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70th to 73rd Regiments Royal Artillery
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70th Regiment 1947 | 1 April RHQ 12th HAA Regt RA redesignated RHQ 70th HAA Regt RA with 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys from 18, 4 and 360 HAA Btys, respectively. ? |
1948 | ? 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys |
1949 | ? 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys. 7 May 158 Bty indep in Holland. 26 Nov 158 Bty rejoined regiment. |
1950 - 1952 | ? 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys. |
1953 - 1954 | Hong Kong? 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys. |
1955 | Hong Kong? 158, 161 and 242 HAA Btys. 14/15/4/55 RHQ and btys S/A (158 & 161 Btys later in 74 Regt). |
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71st Regiment 1947 | 1 April RHQ 51st HAA Regt RA at Suez? Tripoli? redesignated RHQ 71st HAA Regt RA with 186, 187 and 190 HAA Btys from 75 Bty of 65/75 Fld Bty (personnel from 152 HAA Bty), 76 Bty of 28/76 Fld Bty (personnel from 153 HAA Bty), and 79 Bty of 77/79 Fld Bty (personnel from 242 HAA Bty), respectively. AprilQ 51st HAA Regt RA at |
1948 | Suez? Tripoli?? 186, 187 and 190 HAA Btys. May moved to Normandy Camp, Fayid, Canal Zone. |
1949 - 1953 | Egypt: Normandy Camp, Fayid, Canal Zone with 186, 187 and 190 HAA Btys. |
1954 | Egypt: Normandy Camp, Fayid, Canal Zone with 186, 187 and 190 HAA Btys. 1 Dec: 186 and 187 Btys joined 80 Regt. 31 Dec RHQ reduced to cadre, btys S/A (disbanded 1/1/62). |
1955 | ? RHQ disbanded 1/2/55 |
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72nd Regiment 1947 | 1 April RHQ 208th Field Regt RA at Dehra Dun, India was redesignated RHQ 72nd Field Regt RA with 48, 180 and 338 Fld Btys from 608, 607 and 609 Fld Btys, respectively. |
1948 | ? 48, 180 and 338 Fld Btys. 1 May converted to 72nd Coast Regt RA. 1 June 338 Bty disbanded, replaced by 26 Bty ex 16th Coast Regt. 26, 48 and 180 Coast Btys |
1949 | ? 26, 48 and 180 Coast Btys |
1950 | ? 26, 48 and 180 Coast Btys. 1 Nov RHQ and 48 & 180 Btys S/A (180 Bty later in 39 Regt) (48 Bty later in 22 Regt), 26 Bty to 26th Coast Regiment. |
1951 | 15 Sept reformed at Crowborough as 72nd LAA Regt RA with 31 Bty (ex Indep, formerly of 47 Regt, LAA bty 1/4/51), 206 Bty resus (late of 85 Regt), 216 Bty resus (late of 82 Regt). 31, 206 and 216 LAA Btys. Moved to Hong Kong? |
1952 | Germany or Far East Farm Camp, Hong Kong, 31, 206 (Gun Club Barracks) and 216 LAA Btys. 18 June 31 Bty became indep (see 34 Regt). 29 Aug 6 Bty ex 34 Regt ‘presumed regimented’ but authority awaited. |
1953 | Hong Kong: Far East Farm Camp with 6, 206 (Gun Club Barracks) and 216 LAA Btys. Moved to Crerar Bks, Oldenburg. CO - Lt Col C G Buttenshaw CBE DSO RA |
1954 | Germany: Crerar Bks, Oldenburg with 6, 206 and 216 LAA Btys, CO - Lt Col C G Buttenshaw CBE DSO RA. |
1955 | Germany: Crerar Bks, Oldenburg with 6, 206 and 216 LAA Btys. 15 Jan 42 Bty joined regiment. 15 Aug 91 Bty resus (late of 63 Regt), 206 Bty S/A to resus 44 Bty (late of 62 Regt). 6, 42, 91 and 216 LAA Btys. CO - Lt Col C G Buttenshaw CBE DSO RA. |
1956 - 1957 | Germany: Crerar Bks, Oldenburg with 6, 42, 91 and 216 LAA Btys. |
1958 | Germany: Crerar Bks, Oldenburg with 6, 42, 91 and 216 LAA Btys. 1 Mar RHQ S/A, 6, 42, 44 & 91 Btys to 27 Regt, 22 Regt, 22 Regt and S/A respectively. |
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73rd Regiment 1947 | 1 April RHQ 55th HAA Regt RA at Tripoli, Libya was redesignated RHQ 73rd HAA Regt RA with 191, 196 and 197 HAA Btys from 86 Bty of 72/86 Fld Bty (personnel from 163 HAA Bty), 91 Bty of 49/91 Fld Bty (personnel from 166 HAA Bty), and 92 Bty of 26/92 Fld Bty (personnel from 307 HAA Bty), respectively. ? Equipped with 3.7" Gun, Matador, 4Mk6 & 5Mk7 Radar, No 10 Predictors. |
1948 | ? 191, 196 and 197 HAA Btys. Equipped with 3.7" Gun, Matador, 4 Mk 6 & 5 Mk 7 Radar, No 10 Predictors. |
1949 | Malta: St George's Barracks with 191, 196 and 197 (St Patrick’s Bks) HAA Btys |
1950 | Malta: St George's Barracks with 191, 196 and 197 (St Patrick’s Bks) HAA Btys. Oct moved to Geneifa and El Ballah, Canal Zone. |
1951 - 1953 | Egypt: Geneifa and El Ballah, Canal Zone with 191, 196 and 197 HAA Btys. |
1954 | Malta: St George's Barracks? 191, 196 and 197 HAA Btys. 20 Dec Reduced to cadre. |
1955 | Malta: St George's Barracks? 1 Feb - 191 Bty S/A & probably remainder too (Btys all disbanded 1/1/62). |
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