43rd Regiment RA
| 43rd Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery | ||
| Dates | Locations | Batteries - Equipment |
| 1947.04.01 | RHQ 5th Field Regiment RA was retitled RHQ 43rd Searchlight Regiment RA with 11, 152 and 184 SL Btys redesignated from 51, 63 and 73 Fld Btys respectively | |
| 1947.04 | England: Langham | 11, 152 and 184 SL Btys Searchlight |
| Apr 1947 – Searchlight (11 Bty) | ||
| 1949 | Egypt: Canal Zone? | 11, 152 and 184 SL Btys Searchlight |
| 16 Mar 49: Converted to 43rd Searchlight / Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA. 11 and 152 Btys equipped with 40mm Bofors and renamed LAA Btys. | 11, 152 LAA Btys and 184 Bty Searchlight/40mm Bofors |
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| 1950 | England: Holt, Norfolk? | 11, 152 LAA, 184 SL Btys Searchlight/40mm Bofors |
| 1 Aug 50: 11 Bty became independent (see 34 LAA Regt RA) | ||
| 1 Nov 50: 162 LAA Bty resuscitated (late of 61st LAA/SL Regt RA) | 152 & 162 LAA, 184 SL Bty | |
| 1951 | England: Marlborough Bks, Bulford | 152 & 162 LAA, 184 SL Bty Searchlight/40mm Bofors |
| 27 Sep 55: 184 Bty began re-equipping with guns, regt redesignated 43rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (complete by 31/10/55). Now completely equipped with 40mm Bofors. | ||
| Late 1955 | England: Albany Barracks, Newport, Isle of Wight; 184 Bty at Northwood Camp, Northwood, Isle of Wight | 152, 162 and 184 LAA Btys L40/70 40mm Bofors |
| 1956.08 | Cyprus: RHQ and 162 Bty at Nicosia, 152 Bty at Larnaca and 184 Bty at RAF Akrotiri. | 152, 162 and 184 LAA Btys L40/70 40mm Bofors: Air defence of Cyprus for the Suez invasion |
| c1959: Cyprus: Nicosia | 152, 162 and 184 LAA Btys L40/70 40mm Bofors |
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| 10 Jun 59: 152 Bty independent (S/A 29/2/60, later in 94th Loc Regt RA) | ||
| 25 Jul 59: 162 & 184 Btys S/A (disbanded 1/1/62) | ||
| 29 Jul 59: Regiment placed into Suspended Animation | ||
| 30 Sep 59: RHQ Suspended Animation | ||
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