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3rd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
[G.R. Brocklebanck] A short history of 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, from the outbreak of war Duplicated, prepared in Italy, 1945 ii, 83 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

15th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 15 Field Regiment Royal Artillery : regimental record of war service, 1939-1945 Altrincham : John Sherratt, [1948] 110 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

24th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
[J.M.A. Lumsden, assisted by L.F. Robinson] 24th Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 [Manchester : James Galt, 1947]  67 p. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

25th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 25th Field Regiment Royal Artillery : (w.e.f. 1 May, 1947, changed to 29 Field Regiment, R.A.) : 12/25 Battery, 31 (Kirkee) Battery, 58 (Maiwand) Battery (now 8/79 (Kirkee) and 145 (Maiwand) Field Batteries : North-West Europe, 1944-1945 [Aldershot : Gale & Polden, 1948] [5], 33 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

31st Field Regiment RA

Served under
4th Indian Division

Literature
Owen N. Roberts 31st Field Regiment RA : a record Bristol : Old Comrades Association of 31st Field Regiment RA, 1994 c. 130 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

55th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
(01.07.1942) Lt.Col. R.D. Bolton
(06.06.1944) Lt.Col. W.L. Newell
(03.09.1944-05.05.1945) Lt.Col. B. Wilson

Served under
Guards Armoured Division 08.06.1942-11.06.1945

Literature
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

67th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Richard Whitfield The eyes and ears of the regiment : 67th Field Regiment RA 1939-1946 Upton on Severn : Square One, 1995 256 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

79th (Lowland) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- Mike target : the story of 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment, R.A., in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany : from September, 1944 to May, 1945 [UK : 79th Fd Regt RA, 1946] (Hanley : Wood, Mitchell) 76 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, R.A., T.A. : a history of the period 1939-1945 [Glasgow : 80th Fd Regt RA], 1948 (Glasgow : Robert Maclehose) 206 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

85th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Wilf Goldstein Farewell, screw gun : the tale of the 85th Field/Mountain Regiment R.A./T.A. Lewes : Book Guild, 1986 175 p.
 
? each of the individual batteries seems to have had its own "War history" published as well; exact details unknown:
337 Field Battery R.A., later 337 Mountain Battery R.A.
338 Field Battery R.A., later 338 Mountain Battery R.A.
461 Field Battery R.A., later 461 Mountain Battery R.A.
? ?

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

88th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Stephen Bull Lancashire gunners at war : the 88th Lancashire Field Regiment, 1939-1945 Lancaster : Carnegie Publishing, 1999 vi, 154 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- History of 90th (City of London) Field Regiment R.A. in the Second World War, 1939-1945 [London, City of London Royal Artillery Old Comrades Association, 1946] 39 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

92nd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
George Aris The 'Ninety-Second' : a short outline history of the 92nd Field Regiment, R.A. during the war of 1939-1945 [London : 92nd Fd Regt RA, 1946] (London : Willams, Lea) 108 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

94th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Peter Whately-Smith The 94th (Dorset & Hants) Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 1939-1945 [Dorchester : The Dorset Press, 1948] xii, 112 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

98th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
T.B. Davis The story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) : 1939-1946 Ditchling, [East] Sussex : Ditchling Press, 1980 xvii, 370 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

112th (Wessex) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Douglas Goddard & Eric Rankin & James Vigers 112th (Wessex) Field Regiment RA TA 1938 to 1946 [S.l. : s.n.], cop. 1997 206 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

113th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
[Sjt. Matthews] 113th Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 Worthing : Laceys, [1947] 103 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

114th (Sussex) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Warren Bugler The story of 114 : an informal history of the 114th [Sussex] Field Regiment (one-time Jungle Field Regiment) R.A., (T.A.) [Great Britain] : F. Taylor for 114 (Sussex) Fd Regt RA, [1984] 191 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

121st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 121 Field/Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, 1939-1946 [S.l. : 121 Fd/Med Regt RA, 1946] (Guildford : Biddles) ix, 124 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

131st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
(1939) Lt.Col. R.A.P.R. Kidston
Lt.Col. J.M. Hailey
(1945) Lt.Col. J.N.D. Tyler

Served under
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 03.09.1939-31.08.1945

Literature
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132nd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 132 (Welsh) Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 : war diary Swansea : C.E. Watkins, 1946 15 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

135th (Herts Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- Diary of 135th (Herts Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA (TA) during the campaign in Malaya and Singapore, January-February 1942 [S.l. : 135th Fd Regt RA, 1963?] 30 leaves

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
G.W. Robertson The rose and the arrow : a life story of 136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 1939-1946 [Reigate?] : [136 Fd Regt RA, Old Comrades Association], [1988?]  338 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

142nd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- Royal Devon Yeomanry : the story of 142 Field Regiment R.A., 1939-1945 Eastbourne : The Baskerville Press, 1947 [xiv], 142 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

