118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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The 118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, (118th LAA Rgt) was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1942. It served in Home Forces and then went to Assam to defend Fourteenth Army's vital bases and airfields during the Burma Campaign until it was broken up in 1944.
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11th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment 118th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 28 May 1940–28 February 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Role | Infantry Air defence |
Size | Battalion Regiment |
Part of | Fourteenth Army |
Engagements | Burma Campaign |
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