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The new organisation was commanded by the former Commander, Headquarters Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Territorial Army (Commander HQ REME TA), who had also been double-hatted as the Deputy Commander, Combat Service Support Group United Kingdom (soon to become 101st Logistic Brigade), and as such the TA responsivities seized. At ...
This abolished the former regimental and divisional structure of the TA and divided units into four categories: TAVR I: Units available for all purposes; TAVR II: Units with a NATO role, specifically support for the British Army of the Rhine; TAVR III: Home defence units; TAVR IV: Bands and the university-based Officers' Training Corps
The 86th (Honourable Artillery Company) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (86th (HAC) HAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) that served throughout World War II. It defended London during The Blitz, landed on Juno Beach on D-Day, and defended the cities of Belgium against V-1 flying bombs.
88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) was a volunteer air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) from 1939 until amalgamated in 1950. During World War II it defended South Wales and the Severn Valley during the Blitz and then took part in the North African and Italian campaigns, fighting in both the anti-aircraft (AA) and ground fire roles.
During the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence was addressed by converting a number of existing TA units to the AA role. One unit chosen for conversion was the 93rd (East Lancashire) Field Brigade, Royal Artillery, based at Burnley and commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel C.H. Mather.
One such formation was the 5th AA Division, raised on 1 September 1938 at Reading, Berkshire, to command all the TA AA units in the South, South West and South Midlands of England and South Wales. Its area was roughly aligned with that of No 10 Group of RAF Fighter Command under whose orders Anti-Aircraft Command operated.
The 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence regiment of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) formed in the London suburbs of Middlesex during the period of international tension leading up to the outbreak of World War II.
The 40th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (40th LAA Rgt) was a Scottish air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) during World War II.After serving with Anti-Aircraft Command in the defence of the UK, it joined 51st (Highland) Infantry Division and served with it at Alamein, in Tunisia and Sicily.