British 101st Coastal Brigade, Royal Artillery formation sign

Printed example removed from uniform.

The 101st Coast Brigade, Royal Artillery, was a Territorial Army (TA) unit established on 1 January 1947, with its headquarters located in Dover, Eastern Command. The brigade was responsible for coastal defense in the post-World War II period and comprised several coast regiments:
• 410 Coast Regiment
• 411 Coast Regiment
• 415 Coast Regiment
• 418 Coast Regiment
• 419 Coast Regiment

These regiments were drawn from regions including Kent, Sussex, Thames and Medway, Suffolk, and Norfolk. The brigade’s badge design symbolized its coastal defense role and featured a link to Dover Castle, reflecting its headquarters’ location. 

In 1956, the British Army disbanded its coastal artillery units, leading to the reorganization or conversion of the brigade’s regiments:
• 410 Coast Regiment: Converted into the 5th Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) on 31 October 1956.
• 411 Coast Regiment: Became part of the Port and Travel Control Group on 31 October 1956.
• 415 Coast Regiment: The Kent elements amalgamated with the 263 Regiment to form the 263 Regiment RA (TA), and the Essex elements amalgamated with the 353 Regiment to form the 353 Regiment RA (TA) on 31 October 1956.
• 418 Coast Regiment: Amalgamated with the 284 Regiment to form the 284 Regiment RA (TA) on 1 August 1950.
• 419 Coast Regiment: Amalgamated with the 358 Regiment; the former 419 Regiment formed a new battery of the 358 Regiment RA (TA) on 31 October 1956.

Following these reorganizations, the 101st Coast Brigade was disbanded on 31 December 1956, along with the rest of the UK’s coastal artillery defenses.

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