1 April RHQ 1st Field Regt RA at Nethanya, Palestine was redesignated RHQ 59th Field Regiment RA with 113, 132 and 195 Fld Btys from 11 and 52 Fld Btys, and 80 Bty of 80/98 Fld Bty, respectively.

 

1948

Palestine: Nethanya? 113, 132 and 195 Fld Btys. 1 Sept converted to 59th HAA Regt RA.

 

1949

Scotland: Cosby Bks, Berwick-on-Tweed? 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys. July moved to York's & Lanc's Bks, Pontefract?

 

1950

England: York's & Lanc's Bks, Pontefract? 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys.

 

1951

UK. 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys.

 

1952

England: Selby? 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys.

 

1953 - 1954

England: Durranhill Camp, Carlisle. 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys.

 

1955

England: Durranhill Camp, Carlisle. 113, 132 and 195 HAA Btys. 29 Mar converted to 59th Med Regt RA. 113, 132 and 195 Med Btys. 2 July RHQ and 113, 132 and 195 Btys S/A at Carlisle to resus RHQ 24th Med Regt and 2, 51 and 128 Med Btys, respectively. (113 Bty S/A later in 94 Regt, 195 Bty disb 1/1/62, 132 Bty later resus for 6 Regt).

 

 

 60th Regiment

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

1947

1 April RHQ 9th HAA Regt RA at Palace Bks, Hollywood, Belfast redesignated RHQ 60th HAA Regt RA with 151, 155 and 166 HAA Btys from 62 Bty of 18/62 Fld Bty (personnel from 24 HAA Bty), 117 Bty of 112/117 Fld Bty (personnel from 25 HAA Bty), and 84 Bty of 78/84 Fld Bty (personnel from 26 HAA Bty), respectively. 151, 155 and 166 HAA Btys.

 

1948 - 1954

Northern Ireland: Palace Bks, Hollywood, Belfast with 151, 155 and 166 HAA Btys.

 

1955

Northern Ireland: Palace Bks, Hollywood, Belfast. 151, 155 and 166 HAA Btys. 15 July RHQ and btys S/A at Holywood, NI (complete by 15/12/55). 11 Nov 151 Bty indep as 151 AA FC Bty (redes 151 AA Rep Bty 30/9/57, S/A 1/4/59, disb 1/1/62), 155 Bty S/A 15/12/55 (disb 1/1/62) 166 Bty to 95 Regt.

 

61st Regiment RA

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

1947

1 April RHQ 112th LAA/SL Regt RA redesignated RHQ 61st LAA/SL Regt RA with 156, 157 and 162 LAA/SL Btys from 11 Bty of 2/11 Med Bty (personnel from 364 LAA Bty), 21 Bty of 20/21 Med Bty (personnel from 365 LAA Bty), and 10 Bty of 6/10 Med Bty (personnel from 366 LAA Bty), respectively. 156, 157 and 162 LAA/SL Btys. 1 June converted to 61st LAA/SL Regt RA.

 

1948

? 1 May All units S/A: 156 Bty later in 94 Regt, 162 to 43 Regt.

 

Reformed

1952

12 Feb Reformed in Korea as 61st Light Regt RA with 15 Loc Bty (late of 52 Regt, 42 Lt Bty ex 34 Regt and 120 Lt Bty ex indep role (late 34 Regt), 248 Lt Bty reformed and joined.

 

1953

Korea with 15 Loc, 42, 120 and 248 Lt Btys.

 

1954

Korea with 15 Loc, 42, 120 and 248 Lt Btys. Jan moved to ? Bks, Oswestry? Moved to Bhurtpore or Jalalabad Bks, Tidworth?

 

1955

England: Bhurtpore or Jalalabad Bks, Tidworth? with 15 Loc, 42, 120 and 248 Lt Btys. 15 Jan 42 Bty to 72 Regt, 15 Loc Bty indep (S/A 12/9/56 see 50 Regt). 15 Feb 170 Fld Bty joined ex indep role, regt now in field role. 17 June 248 Bty S/A to reform 182 Fld Bty (late 75 Regt). 1 Aug redes 61st Fld Regt RA with 15 Loc Bty. Moved to Lisanally Camp, Omagh?

 

1956

Northern Ireland: Lisanally Camp, Omagh with 15 Loc, 42, 120, 170 and 182 Fld Btys. 1 Aug 15 Bty S/A (later in 50 Regt)

 

1957

Northern Ireland: Lisanally Camp, Omagh with 42, 120, 170 and 182 Fld Btys. Aug moved to ?

 

1958

? 42, 120, 170 and 182 Fld Btys. 1 Mar 42 Bty joined 22 Regt. 31 Dec 120 Bty S/A

 

1959

? 170 and 182 Fld Btys. 1 Feb RHQ disbanded, 182 Bty S/A (disbanded 1/1/62), 170 Bty to 45 Regiment.

 

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