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Authors
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T.F.
Mills |
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Page
created 1 August 2003. Corrected and updated 31.12.2005
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United
Kingdom
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Note:
This
is a battalion history of the part-time Reserves, which are normally
liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the
main regimental or corps page(s) for more information.
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1908.04.01 |
2nd East Anglian Brigade, RFA
formed in T.F. with HQ at Norwich from Norfolk batteries
of 1st Norfolk RGA
(Volunteers) |
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- 1st Norfolk Battery at Norwich, formed
from No.1 and No. 2 Heavy Batteries
- 2nd Norfolk Battery at Norwich, formed
from No.3-No. 5 Companies
- 3rd Norfolk Battery at Norwich, formed
from No.3-No. 5 Companies
- 2nd East Anglian Ammunition Column
at Norwich
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1908.10 |
1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA
(Ammunition Column also renumbered accordingly) |
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1915.03 |
formed duplicate
2/1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA |
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1916.05.26 |
270th Brigade, RFA |
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- A Battery
- B Battery
- C Battery
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1916.12.21 |
272nd Brigade, RFA |
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1920.02.07 |
1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Norwich |
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- 1st Norfolk Battery at Great Yarmouth
- 2nd Norfolk Battery at Norwich
- 3rd Norfolk Battery at Norwich
- Northamptonshire Battery
at Peterborough, from 4th East Anglian Bde
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1921 |
84th (East Anglian) Brigade, RFA
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- 333 (Norfolk) Battery at Norwich, redesignation
of 2nd Norfolk Bty
- 334 (Norfolk) Battery at Norwich, redesignation
of 3rd Norfolk Bty
- 335 (Norfolk) Battery at Great Yarmouth,
redesignation of 1st Norfolk Bty
- 336 (Northamptonshire) Battery (Howitzer)
at Peterborough
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1924.06.01 |
84th (East Anglian) Field Brigade, RA
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1937.08 |
84th (1st East Anglian) Field Brigade,
RA |
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1938.11.01 |
78th (1st East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft
Brigade, RA
336 (Northamptonshire) Bty absorbed by 344
(Hitchin) Bty, 86 (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire
Yeomanry) Field Regt |
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- 243 (2nd Norfolk) Battery at Norwich
- 244 (3rd Norfolk) Battery at Norwich
- 245 (1st Norfolk) Battery at Great
Yarmouth
- 409 (Suffolk) Battery
at Lowestoft, regimented from independent role as 175 AA Bty (previously
in 103 (Suffolk)
Brigade RA)
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1939.01.01 |
78th (1st East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RA |
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1940.06.01 |
78th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RA |
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1947.01.01 |
284th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, RA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Great Yarmouth |
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1950.08.01 |
284th (1st East Anglian) (Mixed) Heavy
Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
amalgamated with 418
(M) HAA Regiment |
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1955.03.10 |
amalgamated with 389th
(The King's Own Regiment, Norfolk Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RA, to form 284th
(King's Own Regiment, Norfolk Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
RA |
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History: |
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78
(1 E Anglian) Heavy AA Regiment RA(TA), by Derek Barton (The
Royal Artillery 1939-45) |
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Note: battle honours are not awarded to artillery
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Colours,
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Note: Artillery regiments
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