This Unit left Harwich on D-day +4
Moving through Caen, Belgium and finaly Germany.
Crossed the Elbe to Boisenburg. Unit then moved to Geesthacht when the russians took over.
Detachments/Batteries were also stationed in Harburg and Cuxhaven.
Added on 22/02/2010There were 2 different Regiments that used this title...
16th Light Anti-Aircraft (Queens Own Royal West Kent) Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) - Home Counties Area, Eastern Command.
HQ: Maidstone
46th Bty: Sittingbourne
45th Bty: Tovil, Maidstone
47th Bty: Crayford
83rd Bty: Sevenoaks
1938-1947.
re-titled as...
516 LAA Regiment (Queens Own Royal West Kent) Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) 1947-1954.
Disbanded and part absorbed (45 and 46 Btys) into 297(Kent Yeomanry) LAA Regiment R.A. (T.A.)
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16th Light AA Regiment R.A.
16th Coast Regiment R.A. re-titled in 1950 as 16th Light AA Regiment R.A.
Today - 16th Regiment R.A.
Added on 22/11/2010516th Kent) (M) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment on disbandment:
297 (Kent Yeomanry) LAA Regiment RA (V), absorbed HQ Bty, 45 (Trovel Rd) and 46 Btys from 516 Regt RA.
Today after many changes 297 Regt RA, bacame part of 265 Sqd, 71 (Yeomanry) Regt, R Sigs based at Bexleyheath TAC.
516th Kent) (M) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (V), absorbed 47 and 83 Btys 516 Regt RA.
In a twist of fate, over the years 516 Regt RA became today, 265 Bty, 106 Regt RA. 265 Bty based at Grove Park TAC, today supports 16 Regt RA in their wartime role and currently supports them on operations.
