[5][6], In this list 'Reg' denotes a prewar unit of the Regular Army, 'SR' denotes Supplementary Reserve, 'TA' denotes Territorial Army, including duplicate units; all others were 'war-formed' (even if some were apparently designated TA). Attached to British formations until March 1917 when it became part of 2nd Brigade, Canadian Heavy artillery. Flint & Denbigh Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery: Dates: Locations: Batteries - Equipment 1958.02 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery formed by renaming 2nd Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, L & O Btys converted to field btys, N Battery joins the Regiment from 4th Regt RHA in exchange for I Bty: 1958.02: Germany: Tofrek Bks, Hildesheim Battery B. Santa Maria Armory | Santa Maria. AbeBooks.com: THE STORY OF THE 2/4TH FIELD REGIMENT: A HISTORY OF A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY REGIMENT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (9780731605484) by R.L. The 92nd Field Artillery Regiment is an field artillery regiment of the United States Army. Accessed 15 October 2017. [342], The Maritime Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery initially had 3 Light Machine Gun Regiments each with 2 Batteries and 1 Regiment of a battery of Bofors 40mm. Family History We do not hold service records for people who served with the Royal Artillery. There were various types of regiment within the Royal Artillery. The 92nd Field Artillery Regiment is an inactive parent regiment of the Field Artillery Branch of the United States Army. The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment in the United States Army. [344], Towards the end of 1944 Britain's field armies were suffering a manpower crisis, so the Royal Artillery began converting surplus air and coast defence regiments into Garrison regiments for service in rear areas. It was rescinded on 14 July 1959. Suspended animation September 1945, 1st Light Regiment Royal Artillery - Converted from 1st Mountain Regiment October 1944, reverted to 1st Mountain Regiment March 1945, 5th Light Regiment Royal Artillery - Converted from 5th Field Regiment June 1945, disbanded October 1945, 168th Light Regiment Royal Artillery - Converted from 168th Medium Regiment June 1945, disbanded February 1946, 1st Air Landing Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, 2nd Air Landing Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, 123rd Parachute Field Regiment,Royal Artillery - Converted to parachute role from November 1944 to September 1945, 159th Parachute Light Regiment, Royal Artillery, 1st Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) formed May 1939, 2nd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) formed September 1939, 3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) expanded from single company November 1938, 4th (Durham) Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) expanded from single company November 1938, 5th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) formed 1939, 6th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) formed 1939, disbanded July 1940, 7th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery formed January 1941, 8th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery formed February 1941, 9th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941, 10th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery formed December 1942, 11th Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery formed December 1942, X Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery formed January 1943, redesignated as, B Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941, converted to 2nd HAA Regiment, West African Artillery, October 1941, C Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941, converted to 3rd HAA Regiment, West African Artillery, October 1941, D Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941, converted to 4th HAA Regiment, West African Artillery, October 1941, E Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed September 1941, converted to 5th HAA Regiment, West African Artillery, December 1941, F Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed April 1942, converted to 15th (East Africa) HAA Regiment, East African Artillery, November 1942, X Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery formed December 1940, converted to 1st HAA Regiment, West African Artillery, May 1941, 1st Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed January 1941, disbanded May 1945, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, disbanded April 1945, 3rd Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, disbanded April 1945, 4th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, disbanded March 1945, 5th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, batteries disbanded January 1945, 6th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, disbanded March 1945, 7th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, disbanded April 1945, 8th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1940, batteries disbanded March 1945, 9th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed January 1941, disbanded April 1945, 10th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed January 1941, disbanded April 1945, 11th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed January 1941, batteries disbanded March 1945, 12th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed March 1941, disbanded October 1943. The Institute of Heraldry. [1][17], Specialist Anti-Tank (A/T) regiments began to be formed by conversion from other roles in 1938. 