The Volunteer Artillery of the British Army

The Territorial Army (TA) from 1924 until World War II

Contents

Horse

Field

Heavy

Light

Medium

Survey

Anti-Aircraft

Light Anti-Aircraft

Searchlight

Anti-Tank


Horse

1924				1938		Doubling in 1939

11^th Brigade	→	→	→	11^th Regiment	{	11^th Regiment	→
						12^th Regiment	→


Field

1924				1938		Doubling in 1939

51^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	51^st Field Regiment	{	51^st Field Regiment	→
						109^th Field Regiment	→
52^nd Field Brigade	→	→	→	52^nd Field Regiment	{	52^nd Field Regiment	→
						110^th Field Regiment	→
53^rd Field Brigade	→	→	→	53^rd Field Regiment	{	53^rd Field Regiment	→
						111^th Field Regiment	→
54^th Field Brigade	→	1932: 57^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
↱ 13^th Light Brigade	→	1936: 54^th Field Brigade	→	51^st Anti-Tank Regiment ↓
55^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	55^th Field Regiment	{	55^th Field Regiment	→
						112^th Field Regiment	→
56^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	51^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
57^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	57^th Field Regiment	{	57^th Field Regiment	→
						113^th Field Regiment	→
58^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	58^th Field Regiment	{	58^th Field Regiment	→
						114^th Field Regiment	→
59^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	75^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
60^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	60^th Field Regiment	{	60^th Field Regiment	→
						115^th Field Regiment	→
61^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	61^st Field Regiment	{	61^st Field Regiment	→
						116^th Field Regiment	→
62^nd Field Brigade	{	1936: 68^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓ 1937: 73^rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
63^rd Field Brigade	→	→	→	52^nd Anti-Tank Regiment ↓
64^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	64^th Field Regiment	{	64^th Field Regiment	→
						117^th Field Regiment	→
65^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	65^th Field Regiment	{	65^th Field Regiment	→
						118^th Field Regiment	→
66^th Field Brigade	→	→	{	76^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓ 80^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
67^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	67^th Field Regiment	{	67^th Field Regiment	→
						119^th Field Regiment	→
68^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	68^th Field Regiment	{	68^th Field Regiment	→
						120^th Field Regiment	→
69^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	69^th Field Regiment	{	69^th Field Regiment	→
						121^st Field Regiment	→
70^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	70^th Field Regiment	{	70^th Field Regiment	→
						122^nd Field Regiment	→
71^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	71^st Field Regiment	{	71^st Field Regiment	→
						123^rd Field Regiment	→
72^nd Field Brigade	→	→	→	72^nd Field Regiment	{	72^nd Field Regiment	→
						124^th Field Regiment	→
73^rd Field Brigade	→	1936: 62^nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
74^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	74^th Field Regiment	{	74^th Field Regiment	→
						125^th Field Regiment	→
75^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	75^th Field Regiment	{	75^th Field Regiment	→
						126^th Field Regiment	→
76^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	76^th Field Regiment	{	76^th Field Regiment	→
						127^th Field Regiment	→
77^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	77^th Field Regiment	{	77^th Field Regiment	→
						128^th Field Regiment	→
78^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	78^th Field Regiment	{	78^th Field Regiment	→
						129^th Field Regiment	→
79^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	79^th Field Regiment	{	79^th Field Regiment	→
						130^th Field Regiment	→
80^th Field Regiment	→	→	→	80^th Field Regiment	{	80^th Field Regiment	→
						131^st Field Regiment	→
81^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	81^st Field Regiment	{	81^st Field Regiment	→
						132^nd Field Regiment	→
82^nd Field Brigade	→	→	→	77^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
83^rd Field Brigade	→	→	→	83^rd Field Regiment	{	83^rd Field Regiment	→
						133^rd Field Regiment	→
84^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	78^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
85^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	85^th Field Regiment	{	85^th Field Regiment	→
						134^th Field Regiment	→
86^th Field Brigade	→	→	{	86^th Field Regiment 79^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓	{	86^th Field Regiment	→
						135^th Field Regiment	→
87^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	87^th Field Regiment	{	87^th Field Regiment	→
						136^th Field Regiment	→
88^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	88^th Field Regiment	{	88^th Field Regiment	→
						137^th Field Regiment	→
89^th Field Brigade	→	1937: 70^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
90^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	90^th Field Regiment	{	90^th Field Regiment	→
						138^th Field Regiment	→
91^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	91^st Field Regiment	{	91^st Field Regiment	→
						139^th Field Regiment	→
92^nd Field Brigade	→	→	→	92^nd Field Regiment	{	92^nd Field Regiment	→
						140^th Field Regiment	→
93^rd Army Field Brigade	→	→	→	52^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
94^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	94^th Field Regiment	{	94^th Field Regiment	→
						141^st Field Regiment	→
95^th Field Brigade	→	1937: 72^nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
96^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	96^th Field Regiment	{	96^th Field Regiment	→
						142^nd Field Regiment	→
97^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	97^th Field Regiment	{	97^th Field Regiment	→
						143^rd Field Regiment	→
98^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	98^th Field Regiment	{	98^th Field Regiment	→
						144^th Field Regiment	→
99^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	99^th Field Regiment	{	99^th Field Regiment	→
						145^th Field Regiment	→
100^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	53^rd Anti-Tank Regiment ↓
101^st Field Brigade	→	→	→	54^th Anti-Tank Regiment ↓
102^nd Field Brigade	→	→	→	102^nd Field Regiment	{	102^nd Field Regiment	→
						146^th Field Regiment	→
103^rd Field Brigade	→	1932: disbanded
104^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	104^th Regiment	{	104^th Regiment	→
						147^th Regiment	→
105^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	105^th Field Regiment	{	105^th Field Regiment	→
						148^th Field Regiment	→
106^th Army Field Brigade	→	→	→	106^th Regiment	{	106^th Regiment	→
						149^th Regiment	→
107^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	107^th Regiment	{	107^th Regiment	→
						150^th Regiment	→
108^th Field Brigade	→	→	→	55^th Anti-Tank Regiment ↓