144th Field Regiment RA (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary's)

Commanding Officer
? Lt.Col. H.T.W. Clements

Consisted of
389th Battery  
390th Battery  
522nd Battery  

Service record
11.12.1940 came under command 5th Indian Infantry Division on arriving in Sudan from United Kingdom
26.06.1941 arrived in Egypt with Division
24.08.1941 under command British Troops in Egypt
28.01.1942 came under command 4th Indian Infantry Division in Libya
23.02.1942 under command 1st Armoured Division
27.04.1942 under command 5th Indian Infantry Division in Egypt
10.05.1942 ceased to be under command 5th Indian Infantry Division
19.05.1942 under command 10th Army in Iraq
30.05.1942 103rd Anti-Tank Battery came under command
27.06.1942 103rd Anti-Tank Battery rejoined 79th Anti-Tank Regiment
04.07.1942 arrived in Syria with 17th Indian Infantry Brigade
24.08.1942 under command 31st Indian Armoured Division in Persia
20.11.1942 arrived in Iraq with Division
05.01.1943 522nd Battery formed
22.01.1943 arrived in Egypt with Division
24.02.1944

arrived in Palestine with Division

  no further change

Literature
T.B. Davis The story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) : 1939-1946 Ditchling, [East] Sussex : Ditchling Press, 1980 xvii, 370 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

151st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
I.A. Graham Young & R.I. Gray A short history of The Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) 151st Field Regiment, R.A., 1939-1946 Ayr : Observer Office, 1947 80 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

152nd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
B.M. Knox Brief historical notes on the Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) : 152 Field Regiment, R.A., 1939-45 Ayr, Scotland : Stephen & Pollock, 1946 80 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

153th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
(01.07.1942) Lt.Col. D.C.W. Sanders
(06.06.1944-05.05.1945) Lt.Col. J.S. Atkins

Served under
Guards Armoured Division 01.06.1942-11.06.1945

Literature
B.T. Brassey & P.D. Winslow 153rd Leicestershire Yeomanry Field Regiment R.A. T.A., 1939-1945 Hinckley : W. Pickering, 1947 xvi, 101 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

154th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
G.E. Bouskell-Wade "There is an honour likewise..." : the story of 154 (Leicestereshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, R.A. Leicester : Edgar Backus, [1948] xi, 143 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
01.09.1939-07.01.1942 Lt.Col. A. Murdoch
07.01.1942-.........1942 Maj. P.R. Gold
.........1942-15.02.1942 T/Capt. J.C.H. Fasson

Served under
9th Indian Infantry Division 05.05.1941
11th Indian Infantry Division (captured by Japanese 15.02.1942) 01.10.1941

Literature
John McEwan Out of the depths of hell : a soldier's story of life & death in Japanese hands London : Leo Cooper, 1999 176 p.
Jack Edwards Banzai, you bastards! London : Souvenir Press, 1991 336 p.
Arthur Titherington * One day at a time : a British prisoner of war’s account of 1,300 days in a Japanese slave labour camp Hanley Swan : Self Publishing Association, 1993. 313 p.

* Although not from the Regiment, Titherington was alongside them in captivity.