1 It was redesignated: 'Montreal Brigade of Garrison Artillery' on 6 February 1869; 2 '2nd "Montreal" Battalion of Garrison Artillery' on 1 January 1893; 3 '2nd "Montreal" Regiment, CA' 1950s . the 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery ( r c a ), the 3rd Field Regiment, r c a , the 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, r c a and the 2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, r c a Also under command for the initial assault was the 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Regiment Self-Propelled ( s p ), Royal Artillery ( r a Although formally these units were entitled 'Regiments, RA', the word 'Infantry' is often added (then and subsequently) for clarity. Harris, Lt. Col. Edward M., "Coast Artillery Corps Regiments and Battalions 1924-1943" Two studies prepared in August 1949 summarize the organization and deployment of seacoast artillery units from World War I through World War I. Disbanded November 1945, 85th (East Anglian) Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery (TA) - Converted from 85th Field Regiment September 1943. [1][165], Regiments of super heavy guns (8-inch and 240mm) for employment in the field. A Field Regiment Royal Artillery in the Second World War Field regiments were units of the Royal Artillery which were usually found serving as part of an infantry division during the Second World War. TA duplicate units were granted their subsidiary titles in February 1942. Batteries became independent, 13th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed August 1941, disbanded March 1945, 14th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 15th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed September 1941, disbanded April 1945, 16th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 17th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 18th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded April 1945, 19th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, batteries disbanded March 1945, 20th Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed October 1942, disbanded March 1945, 21st Anti-Aircraft Z Regiment RA - Formed December 1942, disbanded March 1945, 22nd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded April 1945, 23rd Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, batteries disbanded March 1945, 24th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded April 1945, 25th Anti-Aircraft Area Mixed Regiment RA - Formed April 1944, disbanded March 1945, 200th Garrison Rgt formed as 'X' British Garrison Regiment, RA, October 1944, redesignated November 1944, reorganised as 602nd Infantry Regiment February 1945, 60th (North Midland) Infantry Regiment converted from, 78th (Auxiliary Police) Regiment, Royal Artillery (Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry) converted from, 602nd Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 200th Garrison Regiment February 1945, 621st Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery was to have been converted from 64th LAA Regiment but never actually formed, 1st (Mixed) Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Radar) converted from 236th Mixed Anti-Aircraft (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment February 1944; disbanded September 1945, 2nd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed September 1939; disbanded February 1941, 2nd Royal Artillery Training Regiment (Light Anti-Aircraft) formed September 1940; disbanded October 1944, 2nd Mountain Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed April 1945; disbanded December 1945, 2nd Coast Trining Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 70th Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 3rd Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded July 1943, 4th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded April 1947, 5th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded September 1943, 6th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded March 1944, 7th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; Mixed in May 1941; converted to infantry training regiment February 1945; disbanded December 1945, 9th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded November 1943, 10th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Field October 1944; converted to Specialist September 1945, 11th Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded November 1943, 12th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded May 1943, 16th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; disbanded October 1942, 21st Royal Artillery Training Regiment formed September 1944, 22nd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; converted to Anti-Tank February 1942; disbanded November 1945, 23rd Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; converted to Field August 1941; reverted to Medium and Heavy May 1945; disbanded October 1946, 24th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed March 1942; converted to mobile LAA May 1943, 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by August 1942; disbanded March 1944, 34th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded November 1945, 35th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1946, 36th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 37th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded December 1943, 38th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1944, 39th Signal Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded January 1947, 41st Survey Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded August 1941, 50th Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941; disbanded July 1943, 51st Anti-Tank Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1942; converted to Self-Propelled March 1944, 52nd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; reverted to AA Driver March 1944; disbanded December 1945, 53rd Anti-Aircraft Driver Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded August 1942, 69th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded December 1945, 70th Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from 2nd Heavy Regiment November 1940; redesignated 2nd Coast Training Regiment July 1945, 71st Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded April 1945, 72nd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 73rd Coast Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; disbanded January 1942, 88th Training Regiment, Royal Artillery converted from, 205th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 206th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1945, 207th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery redesignated from 7th AA Militia Depot September 1939; became Mixed December 1941; disbanded October 1942, 208th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 209th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed August 1941; disbanded September 1942, 