Heavy

1924				1938

Clyde Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Clyde Heavy Regiment			→
Cornwall Heavy Brigade	}	1932: Devonshire and Cornwall Heavy Brigade	→	Devonshire Heavy Regiment			→
Devonshire Heavy Brigade
Dorsetshire Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Dorsetshire Heavy Regiment			→
Durham Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Durham Heavy Regiment			→
East Riding Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	East Riding Heavy Regiment			→
Essex Heavy Brigade	→	1932: Thames and Medway Heavy Brigade	→	Thames and Medway Heavy Regiment			→
Forth Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Forth Heavy Regiment			→
Glamorgan Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Glamorgan Heavy Regiment			→
Hampshire Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Hampshire Heavy Regiment			→
Kent Heavy Brigade	}	1932: Kent and Sussex Heavy Brigade	→	Kent and Sussex Heavy Regiment			→
Sussex Heavy Brigade
Lancashire and Cheshire Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Lancashire and Cheshire Heavy Regiment			→
Orkney Heavy Brigade → 1922: disbanded				Orkney Heavy Regiment			→
Pembrokeshire Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Pembrokeshire Heavy Regiment			→
North Scottish Heavy Brigade	→	1934: 62^nd Medium Brigade ↓	↱	Fife Heavy Regiment			→
Suffolk Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Suffolk Heavy Regiment			→
Tynemouth Heavy Brigade	→	→	→	Tynemouth Heavy Regiment			→
from 8^th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment	→	1937: Princess Beatrice’s Heavy Brigade	→	Princess Beatrice’s Heavy Regiment			→


Light

1924

13^th Pack Brigade → 1927: 13^th Light Brigade	→	1936: 54^th Field Brigade ↑


Medium

1924				1938		Doubling in 1939

51^st Medium Brigade	→	1932: 56^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
↱ part of 54^th Medium Brigade	→	1932: 51^st Medium Brigade	→	51^st Medium Regiment	{	51^st Medium Regiment	→
						63^rd Medium Regiment	→
52^nd Medium Brigade	→	1935: 58^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
53^rd Medium Brigade	→	→	→	53^rd Medium Regiment	{	53^rd Medium Regiment	→
						64^th Medium Regiment	→
54^th Medium Brigade	{	1932: part forms 51^st Medium Brigade ↑ → 1937: disbanded
55^th Medium Brigade	→	1936: 63^rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade ↓
56^th Medium Brigade	→	→	→	56^th Medium Regiment	{	56^th Medium Regiment	→
						65^th Medium Regiment	→
57^th Medium Brigade	→	→	→	57^th Medium Regiment	{	57^th Medium Regiment	→
						66^th Medium Regiment	→
58^th Medium Brigade	→	→	→	58^th Medium Regiment	{	58^th Medium Regiment	→
						67^th Medium Regiment	→
59^th Medium Brigade	→	→	→	59^th Medium Regiment	{	59^th Medium Regiment	→
						68^th Medium Regiment	→
60^th Medium Brigade	→	→	→	81^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓
61^st Medium Brigade	→	→	→	61^st Medium Regiment	{	61^st Medium Regiment	→
						69^th Medium Regiment	→
↳ North Scottish Heavy Brigade	→	1934: 62^nd Medium Brigade	→	62^nd Medium Regiment	→	Fife Heavy Regiment ↑


Survey

				1938		Doubling in 1939

				3^rd Survey Regiment	{	3^rd Survey Regiment	→
						5^th Survey Regiment	→
				4^th Survey Regiment	{	4^th Survey Regiment	→
						6^th Survey Regiment	→


