In searching for details to update/add to the main site, I have come across many references to "Locating Batteries".

Were these units "stand alone" or detached from main units.

Help, please, to sort this one out

Paul.

Not sure at all Paul, but I do remember visiting 94 locating battery on ex one time, not much help I know!

Paul,
The Locating Batteries were mostly Independent, but could be part of a
Locating (or Observation) Regiment.
I served in 115 Loc Battery in Dortmund
in early 50s and seem to recall 22(Ind) loc Bty
and 9(Plassey) Loc Bty (part of 94 Loc Regt.
Pip

Paul,
I feel sure it was "Ubique" Barracks, we shared with Z (ind) Mortar Battery and also
18 Field Ambulance. The Barracks faced what was known then as the Ruhrschnellweg or Westfalendam and playing fields beyond.
Pip

In a reference for BAOR in 1951, 115 Battery is part of 2nd Inf Division, based in Dortmund. "Z" Battery is also part of 2nd Inf. 94 (Loc) Regiment (210 and 211 Batteries), coming under HQ BAOR rather than a particular Division or Brigade, is shown as being in Munsterlager moving to Hildesheim in 1955, being reduced to one Battery in May of that year.

A reference for 1956 shows 115 Battery as still being part of 2nd Inf, but location unknown. As for "Z" Battery, it looks as though they became part of 58 Medium Regiment R.A. in 1956 re-roling as a Medium Battery. 94 (Loc) Regiment (112 Battery) is shown as being in Celle, under HQ BAOR.

In 1957, 115 Battery seems to have disappeared, and "Z" Battery is still with 58 Medium Regiment in Menden. 94 (112 Battery) is in Celle, where the Regiment spent the reminder of its life, still under HQ BAOR.

In 1958, 94 is shown as being re-organised to contain 14, 73, 152, and 156 Locating Batteries, and came under 1 AGRA (Field) whose HQ was Hildesheim. "Z" Battery has disappeared from 58 Medium Regiment, fate not known at this time.

That is as far as I can find out at the moment, until I can get my hands on a certain book

There is a photograph of 115 Battery, date unknown, here:-

http://www.servicepals.com/index.cfm/pcms/site.gallery.view_image/imageID/42337/

Paul.

Paul,
Cant remember KOYLI being around then...I have been poring over the 115 photo -can't recognise a single face! May be a bit later than me though.
Pip

During the period 1956-1984, 94 Loc Regt RA was stationed in Taunton Bks, Celle; 29 yrs in total. For the greater part of this period it comprised: RHQ, 57 (Bhurtpore) Loc Bty, 73(Sphinx) Loc Bty, 156 (Inkerman) Loc Bty, Wksps REME and a Stores Sect RAOC.
The Loc Btys were equipped with a Met Tp (AMETS), a Drone Tp and a Sound Ranging Tp.
On deployment, the 3 Loc Btys effectively became independent, moving to support their own Div Artillery (1, 3 and 4 Divs).
I commanded 73 Bty '82-'84 and was present at the Farewell Pde when the Regiment was disbanded into its component parts for re-deployment into what were then called Depth Fire Regiments.