The Regular Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps of the British Army

The Regiments raised during World War II

The need for armoured units was not only met by converting existing cavalry regiments into armour, but also by raising new units for the war. Several categories can be seen below. They were all disbanded after the war.

Contents

- Cavalry and Royal Tank Regiment -

- Converted TA infantry -

- Converted war raised infantry -

- Reconnaissance -


- Cavalry and Royal Tank Regiment -

Six new cavalry regiments were raised from cadres of existing regiments. There were also four battalions raised in The Royal Tank Regiment.


	22^nd Dragoons


	23^rd Hussars


	24^th Lancers


	25^th Dragoons


	26^th Hussars


	27^th Lancers


	9^th Battalion, 10^th Battalion, 11^th Battalion, 12^th Battalion,	The Royal Tank Regiment


- Converted TA infantry -

Several battalions of the Territorial Army infantry were converted to numbered RAC regiments. These TA battalions did exist before the war, but are listed here for completeness.


	107^th Regiment RAC (King’s Own)


	108^th Regiment RAC (Lancashire Fusiliers) 109^th Regiment RAC (Lancashire Fusiliers)


	110^th Regiment RAC (Border Regiment)


	111^th Regiment RAC (Manchester Regiment)


	112^th Regiment RAC (Foresters)


	113^th Regiment RAC


	114^th Regiment RAC 115^th Regiment RAC


	116^th Regiment RAC



- Converted war raised infantry -

A number of war raised battalions of infantry was converted to numbered RAC regiments.


	141^st Regiment RAC


	142^nd (Sufolk) Regiment RAC


	143^rd Regiment RAC (Lancashire Fusiliers)


	144^th Regiment RAC


	145^th Regiment RAC 146^th Regiment RAC


	147^th Regiment RAC


	148^th Regiment RAC


	149^th Regiment RAC


	150^th Regiment RAC


	151^st Regiment RAC


	152^nd Regiment RAC


	153^rd Regiment RAC


	154^th Regiment RAC


	155^th Regiment RAC


	156^th Regiment RAC


	157^th Regiment RAC


	158^th Regiment RAC


	159^th Regiment RAC


	160^th Regiment RAC


	161^st Regiment RAC


	162^nd Regiment RAC


	163^rd Regiment RAC



- Reconnaissance -

A number of infantry battalions was converted into a recconnaissance role. They were gathered in The Reconnaissance Corps and later called Regiments. In 1944 they were transferred to The RAC.


	1^st Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	2^nd Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	3^rd (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	4^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	5^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	15^th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	38^th (Welsh) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	43^th (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	44^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	45^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	46^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	49^th (West Riding) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	52^nd (Lowland) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	53^rd (Welsh) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	54^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	56^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	59^th Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	61^st Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	81^st (West African) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC


	82^nd (West African) Reconnaissance Regiment RAC

Changes from 1958 to 1971

The Regiments in 1971

Options for Change: 1992 and 1993

The Regiments in 1994

The Regiments in 2023

Alphabetical List of the Regiments