My uncle was in 69 Bty 21 LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT RA , and I was told they were stationed at Hounslow before Dec 1941 I would be grateful if any one can help me
Hello John do you have his service records? Also hopefully someone might have the war diaries for that period which would confirm where they were regards Clive
21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA(TA) - The Royal Artillery 1939-45 You might want to follow up on where the Brigade they were part of moved to - might have been moved to Hounslow but verification required Or you could go down the War Diary route ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment... | The National Archives
I have 1st AA division diaries and I think all the constituent brigade diaries but can’t check until the weekend. It’s quite likely they would be mentioned in there I think. Possibly 49 AA Brigade at a guess.
There is some history on: Help needed with 35th and 21st Lt. AA Regts? and 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
I was hoping to find some references to 69Bty, 21st LAA Regiment in either a 1st AA Division, 49th AA Brigade or possibly 26th AA Brigade diaris but I don't seem to have found anything. I do have 79LAA Bty up to March 41 and there is a suggestion in there that they may have been part of another brigade. I guess it will need the actual 69 battery diary to see if Hounslow possibly makes sense but that appears to run only to March 41 as well. Reference: WO 166/2816 Description: ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES: 69 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (LAA). Date: 1939 Aug.-Oct., 1940 Jan., - 1941 Mar. The regiment diary runs a little later and may have a clue as to what Division / Brigade they were under and there may be merit in following that up Reference: WO 166/2691 Description: ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (LAA). Date: 1939 Aug.- 1941 Oct.
Two suggestions. Have you tried the RA Archives. They hold data sheets on RA Regts. The one I obtained (£20, I think) on 35th LAA had comprehensive information on the Battery movements in the UK prior to deployment to the Far East. Secondly. Lt Col Saunders wrote a report on 21 LAA which may help. At the moment I can't find it. It may be WO 106/2563 - I'll keep looking. Tim