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Both the 155th and 156th Field Regiments were drawn from the territorial regiment - the Lanarkshire Yeomanry. On the outbreak of WW2, the Yeomanry Regiment was given the choice to become either a field artillery or anti-tank unit and the CO, Lt Col Alan Murdoch chose the former [ironic when you read the account below about the action at Slim River]. They were based in the small Lanarkshire market town of Lanark. The Regiment which dates back to the early 19th century traditionally drew its strengh from volunteers resident in the County of Lanark and from Dumfrieshire. In February 1940, the Regiment, having been augmented by regular RA non-commissioned officers, was then divided into the 155th and a new 156th Field Regiment. Batteries of the latter were based in the Lanarkshire towns of Lesmahagow and Strathaven - usually in village or school halls as the country was being mobilized for war and suitable accommodation was at a premium. But those two 'novice' Regiments were quickly moulded into efficient military units. The 156th were then moved south for further training and were based at Portsmouth. In March 1941, the 155th left the port of Gourock on board the SS Strathmore bound for India. After further acclimatisation, B and C Batteries were moved to Malaya in October just before the Japanese invasion. [A Battery remained in India and was subsequently to be assumed into the 60th Field Regiment under the title of the 'Lanarkshire Yeomanry' Battery'.] Much has been written about the disastrous Malayan campaign but whatever the opinion of historians about the effectiveness of the Commonwealth troops, there is nothing but praise for the performance of the 155th. In his book, 'Seventy days to Singapore', the American historian Stanley Falk speaking about the action at Slim River, records 'Finally, two miles below the bridge, at about 9.30, they [the Japanese] met their match: a regiment of field artillery [B Battery of the 155th], moving forward to support the 28th Brigade. The Japanese overran part of the surprised artillery column; but then a howitzer detachment got its 4.5 inch piece into action. At a range of only thirty yards, it knocked out the leading tank and impressed upon the others the wisdom of withdrawal'. In this action the CO, Lt Col Murdoch was killed and the Adjutant, Captain Charles Gordon Brown, who had moved to the front line to command the detachment which took on the tanks, lost an arm but won an MC. A few days later, an other officer of the Battery, Captain Andrew Sewell won an MC in a separate action. Despite their bravery and determination, like all the other British and Commonwealth units which had been badly let down by the political and military hierarchy, the 155th were lead into captivity and thereafter subjected to barbaric and despicable treatment at the hands of the Japanese. Some ended up on the infamous Burma - Thai Railway but most were shipped to Formosa [now Taiwan] where they slaved in the hell hole of the notorious Kinkaseky Copper Mine. Meanwhile, the 156th under the command of Lt Col Younger saw action in the Middle East, Sicily, Anzio and further into Italy and ended the war in Germany. They also had an eventful time as described in the privately printed and published book, '593 : the story of a Field Battery 1940-45' which is dedicated to Major F.W. Batey, MC and Bar, who was killed in action at Anzio. Contributing to the story was the Battery Commander, Major E.J.H. Bates who himself won the MC at Anzio. Both those Field Regiments have a history to be proud of. After the war, like many proud units they were merged and re merged until their identity has all but disappeared. There is a growing interest in the history of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and its place in military history over the years and anyone with any relevant information, or who would wish to know more, can contact Campbell Thomson at ct@jcthomson.co.uk
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. R. Younger
  Lt.Col. G.R. Mockler
  Lt.Col. S.R. Osmond
  Lt.Col. T.B. Somers
  Lt.Col. R.C.M. Monteith

Served under
5th Infantry Division 29.08.1942-31.08.1945

Literature
Harold Brook Hodgson (ed.) 593, the story of a field battery, 1940-1945 : 156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment R.A. : commenced at Anzio, 1944, completed in Germany, 1945 [Pinneberg, Ger., 593rd Fd Bty, 1945] 328 p.

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166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
Edward W. Chafe Gunners, World War II : 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment Royal Artillery St. John's, Nfld. : Creative Publishers, 1987 vii, 162 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

172nd Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- A brief history of 172nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [S.l. : s.n., 1945?] 12 leaves

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

181st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
(1942) Lt.Col. E.O. Herbert
Lt.Col. A.C.E. Devereux
Lt.Col. R.B.W. Bethell
(1945) Lt.Col. T.P. Keene

Served under
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 07.11.1942-31.08.1945

Literature
Don Neal Guns and bugles : the story of the 6th Bn K.S.L.I. - 181st Field Regiment R.A., 1940-1946 Studley : Brewin Books, 2001 109 p., 48 p. of pl.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

185th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
John Mercer Mike target Lewes : Book Guild, 1990 [180] p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

186th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- The history of 186 Field Regiment R.A. [cover title: 186 Field Regiment, R.A. 1942-45] [Belgium : 186th Fd Regt RA, 1945] (Bruxelles : J. Felix) 40 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

190th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
(1943)-(1945) Lt.Col. R.J. Streatfeild

Served under
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division 29.03.1943-31.08.1945

Literature
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191st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
David A. Lamb View from the bridge: the story of the 191st Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery, the Herts & Essex Yeomanry, 1942-1944 Watford : D.A. Lamb, [1971] 114 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

264th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- 264 (7th London) Field Regiment Royal Artillery (T.A.) : a short history [1860-1947] [S.l. : 264th Fd Regt RA, 1948] (Woolwich : Royal Artillery Institution) [32] p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

269th Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
- The Royal Regiment of Artillery, Territorial Army : the Field Artillery Regiment of the City of Leeds, 1860-1954 : short history of the regiment [269 West Riding Field Regiment] Leeds : [269th Fd Regt RA], 1954 (Leeds : Jowett & Sowry) 8 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

291st Field Regiment RA

Commanding Officer
Lt.Col. 

Served under

Literature
C.W. Ikin ... [et al.] Lewisham gunners : a centenary history of 291st (4th London) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) formerly 2nd Kent R.G.A. (Volunteers) [S.l.: 291st Fd Regt RA (TA)], 1962 (Chatham : W. & J. Mackay) vi, 74 p.

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 The Stafford battery: 241/61st Field and super heavy regiment, Royal artillery, 1939-1945.
Auteurs:    Evans, Rupert John Charles.; Hamilton, Eric Leslie,; Lewin, George Ronald,
Uitgave:    [Stafford,
 
Jaar:    1946]
Collatie:    100 p.