84th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, W.A.A.

The 109th L.A.A./Anti-Tank Battery, W.A.A. formed in West Africa by 1st July 1943 by the conversion of the 109th L.A.A. Battery, R.A.   The Battery then appears to have been re-designated to become the 84th L.A.A. Battery, W.A.A. by or during July 1944.  The 84th L.A.A. Battery was disbanded later that month and its personnel were posted to join with the mortar troops of the light batteries to form a new mortar unit – initially known as ‘X’ Mortar Regiment, W.A.A.   Here is a summary:

109th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.

August 1939                  formed in the United Kingdom
1st July 1943                 reorganised as the 109th L.A.A./Anti-Tank Battery, W.A.A.

109th L.A.A./Anti-Tank Battery, W.A.A.

1st July 1943                 by reorganisation of the 109th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
July 1944                       reorganised and re-designated as the 84th L.A.A. Battery, W.A.A.

84th L.A.A. Battery, W.A.A.

July 1944                       by reorganisation of the 109th L.A.A./Anti-Tank Battery, W.A.A.
July 1944                      disbanded to form ‘X’ Mortar Regiment, W.A.A.

 

84th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, W.A.A.

The 109th L.A.A./Anti-Tank Battery, W.A.A. appears to have been re-designated to become the 84th L.A.A. Battery, W.A.A. by or during July 1944.  The 109th Battery had previously been re-organised as an L.A.A. battery on 22nd January, when the 2nd L.A.A./Atk Regiment, W.A.A. was re-organised.[1]

The Regiment arrived at Karachi on 9th July 1944.  The personnel disembarked the same day and moved to Chas.  By this time, it appears that the Regiment’s batteries had been re-numbered as:

- 83rd and 84th L.A.A. Batteries
- 63rd and 64th Anti-Tank Batteries.[2] 

The H.Q.R.A., 82nd (W.A.) Infantry Division received on 24th July 1944 advanced copies of new war establishments for Divisional Artillery Units.  The 84th L.A.A. Battery was disbanded and its personnel were posted to join with the mortar troops of the light batteries to form a new mortar unit – initially known as ‘X’ Mortar Regiment, W.A.A.  This re-organisation appears to have been completed by 1st August.  The 84th L.A.A. Battery remained in existence on paper until the ‘promulgation’ of the new war establishments which occurred on 1st September 1944.[3]

23 July 2025