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61st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1935
Formed as 61st (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA) by the conversion to artillery of
the 11th London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) (TA) with headquarters at Finchley
1938
Re-designated as 61st (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Brigade RA (TA)
1939
Re-designated as 61st (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
WW2
1939-42 UK
1943-44 Middle East
1944-45 Italy
1940
Re-designated as 61st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
1945
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as 461st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1955
Disbanded

84th (Middlesex, London Transport) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

1938
Formed entirely from the employees of the London Public Transport Board, with headquarters originally at Tottenham and subsequently at Willesden

WW2

1939-43 UK

1943-44 North Africa and Italy

1940
Re-designated as 84th (Middlesex, London Transport) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
1944
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as 484th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1951
Regiment adopted by the Borough of Willesden
1955
Disbanded

90th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1939
Formed as a new unit with headquarters at Southgate, N14
1940
Re-designated as 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
1946
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted initially as 490th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) and later re-designated as 490th (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Southgate) (TA)
1955
Placed in suspended animation and subsequently disbanded
WW2

1939-44 UK
1944-45 North West Europe

36th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1940
Formed by the transfer to artillery of 36th (Middlesex) AA/SL Bn RE (TA), which had been originally raised in 1935, with headquarters at Edgware
WW2

1939-44 UK
1945 Norway

1945

Reorganised in an infantry role and re-designated as 634th Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)

and subsequently placed in suspended animation

1947
Reconstituted as 571st Searchlight Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) with headquarters remaining at Edgware
1949
Reorganised and re-designated as 571st (M) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1955
Amalgamated with: 595th LAA/SL Regiment RA ( 9th Bn Middlesex Regiment) (TA) 604th (M) LAA/SL Regiment RA (Royal Fusiliers) (TA)

To form:

571st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA ( 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment) (TA)

with
P Battery
(ex 571st Regiment)
Q Battery
(ex 595th Regiment)
R Battery
(ex 604th Regiment)
1961
Amalgamated with the 7th & 8th Battalions, The Middlesex Regiment and reverted to infantry to form part of the 5th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment (TA)

58th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1940
Formed by the transfer to artillery of 58th (Middlesex) AA Bn RE (TA), with headquarters at Harrow
WW2

1940-44 UK
1944-45 North West Europe

1944
Reorganised in an infantry role and re-designated as 58th Garrison Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1945
Re-designated as 611th Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) and subsequently placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as 593rd (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) and later re-designated as 593rd (M) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Harrow) (TA)
1955
Placed in suspended animation and subsequently disbanded

60th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Middlesex) (TA)

1940
Formed by the transfer to artillery of 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) ( 60th Searchlight Regiment) (TA) which had been converted to a searchlight role in 1938. Headquarters were at Willesden
WW2

1940-44 UK
1944-45 North West Europe

1942
Reorganised and re-designated as 126th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1946
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as:

595th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA ( 9th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment) (TA), with

headquarters at Kingsbury, NW9

1949
Re-designated as 595th Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA ( 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment) (TA)
1955
Amalgamated with:

571st (M) LAA/SL Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) 604th (M) LAA/SL Regiment RA (The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)

To form:

571st LAA Regiment RA ( 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment) (TA)

Amalgamated with 7th and 8th Bn The Middlesex Regiment to form 5 Middlesex

72nd (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1938
Formed as a new unit with headquarters initially at Heston, moving later to Twickenham
WW2
1939-44 UK
1944
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as 607th Searchlight Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1955
Disbanded

75th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)

1939
Formed as a new unit with headquarters at Cowley
WW2

1939-43 UK

1943-44 Sicily and Italy

1941
Reorganised and re-designated as 75th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1944
Placed in suspended animation
1947
Reconstituted as 610th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA)
1950
Amalgamated with 604th (M) LAA/SL Regiment RA (The Royal Fusiliers) (TA) as part of that

Regiment

1955
Disbanded

604th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)

1947
Reconstituted from part of 69th ( 3rd City of London) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) with headquarters at Harrow Road, Wembley
1949
Reorganised and re-designated as 604th (M) Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Regiment RA

(The Royal Fusiliers) (TA)

1950
Amalgamated with 610th LAA Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) with no change of title
1955
Amalgamated with:

571st (M) LAA/SL Regiment RA (Middlesex) (TA) 595th LAA/SL Regiment RA ( 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment) (TA) To form:

571st LAA Regiment RA ( 9th Bn The Middlesex Regiment) (TA)

1961
Amalgamated with 7th and 8th Bn The Middlesex Regiment to form 5 Middlesex

873rd Movement Light Battery, Royal Artillery (The Middlesex Regiment) (TA)

1947
Formed from part of the 8th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment with headquarters at Staines initially, moving later to Twickenham
1961
Reorganised and converted to Royal Engineers as 873rd (Middlesex) Movement Light Squadron RE (TA)
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