210th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed July 1941; disbanded November 1943, 211th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed June 1941; converted to infantry training April 1945, 212th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to Mobile LAA May 1943; disbanded October 1944, 213th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 216th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942, 217th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA (ATS) Driver Training May 1941, 220th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; disbanded October 1944, 222nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became Mixed April 1942; disbanded October 1944, 223rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1943, 224th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 225th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded September 1942, 226th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded March 1942, 227th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942, 228th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to AA Signals December 1942; disbanded September 1943, 229th Anti-Aircraft Driver and Driver/OperatorTraining Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; dropped Driver/Operator December 1942; disbanded November 1943, 230th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded April 1942, 231st Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded June 1942, 232nd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to ATS Operators Fire Control July 1941; disbanded February 1944, 233rd Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA May 1941; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre July 1942, 234th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; concerted to LAA May 1941; disbanded May 1942, 235th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; disbanded January 1942, 236th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; became 236th Mixed AA (Operators Fire Control) Training Regiment July 1943; redesignated 1st (Mixed) RA Training Regiment (Radar) January 1944, 237th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to LAA November 1941; disbanded May 1942, 238th Searchlight Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by November 1940; converted to 'Z' July 1941; converted to LAA January 1942; disbanded March 1943, 239th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed March 1941; converted to LAA January 1942;; converted to No 1 Primary Training Centre October 1943, 240th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by July 1941, 240th Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed August 1941; converted to HAA March 1944; converted to LAA February 1946, 241st Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943, 242nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment, Royal Artillery formed May 1942; disbanded September 1943. [1][316][317], Anti-Aircraft Z Regiments were armed with rockets fired from a simple launcher. Sources In this section, the text in . By 1939 the RHA was like the rest of the RA completely mechanised, but its role remained essentially the same: provision of mobile artillery to armoured formations. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll inscribed "BRAVE . It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958. Despite the name, the unit actually comprises several regiments. Symbolism: The insignia is an adaptation of the crest and motto of the coat of arms and alludes to the original character of the organization as mountain or pack artillery. The Regiment, which in 1939 was still coming to terms with mechanisation and its relatively new branches of Anti-tank and Anti-aircraft, found itself, over the next six years, taking on even more roles. [175][176], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence, converted to numbered coast regiments in 194041:[1][179], Regiments of static heavy guns for coast defence. Web. The vast majority of Regiment members serve in the army on a part-time basis and attend school or hold other civilian jobs. n.d. 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery was a Regiment of the Royal Horse Artillery that served in World War II. Pirie Gordon, 1947 A/Co Maj L.E. It was redesignated for the 2d Field Artillery Battalion on 22 October 1946. Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 2d Field Artillery Regiment on 31 May 1921. 5th Duke of Wellington's at Regiments.org. Disbanded by General Order 191 of 1 November 1920. Russell, Wyoming, Assigned 31 January 1918 to the 8th Division, Relieved 5 September 1919 from assignment to the 8th Division, Inactivated 2 February 1922 at Camp Bragg, North Carolina, Assigned 1 August 1922 to the 4th Division and activated (less 2d Battalion) at Camp Bragg, North Carolina (2d Battalion concurrently activated at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland), 2d Battalion inactivated 14 December 1922 at Fort Myer, Virginia), Relieved 5 September 1927 from assignment to the 4th Division (1st Battalion concurrently inactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina), Assigned 17 March 1930 to the Panama Canal Division, (1st Battalion activated 30 April 1930 at Fort Davis, Panama, Canal Zone; concurrently, consolidated with the 2d Field Artillery Battalion [active] [constituted 1 September 1927 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Davis, Canal Zone], and consolidated unit designated as the 1st Battalion, 2d Field Artillery), Relieved 15 April 1932 from assignment to the Panama Canal Division, Reorganized and redesignated 13 January 1941 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion, Inactivated 29 March 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, Activated 1 August 1946 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Redesignated 20 January 1948 as the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion, Redesignated 31 July 1949 as the 2d Field Artillery Battalion, Inactivated 25 June 1958 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Consolidated 15 December 1961 with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group, and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions (all organized in 1821 as the, 2d Artillery (less former Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Artillery Group and the 2d, 12th, and 42d Antiaircraft Artillery Battalions) reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1971 as the 2d Field Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (former elements concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the, 2d Field Artillery withdrawn 16 January 1986 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System, Transferred 2 October 1991 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 2d Field Artillery Regiment, World War I: Streamer without inscription, World War II: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/ Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII. Genuine WWII Title, 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery shoulder title, emboidered version. It has participated in every campaign in which the Army has been involved. It was originally formed with 21st, 42nd and 53rd Batteries, and attached to 6th Infantry Division. Re-numbered to 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1947. [345], By the beginning of 1945 the manpower crisis had deepened, and the garrison regiments were converted into infantry regiments for service on the lines of communication and occupation duties, together with other surplus regiments. Numeric list of Regular RA regiments at Regiments.org. Demobilized at Montreal in May 1919. RA)", Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth Regiments.org (archive site), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_regiments_of_the_Royal_Artillery_(19381947)&oldid=1141590834, Lists of British Army units and formations, Lists of military units and formations of World War II, Regiments of the Royal Artillery in World War II, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 1st Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed December 1940 as 1st Pack Regiment, redesignated 1 Mountain Regiment January 1941, 2nd Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed March 1941, 3rd Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed December 1942, disbanded January 1946, 7th Mountain Regiment Royal Artillery - Formed October 1943 as X Mountain Regiment but soon numbered. [1][268], Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank regiments were usually created by merging batteries from two separate units under a single regimental headquarters; some of these were shortlived. Battery A. Lodi Armory | Lodi. . The regiment did not initially mobilize for the Second World War during the general activation of units beginning in August 1939. Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK. In India 1943-47, COs - 1945 Lt Col D.N. Later this was changed to a troop of each in each battery. However, these differences broke down as World War II progressed, when units took on multiple roles, good examples being the employment of heavy anti-aircraft guns in the medium artillery and anti-tank roles. Many of these units were transferred in August 1940 from the Royal Engineers (RE), in which they had been designated 'Anti-Aircraft Battalions'; most of these were converted infantry battalions, while other converted infantry battalions transferred directly to the RA. 2nd Battalion 15th Field Artillery Regiment Nov 2016 - Feb 2018 1 year 4 months. View this object. Later in the war they could include some ATS personnel and many batteries were manned by the Home Guard with regular army command post staff. 10 May 2007. To be worn on the Battledress blouse shoulders. The 2nd/10th Light Battery, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army sub-unit primarily composed of reservists. Save up to 30% when you upgrade to an image pack A fifth troop was added later at Naples. It was redesignated for the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion on 10 February 1948. It comprised of: 2nd Division, British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army and has been in official service since 1716. It was amended to revise the symbolism on 17 April 1978. Accessed 15 October 2017. It was constituted in 1933, with its last active battalions, the 1st and 3rd Battalions, inactivated in 1996. . The Regiment traces its history to 17 Brigade Royal Field Artillery formed in 1900, but the individual batterys date back to the 18th century. 2nd West Riding duplicates at Regiments.org. Subordinate units. Scots Guards records are currently held by the Scots Guards Archives. The Royal Field Artillery provided artillery support for the British Army. Perpetuated by 1st Medium Battery, Montreal. The two branches had separate depots and administrative staffs, but the main difference was in equipment and tactical employment. 14th Army. It was redesignated for the 2d Rocket Field Artillery Battalion on 10 February 1948. It forms part of the 5th/6th Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, and provides trained artillery observers and organic fire support to the battalion. 1918-1940s. It was redesignated as 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1958. The role of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery is to maximise the combat power of the Australian Defence Forces through the provision of offensive support coordination and indirect firepower, surveillance and target acquisition and ground-based air defence. [1][315], The following anti-aircraft searchlight (S/L) regiments served with the Royal Artillery during the period. In March 1943 numbers were increased and the regiment organised into 6 regiments and 24 port detachments in the UK. If you have a historical enquiry, do have a look at the information below to see if it helps answer your question. Battery C. <, United States Army Field Artillery School, United States Army Center of Military History, https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0002fa.htm, http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=6685&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services, 2nd Bn, 2nd FA's Official unit Facebook page, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2nd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)&oldid=1087254736, Constituted 25 January 1907 in the Regular Army as the 2d Field Artillery, Organized 6 June 1907 from new and existing units with headquarters at Fort D.A.