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Canadian AA units in GB summer 1941

HQ Drury Lodge
CO: LtCol G.A. McCarter, RCA

Trps: Colchester (Sobraon Bks and Goojerat Bks)

1st LAA Regt CO: LtCol W.E. Huckvale
35th Bty Sherbroke
89th Bty Woodstock
109th Bty Trail

Regt and Btys formed in GB

2nd LAA Regt CO: LtColE.W. Neville
2nd (ex-1st) Yorktown
4th Kingston (Permanent Force)
5th Montreal
54th Brantford

The first Regt that got to GB. 2nd Bty depoloyed under GB Command at Hartlip, Thames Estuary and 4th at Kerington Manor, S:t Mary´s, Kent. 54th Bty formed in GB.

3rd LAA Regt CO: LtCol B.R. Ker
15th Bty Winnipeg
16th Bty Vancouver
17th Bty Calgary
53rd Bty Toronto, formed in GB

From Canada in Feb 1941.

4th LAA Regt should arrive later.

Bty HQ and 3 Troops each of 4 guns. 8 Offrs and 273 ORs.

Guns
2nd Bty 12
4th Bty 12
Other Btys Nil. They were trained by using totally 8 guns MK III ob MK II platforms. In May 1941 increased to 12 guns.

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Picture: MK III on MK II carriage.