British Army units from 1945 on - 871 - 895 Batteries 1947-67

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. We also use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you.
If you continue without changing your browser settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website.

Continue More info

871 - 895 Batteries 1947-67

Dates	Unit	Higher Formation/Remarks
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	871 (Independent) Movement Light Battery RA (Green Howards)(TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
14.7.55	Disbanded	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	872 Locating Battery RA (?Royal West Kent)(TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
1 .5.61	Amalgamated with HQ RA 44 (Home Counties) Inf Div (as HQ 44 (Home Counties) Div/Dist)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	873 Movement Light Battery RA (The Middlesex Regiment)(TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
by 1961	Redesignated 873 (Middlesex) Movement Light Battery RA (TA)	.
1 .5.61	Reorganised as 873 (Middlesex) Movement Lt Sqn RE (TA)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	874-879 not formed.	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	880 Forward Observation Battery RA (Airborne)(TA)	.
1.1 .47	Formed	.
28.5.51	Redesignated 880 Airborne Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
31.10.56	Redesignated 880 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.5.61	Amalgamated with 289 Regiment (as 289 Regiment)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	881 COB Battery RA (TA)	.
1. 1. 47	Formed	.
1.6.51	Redesignated 881 Amphibious Observation Battery RA (TA)	.
1.5.61	Redesignated 881 (Independent) Amphibious Observation Battery RA (TA); "Amphibious Observation" omitted 4.10.61.	.
18.3.64	Redesignated 881 (Independent) Battery RA (TA)	.
31.3.67	Disbanded?	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	882 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
??	Redesignated 882 Locating Battery RA (Manchester)(TA)	.
1.5.61	Amalgamated with 288, 380 (less R Bty) Regiments, and with 42 Inf Div CB Staff Troop as 288 Regiment	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	883 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
7.7.50	Amalgamated with 376 Regiment to form 883 Locating Battery	.
??	Redesignated 883 (Bristol) Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.5.61(LG 25.3.61)	Amalgamated with 311 (less R Bty) Regiment to form 883 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Locating Bty RA (TA); "Locating" omitted 4.10.61-18.3.64.	.
TAVR	A (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Sqn, The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (T)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	884 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
1 .5.61	Amalgamated with 271 Regiment (less R Bty) and with 323 Regiment (as 271 Regiment)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	885 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
1950/51	Redesignated 885 Locating Battery RA (Northumbrian)(TA)	.
1.5.61(LG 26.2.61)	Amalgamated with 437 & 463 Regiments (as 463 Regiment), some pers to 50 Div/Dist Signal Regiment, R. Sigs.	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	886 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
1.2.52	Amalgamated with 362 Regiment (forming 862 Bty)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	887 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1 .47	Formed	.
31.10.56	Amalgamated with 281 Regiment (as 281 Regiment)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	887 Locating Battery RA (TA)	.
31.10.56	Formed by reorganisation of 261 Regiment	.
TAVR	B (887 Locating Battery) Sqn, The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) (T)	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
1 .1 .47	888 Tractor Battery not formed	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	888 Locating Battery RA (Renfrewshire)(TA)	.
1.7.50	Formed by reorganisation of a bty of 328 Regiment	.
1.5.61	Amalgamated with 277 Regiment (less R Bty), 402 Regiment, and R Bty of 357 Regiment (as 277 Regiment), (LG 1.4.61) surplus pers to 445 Regiment	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	889 AA FC Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
31.7.54	Disbanded, at first ordered for 15.7.54 but amended (9.6.54).	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	890 AA FC Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1 .47	Formed	.
31.7.54	Disbanded, at first ordered for 15.7.54 but amended, volunteers transferred to new 59 AA FC Troop at Wigan; surplus pers to 574 & 634 Regiments, and to 70 AA FC Troop	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	891 AA FC Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
1.2.50	Reorganised as 88 AA FC Troop	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	892 AA FC Battery RA (County of London)(TA)	.
1.1 .47	Formed	.
1.8.55	Reorganised as 48 AA FC Troop	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
1.1 .47	893 Tractor Battery not formed	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	894 AA FC Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
15.7.54	Disbanded, personnel to 455 Regiment	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	895 AA FC Battery RA (TA)	.
1.1.47	Formed	.
3.4.51	Disbanded	.
.	.	.
.	.	.

Previous page: 850 - 870 Batteries 1947-67
Next page: Territorial Army - Royal Engineers