This list of regiments of the Royal Artillery covers the period from 1938, when the RA adopted the term 'regiment' rather than 'brigade' for a lieutenant-colonel's command comprising two or more batteries, to 1947 when all RA regiments were renumbered in a single sequence.Farndale, Years of Defeat, Annex M.Litchfield, pp. 5–6.Numeric list of Regular RA regiments at Regiments.org.Numeric list of TA RA regiments at Regiments.org.
In 1938 the RA was organised in two main branches: Field, and Coast Defence and Anti-Aircraft (CD&AA) (including anti-tank). The two branches had separate depots and administrative staffs, but the main difference was in equipment and tactical employment. 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.Monthly Army Lists 1938–39.Routledge, pp. 279–80, 323–4.
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). TA duplicate units were granted their subsidiary titles in February 1942. 'Mixed' indicates a unit in which a large proportion of the personnel were women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service. 'S/A' indicates an established Regular or TA unit placed in 'suspended animation' (as opposed to disbandment)
Royal Horse Artillery Traditionally the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) provided highly mobile light field guns to support cavalry formations. 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. As World War II progressed, this was increasingly achieved using Self-Propelled (SP) guns. The following regiments were designated RHA for all or part of the period:Frederick, pp. 442–52. 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Reg) 2nd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Reg) 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (Reg) – 3rd Ant-Tank Regiment, RHA, 1941–2 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Reg) 5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery – formed November 1939 6th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery – formed November 1940 11th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA)Litchfield, pp. 147–9.HAC at Regiments.org. 12th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA) 13th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (Honourable Artillery Company) (TA) 14th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery – formed November 1942, partly from an Essex Yeomanry Battery 104th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 67–8.Essex Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 106th (Lancashire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA) – converted to LAA March 1941Litchfield, pp. 129–30.Lancashire Hussars at Regiments.org. 107th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA) – captured June 1942, surviving battery transferred to 16th Medium RegimentLitchfield, pp, 198–9.South Notts Hussars at Regiments.org. 147th (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA) – converted to field artillery June 1940 149th (Lancashire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA) – converted to field artillery June 1940Litchfield, p. 32. 150th (South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery (TA) – converted to field artillery June 1940
Field The field regiments were the backbone of the Royal Artillery, mostly operating as integral components of the infantry and armoured divisions, with a few held at corps or army level (later in the Army Groups Royal Artillery).Frederick, pp. 496–542. 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 2nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – captured February 1942;Farndale, Far East, Annex A. reformed from 187th Field Regiment June 1943 6th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – disbanded July 1940; reformed from 189th Field Regiment January 1943 7th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – organised as a Jungle Field Regiment between March 1943 and July 1944Farndale, Far East, Annex K. 9th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 11th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 12th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – converted to 17th Medium Regiment November 1943 15th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 16th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 18th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 19th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 22nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 23rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 24th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – captured June 1942; reformed from 177th Field Regiment March 1944 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – organised as a Jungle Field Regiment between January 1943 and April 1944 28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – organised as a Jungle Field Regiment between July 1943 and July 1944 30th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 31st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 32nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) – converted to 32nd Heavy Regiment September 1943; reverted May 1945 33rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Reg) 51st (Westmorland and Cumberland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – amalgamated with 69th Anti-Tank Regiment as 51st/69th Infantry RegimentLitchfield, pp. 36–8.W&C Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 52nd (Manchester) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 116–8. 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 119–20. 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 209.2nd Wessex at Regiments.org. 57th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 229–30. 58th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 84th (Sussex) Medium Regiment December 1943Litchfield, pp. 230–2.2nd Cinque Ports at Regiments.org. 60th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 60th (North Midland) Infantry Regiment in Chindits March 1944; S/A October 1944Litchfield, p. 142. 61st (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 61st (North Midland) Super Heavy Regiment December 1944Litchfield, pp. 210–1. 64th (7th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 157–8.7th London at Regiments.org. 65th (8th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – S/A June 1945Litchfield, p. 158.8th London at Regiments.org. 67th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 246–7.Worcester Artillery at Regiments.org. 68th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 237. 69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 255–7.1st West Riding at Regiments.org. 70th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 257–8.2nd West Riding at Regiments.org. 71st (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 261–2.Sheffield Artillery at Regiments.org. 72nd (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 190–1. 74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 53.3rd Durham at Regiments.org. 75th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 75th (Highland) Heavy Regiment September 1943Litchfield, pp. 270–1. 76th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 273. 77th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 304–5. 78th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 178th (Lowland) Medium Regiment May 1944Litchfield, pp. 295–6. 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 278–9. 80th (Lowland – City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 287–8. 81st (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 78–9.1st Glamorgan at Regiments.org. 83rd (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 181–2.Monmouth Artillery at Regiments.org. 85th (East Anglian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 85th (East Anglian) Mountain Regiment September 1943Litchfield, pp. 63–5.1st Essex at Regiments.org. 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 101–3. 87th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 120–2. 88th (2nd West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – captured December 1941Litchfield, pp. 122–3. 90th (City of London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 150–1.1st London at Regiments.org. 91st (4th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 152–3.2nd Kent at Regiments.org. 92nd (5th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 153.5th London at Regiments.org. 94th (Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 50–2.Dorset Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 46–8.Devon Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Kent Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary's) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 222–5.Surrey Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 99th (Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 24–5.Buckinghamshire Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 102nd (Pembroke and Cardiganshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Pembroke Yeomanry at Regiments.org. 105th (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 52nd (Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Regiment November 1939 109th (Westmorland and Cumberland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 110th (Manchester) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 111th (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 112th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, pp. 244–5. 113th (Home Counties) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 114th (Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – organised as a Jungle Field Regiment between October 1943 and July 1944 115th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 116th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – S/A January 1945 117th (7th London) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 118th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – captured February 1942Litchfield, p. 161. 119th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 120th (South Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 240. 121st (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 121st (West Riding) Medium Regiment January 1944 122nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – captured February 19422nd West Riding duplicates at Regiments.org. 123rd (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – organised as a Parachute Field Regiment between November 1944 and September 1945 124th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) – converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment July 1940 126th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)Litchfield, p. 283. 128th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 129th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 130th (Lowland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) organised as 130th (Lowland) Assault Field Regiment, Royal Artillery August 1943Farndale, Far East, Annex O. 131st (Lowland – City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 132nd (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) 133rd (Welsh) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA)