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66th to 69th Regiments Royal Artillery
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66th Regiment | Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks | | | | | 1947.04.01
| RHQ 2nd Air-Landing Anti-Tank Regiment RA redesignated RHQ 66th Airborne Anti-Tank Regiment RA with 9, 29, 332 and 326 Btys from respectively reformed 102 Fld Bty, reformed 103 Fld Bty and 3 and 6 Airlanding Btys | | | | 1947.04 | Palestine: | 9, 29, 332 and 326 Atk Btys | 6 Airborne Division | | | 12 Mar 48: Embarked on the Otranto at Haifa and sailed for UK | | | | 1948.03 | England: Cambridge Bks, Woolwich | 9, 29, 332 and 326 Atk Btys | | | 29 Sep 48: Renamed 66th Airborne Light Regiment RA | | | | 21 Oct 48: 248 Bty (ex 87th AB Fld Regt) reformed | | | | 15 Nov 48: 332 and 336 Btys disbanded | 9, 29, and 248 Btys | | | 1 Feb 50: 248 Bty redesignated 248 AB Atk Bty | | | | 30 Jun 50: RHQ S/A 9 and 29 Btys to 65th HAA Regt, 248 Bty later joined 61 Regiment | | | | Jun 1950 - Disbanded | | | | | | |
67th Regiment | Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks | | | | | 1947.04.01
| RHQ 6th Field Regiment RA was redesignated RHQ 67th Training Regiment RA with 165 and 155 Trg Btys from 69 and 74 Fld Btys, respectively. ‘B’ Bty of 112th RA Trg Regt also joined, shortly afterwards ‘B’ Bty replaced by 188 AAFC Bty (redes 1/4/47 from 77 Bty of 77/79 Bty) which became 188 Trg Bty. | | | | 1947.04 | England: Birch Lines, Park Hill Camp, Oswestry | 165, 185 and 188 Trg Btys | | | | 18 May 47: Reduced to cadre | | | | Reformed | | | | | 1 Feb 48: Reformed as 67th Regiment RA (No 1 Selection Unit) | 165, 185 and 188 Trg Btys | | | 1948.02 | England: Birch Lines, Park Hill Camp, Oswestry | | | | 1948: Renamed 67th Selection Regiment RA | | | | 1 Dec 54: 188 Bty S/A (resus as 188 Radar Bty 7/9/55, redes 188 Radar & SL Bty 3/2/56, redes 188 Radar Bty 19/5/56, S/A 31/5/60 to reform 160 Radar Bty of 57th HAA Regt, disb 1/1/62). | 165 and 185 Trg Btys
| | | 1 Aug 57: 165 & 185 Btys to 68th Selection Regt: RHQ disbanded | | | | | | |
68th Regiment | Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks | | | | | 1947.04.01
| RHQ 18th Field Regiment RA was redesignated RHQ 68th Field Regiment RA with 148, 198 and 199 Fld Btys from 59, 93 and 52 Fld Btys, respectively. | | | | 1947.04 | India: Bangalore | 148, 198 and 199 Fld Btys | | | 1947.10 | England: Wingate Lines, Park Hall Camp, Oswestry | 148, 198 and 199 Fld Btys | | | 7 Apr 48: 148 Bty reduced to cadre. | | | | 30 Apr 48: Converted to 68th Regiment RA (No 2 Selection Unit) (AA) | 148/198 and 199 Trg Btys | | | 15 Sep 54: 148/198 Trg Bty de-linked as 148 Selection Bty & 198 Trg Bty
| 148 Selection, 198 and 199 Trg Btys | | | 1954: Renamed 68th Selection Regiment RA | | | | 1 Aug 57: 165 & 185 Btys joined ex 67th Selection Regt
| 148 Selection, 165, 185, 198 and 199 Trg Btys | | | 1 Apr 60: 165 Bty to 17 Trg Regt, 185 Bty S/A (disbanded 1/1/62)
| 148 Selection, 198 and 199 Trg Btys | | | 1 May 60: 148 Bty Indep as 148 AO Bty (later in 95th Regt) | 198 and 199 Trg Btys | | | 1 Apr 61: RHQ disbanded, 198 & 199 Btys S/A (disbanded 1/1/62) | | | | | | |
69th Regiment | Dates | Locations | Batteries | Remarks | | | | | 1947.04.01
| RHQ 5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA redesignated RHQ 69th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA with 100, 224 and 228 HAA Btys from 8, 7 and 14 HAA Btys, respectively | | | | 1947.04 | Scotland: Redford Bks, Edinburgh | 100, 224 and 228 HAA Btys | 3.7" Gun + 4 x 25pdr | | 12 Apr 55: Converted to 69th Medium Regiment RA | 100, 224 and 228 Med Btys | | | 16 Jul 55: RHQ and btys S/A to resus RHQ 21st Med Regt RA and 20, 57 and 71 Med Btys, resp (100 Bty later in 48 Regt) | | | | | | |
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