Index of Anti-Aircraft Artillery Units – West Africa
In addition to this list, there are four L.A.A. batteries forming part of divisional artillery units – the 81st-84th L.A.A. Batteries. These are listed under the ‘Field Artillery’ section.
Brigades
14th (W.A.) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
Anti-Aircraft Regiments
Sierra Leone Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A.
1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
2nd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
4th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments
'B' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
'C' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
'D' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
'E' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
'X' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
3rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
4th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries
Sierra Leone Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
'D' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
'S' Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery
197th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery - 197th (W.A.) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
308th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery - 308th (W.A.) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
408th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
2nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
3rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
4th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
5th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
7th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
8th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments
1st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, West African Artillery
Light Anti-Aircraft Batteries
64th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
71st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
109th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, R.A.
1st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
4th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
5th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, West African Artillery
[see also: 81st-84th L.A.A. Batteries under ‘Field Artillery’]
Other Units
Lagos A.A. Detachment, West African Artillery
7 September 2025