609 (Monmouthshire Regiment)

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  1. Jerry69420

    Jerry69420 Active Member

    Hello everyone. I've been trying to find out which brigade the 609 (Monmouthshire ) Regiment served with after its conversion from the 68th (Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery However i can't find it with any of AA Brigades converted to infantry and neither can't find info online. Can anyone tell me which Brigade did the Regiment serve with?
     
  2. dryan67

    dryan67 Senior Member

    1st (Rifle) Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment, The South Wales Borderers (68th Searchlight Regiment)(T.A.)

    45th Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 3 September 1939 to 1 August 1940
    The battalion was located at Show Hill, Newport in Monmouthshire at the outbreak of war with the 453rd to 455th Companies. It transferred to the Royal Artillery on August 1st, 1940 as 68th (The Monmouthshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) with the 453rd to 455th Batteries.

    Service as Royal Artillery
    In February 1941 it formed part of 46th AA Brigade. It was redesignated as the 68th Searchlight Regiment, R.A. (The Monmouthshire Regiment) (T.A.) on February 18th, 1942. It was converted to the 68th Garrison Regiment, R.A. (The Monmouthshire Regiment) (T.A.) on November 4th, 1944 and to the 609th Regiment, R.A. (The Monmouthshire Regiment) (T.A.) on February 13th, 1945. It served in Northwest Europe from November 1944 until the end of the war unbrigaded.
     
  3. Jerry69420

    Jerry69420 Active Member

    Oh , didn't know it served un brigaded . Thanks for your help, dryan.
     
  4. dryan67

    dryan67 Senior Member

    Probably in a garrison role.
     

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