522 HY (M) A.A. Battery, R.A. ? Location

[Chris Basey]

Trying to establish the location of this unit in early 1944. Any ideas, please?

[Bodston]

Originally Posted by Chris Basey

Trying to establish the location of this unit in early 1944. Any ideas, please?

Sorry Chris, but that unit does not get a mention in the index of the 'History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914-55'
Do you have any idea of the HAA Regiment that the battery was attached to?

[Paul Reed]

Are you sure unit name is correct?

[Bodston]

I've done some more digging and the only (M)ixed HAA Regiments I have found reference to are these..
132nd (M) HAA Regt.
137th (M) HAA Regt.
139th (M) HAA Regt.
155th (M) HAA Regt.
183rd (M) HAA Regt.

and it would appear that these mixed Regiments did not exist overseas in early 1944. From 'Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914-55' by Brig. Routledge.

The most striking innovation for 21st Army group, however, came in December 1944 with the arrival of a Mixed HAA Regiment, one that is with ATS detachments fully incorporated, the forerunner of others.

Though a very small affair, when compared to the massive redeployment of Mark IIC regiments in ADGB, the move to Brussels of 139th(M) HAA Regiment produced its share of troubles for its CO and its brigade. The Regiment was in Nottingham when ordered to move overseas, at war strength, in early November. Among many other things, this required 200 ATS reinforcements.

The second Mixed HAA Regiment, 132nd (M), arrived in Brussels in mid-January 1945 and deployed in bitter weather... The Regiment was closely followed by 137th(M) HAA at Brussels and by 155th(M) and 183rd(M) Regiments at Antwerp...

where they were deployed against the V-1 threat.

[Bodston]

Violette Szabo GC was a member of 137th(M) HAA Regiment RA in Oswestry Shropshire. http://www.dasreich.ca/szabo.html

[Owen]

Chris, is this a trick question and you're refering to the Bty portrayed in Carry On England, about a mixed sex AA Bty???
If not I do apologise.

[Chris Basey]

Thanks for replies so far.

'522 HY. (M) A.A. BATTERY, R.A.'

That's what the rubber stamp on the Army Form B103-2 says very clearly!

However, in column (B ) Unit it is referred to as either '522' or '522/154'; column (D) Place shows 'UK' throughout and dates in column (F) are from 18/1/44 to 28/2/45

Any more thoughts?

[Chris Basey]

Can't get rid of that wretched smilie - it should be the letter 'B'

[Owen]

Originally Posted by Chris Basey

Can't get rid of that wretched smilie - it should be the letter 'B'

Done, put a space between B & )

[Bodston]

Originally Posted by Owen D

Done, put a space between B & )

I've had the same trouble with those bloody smilies..
OK the 522/154 should usually indicate the 522 Battery of the 154th HAA Regt. RA However they do not make the pages of the official history. It is a bit poor on the Home service Regiments.
I have had no luck on tracing this unit, I'll keep looking.