190th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery, was an air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army formed in Birmingham before World War II. It defended the West Midlands against attack during
Royal Warwickshire Regiment Cap Badge
Royal Artillery collar badge
Static 3.7-inch HAA gun preserved at Nothe Fort.
Tracer fire and shellbursts over Grand Harbour during a night air raid.
The 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was a unit of Britain's Territorial Army from 1908 until 1961. Recruited from Birmingham, it served as infantry in some of the bloodiest fighting on the
190th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
…cities was addressed by converting a number of Territorial Army (TA) infantry units into AA gun units of the Royal Artillery (RA). The Birmingham-based 6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was one unit selected for this role, becoming 69th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery on 10 December 1936, consisting…
Thorp Street Drill Hall, shared by the Birmingham battalions of the Royal Warwicks – now a car park.
The Royal Warwickshires entering Peronne, March 1917, by William Orpen.