34th Regiment RA
34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
1947.04.01 | RHQ 5th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA redesignated 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA, with 42, 119 and 120 LAA Btys from 12, 13 and 14 LAA Btys, respectively | |
1947.04 | Location Unknown? | 42, 119 and 120 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
11 May 49: 119 Bty to 27 HAA Regt RA | ||
17 Jun 49: 6 HAA Bty joined ex 27th AA Regt RA | 6, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | |
1949.08 | Hong Kong: | 42, 119 and 120 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
Jan 50: 4.2" Mortar (120 Bty), became 120 Mortar Bty | 6 Mortar, 42 and 120 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor & 4.2" Mortar (120 Bty) |
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9 Sep 51: 11 Bty joined ex Indep (late of 43rd LAA/SL Regt RA) | ||
10 Oct 51: 120 Bty indep, later in 61st Lt Regt RA | 11, 42 and 120 LAA Btys | |
12 Feb 52: 42 Bty to 61st Lt Regt RA | 11 and 120 LAA Btys | |
28/29 Aug 52: 31 and 119 Btys joined as LAA Btys from 72nd LAA and 27th HAA Regts RA, respectively. 6 Bty to 27th HAA Regt RA | 11, 31 and 119 LAA Btys | |
1952 | England: Dover | 11, 31 and 119 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
1955 | England: Garrison Point, Sheerness | 11, 31 and 119 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
Nov-Dec 56: Suez: 31 Bty only | ||
27 Jan 58: 119 Bty S/A (disb 1/1/62), 58 Bty resus (late 53rd LAA Regt RA) | 11, 31 and 58 LAA Btys | |
20 Jul - 20 Sep 58: Cyprus: Nicosia (11 Bty only) | as infantry | |
Aug - Oct 58: Cyprus: Kitchener Lines, Polmedia, Limmasol | as infantry | |
1959.08 | England: Hobbs Bks, Lingfield | 11, 31 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
1 Apr 60: 31 Bty S/A (later in 47th Lt Regt RA) | 11 and 58 LAA Btys | |
1960: Singapore (11 Bty) | ||
1961 | Malaya: Penang (58 Bty), Singapore (11 Bty) | 11 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
1961.08 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Bks | 11 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
Oct 1962: Aden (11 Bty) | ||
Mar 1963: Aden (58 Bty) | ||
1963.10 | Germany: Keightley Bks, Wuppertal | 11 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
18 Mar 64: redesignated 34th Light Air Defence Regt RA, later had a HQ Bty | ||
1964 | Germany: St Davids Bks, Hilden | 11 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
1967.01 | Germany: Napier Bks, Dortmund | 11 and 58 LAA Btys 40mm Bofor |
31 Dec 69: RHQ Suspended Animation, 11 and 58 Btys to 22nd and 12th Light Air Defence Regts RA, respectively | ||
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