Looking for Royal Artillery AA (TA) Locations 1943-47

Hi,

I have just purchased my deceased fathers military records and am trying to find out locations where he was posted during and just after the 2nd world war, and what sort of thing he was doing.

So far my online searches haven't been able to find the info. Though I can see he remained in the UK in Anti-Aircraft Regiments.

I have been able to determine that he joined up in the Territorial Army on 1/4/1943 at Richmond, N Yorks then was posted to the Royal Artillery he took a Driver/Mechanic course at 229 AA Driver Training Regt, Blackpool becoming a Driver in Charge of Light Anti Aircraft. Then another Driver Mechanic D Class 2 course (What does class 2 mean here?) at No 1 Tech Training Group Acton. Following that I just have units dates & UK.

The locations I am trying to find are:

12/11/1943 - 31/5/1944 - 12 HAA Regt RA (12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery)
31/5/1944 - 23/8/1944 - 211 RA Training Regiment HAA Mobile
23/8/1944 - 25/6/1947 - 412th Battery, 124 HAA Regiment Royal Artillery

Any information where these regiments were an what they would have been doing, or links to where I can research further would be greatly appreciated.

 

Hi,
There are War Diaries held at the National Archives, Kew, for two of the units that you are interested in.

If you cannot get there yourself and you want to get copies of the War Diaries you could contact PsyWar.Org (Lee) or Drew5233 (Andy) on the forum who both offer a copying service.

Below are the reference numbers.

I could not see anything listed for 211 HAA Regiment.

Regards

Danny

WO 166/11574, War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War. Royal Artillery. Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments. | 12 Regt., 01/01/1943, 31/12/1943


WO 166/14781, War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War. Royal Artillery. Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments.| 12 H.A.A. Regt, 01/01/1944, 31/12/1944


WO 166/16710, War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War. Royal Artillery. Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments.| 124 Regt., 01/01/1945, 31/10/1945


WO 166/14785, War Office: Home Forces: War Diaries, Second World War. Royal Artillery. Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments. | 124 H.A.A. Regt., 01/01/1944, 31/12/1944


http://ww2talk.com/index.php?members/psywar-org.2876/

http://ww2talk.com/index.php?members/drew5233.6786/

 

Thanks for your help Danny, I will contact them.

 

for your interest
Map of Heavy Anti-Aircraft gun sites in England, Scotland and Wales

 

That's very interesting thanks very much

 

Check out British Army units from 1945 on - 60th to 67th Regiments RA

412 Battery of 124 HAA Regiment RA was renamed 249 Battery of 65 HAA Regiment RA on 1 Apr 47 confirmed in the Gunner Magazine July 47

 

Thanks Steve