A neat example of a difficult to find shoulder title to the Rough Riders.

This is e neat example of a single shoulder title to the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders started out as 283 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery (City of London Yeomanry) TA and became 1st Air-landing Anti-Aircraft Battery in 1942. What info I have is that 283rd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RA joined 1st Airborne Division on 03.12.1942 and became 1st Airlanding Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RA till 21.02.1944 when it was dispanded. They did wear the light blue on purple title all through there 2 year time with the Division. 1st A-L LAA Battery did go with 1st Airborne Division to North Africa, but were not deployed in action as such.

At least one "Rough Rider" did serve during the Battle of Arnhem. Captain Graham Chatfield-Roberts, TD, Urquhart's ADC, was a Rough Rider and came originally from the 1st A/L LAA Battery. He remained in the TA post-war, was promoted to Lt-Colonel, and commanded The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) (TA) during the 1950s.

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