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30th (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment was an air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1924 until 1961. During World War II it served in The Blitz and later in the Tunisian and Italian Campaigns, while detachments from the regiment served in the Far East and were captured at the Fall of Singapore. ==Origins== The regiment had its origins in independent Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Companies of the Royal Engineers formed in the Territorial Army (TA) during 1924. Those in Surrey were grouped as follows:〔''Monthly Army List'' 1924–25.〕 Surrey Group Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Companies * HQ at London Road, Kingston upon Thames * 315 (Surrey) AA Company at Mitcham Road Barracks, Croydon * 316 (Surrey) AA Company at Kingston * 318 (Surrey) AA Company at Guildford In 1935 the Surrey Group was redesignated 30th (Surrey) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers (TA). By then an additional company (323 (Surrey) AA Company) had been formed at Ewell, later based at Lower Ham Road in Kingston. The battalion was subordinated to 27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Group (later termed a Brigade) based at RAF Kenley in Surrey, forming part of 1st AA Division.〔(1 AA Division 1936–38 at British Military History )〕〔''Monthly Army List'', 1939.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「30th (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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