Anti-Aircraft

1924				1938		Expansion in 1939

51^st Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	→	→	51^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	51^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
52^nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	→	→	52^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	52^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
53^rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	→	→	53^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	53^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
54^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	→	→	54^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	54^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
1925: 55^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	→	→	55^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	55^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 51^st Medium Brigade	→	1932: 56^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	56^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	56^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 54^th Field Brigade	→	1932: 57^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	57^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	57^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 52^nd Medium Brigade	→	1935: 58^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	58^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	58^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 7^th Battalion, The Essex Regiment	→	1935: 59^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	59^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	59^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 4^th City of London Regiment	→	1935: 60^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	60^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	60^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 11^th London Regiment	→	1935: 61^st Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	61^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	61^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳73^rd Field Brigade	→	1936: 62^nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	62^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	62^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 55^th Medium Brigade	→	1936: 63^rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	63^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	63^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
		1936: 64^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	{	64^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment 85^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment ↓	→	64^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 6^th/7^th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment	→	1936: 65^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	65^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	65^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 8^th Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment	→	1936: 66^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	66^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	66^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 5^th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment	→	1936: 67^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	67^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	67^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 62^nd Field Brigade	→	1936: 68^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	68^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	68^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 6^th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshre Regiment	→	1936: 69^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	69^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	69^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 89^th Field Brigade	→	1937: 70^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	70^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	70^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
		1938: 71^st Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	71^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	71^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 95^th Field Brigade	→	1937: 72^nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	72^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	72^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 62^nd Field Brigade	→	1938: 73^rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	73^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	73^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
		1938: 74^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade	→	74^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	74^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 59^th Field Brigade			→	75^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	75^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 66^th Field Brigade			→	76^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	76^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 82^nd Field Brigade			→	77^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	77^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 84^th Field Brigade			→	78^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	78^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 86^th Field Brigade			→	79^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	79^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 66^th Field Brigade			→	80^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	80^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 60^th Medium Brigade			→	81^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	81^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				82^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	82^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 7^th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry			→	83^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	83^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				84^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	84^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 64^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade			→	85^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	85^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						86^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						87^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						88^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						89^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						90^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						91^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						93^rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						94^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						95^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						96^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						97^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						98^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						99^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						100^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						101^st Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						102^nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→


Light Anti-Aircraft

				1938		Expansion in 1939

from City of London Battery, 11^th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery			→	11^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	11^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 61^st Anti-Aircraft Brigade			→	12^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	12^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				13^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	13^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from A Company, 4^th/5^th Battalion, The Royal Scots			→	14^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	14^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				15^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	15^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				16^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	16^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				17^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	17^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				18^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	18^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				19^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	19^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				20^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	20^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				21^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	21^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				22^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	22^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				23^rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	23^rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
				24^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→	24^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ part of 70^th Anti-Aircraft Brigade					→	25^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						26^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						27^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						28^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						29^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						30^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						31^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						32^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						33^rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						34^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						35^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						36^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						37^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						38^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						39^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						40^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 56^th Field Brigade			→	51^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	{	51^st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						55^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
↳ 93^rd Army Field Brigade			→	52^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	{	52^nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						56^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 5^th Battalion, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Regiment			→	53^rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	{	53^rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						57^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
from 9^th Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders			→	54^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	{	54^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→
						58^th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment	→


Searchlight

				1938

				59^th Searchlight Regiment	→	→	→
				70^th Searchlight Regiment	→	→	→
				71^st Searchlight Regiment	→	→	→
				72^nd Searchlight Regiment	→	→	→


Anti-Tank

				1938		Doubling in 1939

↳ 54^th Field Brigade			→	51^st Anti-Tank Regiment	{	51^st Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						61^st Anti-Tank Regiment	→
↳ 63^rd Field Brigade			→	52^nd Anti-Tank Regiment	{	52^nd Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						62^nd Anti-Tank Regiment	→
↳ 100^th Field Brigade			→	53^rd Anti-Tank Regiment	{	53^rd Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						63^rd Anti-Tank Regiment	→
↳ 101^st Field Brigade			→	54^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	54^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						64^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
↳ 108^th Field Brigade			→	55^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	55^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						65^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
from 4^th Battalion, The King’s Own Royal Regiment			→	56^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	56^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						66^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
from 5^th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment			→	57^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	57^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						67^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
from 4^th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment			→	58^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	58^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						68^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
from 6^th Battalion, The Hampshire’s Regiment			→	59^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	59^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						69^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
from 5^th Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers			→	60^th Anti-Tank Regiment	{	60^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→
						70^th Anti-Tank Regiment	→

During World War II

The Resurrection of the Territorial Army in 1947

The Reductions from 1950 to 1967

The Territorial Army Regiments from 1961 to 1967

The Regiments of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) in 1967

The Regiments of the Territorial Army in 2008