Authors and Contributors this page: T.F. Mills
Page created 1 August 2003. Corrected and updated 31.12.2005
Norfolk Artillery Volunteers,
Royal Artillery
1908-1955
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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  Titles and Lineage English County Index
Numeric Artillery Index
   
  1908.04.01 2nd East Anglian Brigade, RFA
formed in T.F. with HQ at Norwich from Norfolk batteries of 1st Norfolk RGA (Volunteers)
   
  • 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
  1908.10 1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA
(Ammunition Column also renumbered accordingly)
  1915.03 formed duplicate 2/1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA
  1916.05.26 270th Brigade, RFA
   
  • A Battery
  • B Battery
  • C Battery
  1916.12.21 272nd Brigade, RFA
  1920.02.07 1st East Anglian Brigade, RFA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Norwich
   
  • 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
  1921 84th (East Anglian) Brigade, RFA
   
  • 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
  1924.06.01 84th (East Anglian) Field Brigade, RA
  1937.08 84th (1st East Anglian) Field Brigade, RA
  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
   
  • 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)
  1939.01.01 78th (1st East Anglian) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
  1940.06.01 78th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
  1947.01.01 284th (1st East Anglian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Great Yarmouth
  1950.08.01 284th (1st East Anglian) (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
amalgamated with 418 (M) HAA Regiment
  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
     
     
  History (Links) & War Service Introduction to Volunteers
History:
78 (1 E Anglian) Heavy AA Regiment RA(TA), by Derek Barton (The Royal Artillery 1939-45)
   
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  Battle Honours Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars

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