12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery

April 2022 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,Royal New Zealand Artillery Cap badge Royal New Zealand Artillery.png Cap badge of the Royal New Zealand Artillery 1956–1961 New Zealand New Zealand Army Air Defence The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery was a territorial air defence regiment of the New Zealand Army. It was formed in 1956 from the heavy batteries of the 13th and 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments, based in Auckland and Wellington respectively, as well as an independent battery based in Christchurch (formerly of 15th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiments which had been disbanded in 1954). The 12th Heavy Anti-Aircraft regiment was disbanded in 1961.Cooke P. Crawford J. 2011 The Territorials Random House Auckland 9781869794460 322Henderson Alan Green David Cooke Peter D. F. The Gunners:A History of New Zealand Artillery Reed Publishing 2008 Auckland 9780790011417 368,406 References Category:Artillery regiments of New Zealand Category:Military units and formations established in 1956 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1961