Appendix XXII
Disposition of Anti-Aircraft Guns
21st August and 11th September, 1940

(For meaning of abbreviations see Appendix IX)

  HAA LAA AA LMGs
  21.8.40 11.9.40 21.8.40 11.9.40 21.8.40 11.9.40

1st AA DIVISION
(Major-General F. L. M. Crossman)
London 92 199
Langley (Slough) 28 28
Hounslow 4 4
Stanmore 4 4
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     38 44 167 16.
2nd AA DIVISION
(Major-General M. F. Grove-White)
Leighton Buzzard 4 4
Norwich -- 4
Nottingham 16 16
Derby 40 32
Sheffield 27 27
Scunthorpe 24 --
Humber 38 26
Mobile battery 8 --
Aerodromes 22 22
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     78 82 765 835
3RD AA DIVISION AND OSDEF.
(Major-General L. R. Hill)
Belfast 7 7
Londonderry -- 4
Clyde 27 34
Ardeer 8 8
Kyle of Lochalsh 4 4
Aberdeen 4 4
Scapa Flow 88 88
Shetlands 12 12
Aerodromes 8 8
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     122 132 378 367
4TH AA DIVISION
(Major-General C. A. E. Cadell)
Barrow -- 8
Liverpool 56 58
Manchester 20 20
Crewe 16 8
Birmingham 71 64
Coventry 32 24
Ringway Aerodrome 4 4
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     80 84 389 397
5TH AA DIVISION
(Major-General R. H. Allen)
Milford Haven -- 4
Swansea 16 24
Cardiff 26 26
Newport 16 20
Brockworth 24 24
Bristol 32 32
Falmouth 12 6
Plymouth 46 26
Yeovil 4 4
Portland 14 14
Holton Heath 8 8
Southampton 39 31
Portsmouth 44 40
Bramley 8 8
Aerodromes (including Brooklands) 20 24
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     181 190 547 553
6TH AA DIVISION
(Major-General F. G. Hyland)
Dover 18 14
Thames and Medway South 72 72
Thames and Medway North 48 48
Harwich 15 8
Aerodromes 35 43
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     133 141 415 397
7TH AA DIVISION
(Major-General R. B. Pargiter)
Leeds 20 20
Tees 30 30
Tyne 50 50
Mobile guns 4 --
Aerodromes 14 14
      Aerodromes, vital points, etc.     62 55 270 277

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