About This Unit
110 Light / later 52 Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment
110 LAA Regt formed at Kensington Racecourse in February 1942 from Sydney University Regiment. Four Batteries were established., numbered 1-4. That didn't last long as the endless re-designation of artillery units began first with 1 and 2 Batteries became 32 and 33 and were detahed to Townsville and Cairns. 3 and 4 Batteries became 153 and 154 Batteries and in October 1943 they moved to Clarendon and Port Kembla respectively. In August 1943 110 Regiment was re-designated 52 Composite, before deploying to New Guinea / Merauke in the Netherlands East Indies.
In July 1945 withdrew to Narellan in NSW where they disbanded in August 1945.
Compiled by Steve Larkins July 2024
Source - McKenzie-Smith, Graham 'The Unit Guide' The Australian Army 1939-45 Vol 3 of 6 ISBN:978-1-925675-14-6