HAA Regiment learned on 15 December that it was to be one of these. 1975 Company APC left immediately, and the REME workshop joined the Jewish Brigade early in the new year. By the end of January all the remaining British other ranks had been sent to training depots for new roles, as field and LAA gunners, infantry, signallers, engineers, drivers or military police, and the regiment was placed in suspended animation on 20 January 1945. Postwar When the TA was reconstituted in 1947, the regiment reformed at Birmingham as 469 (The Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA. (A few months later, the Regular 5th HAA Rgt was redesignated 69th HAA Rgt.) 469 HAA Rgt formed part of 80 AA Bde (the former 54 AA Bde) at Sutton Coldfield.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orbat.com/site/history/library-new/1946-1990/britishempire/ta47.html |title=Watson, TA 1947' |access-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205080733/http://www.orbat.com/site/history/library-new/1946-1990/britishempire/ta47.html |archive-date=5 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> When AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, there was a reduction in the number of AA units in the TA. 469 LAA Rgt amalgamated with 580 (5th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment) HAA Rgt, 594 (Warwickshire) LAA Rgt and 672 (Worcestershire) HAA Rgt to form 442 LAA Rgt, RA. (580 Rgt was the former 5th Royal Warwicks, and 594 Rgt was the former 59th Searchlight Rgt formed in 1938 from a cadre provided by the 5th Royal Warwicks.) The new unit, 442 LAA Rgt, was organised as follows:564–591 Rgts RA at British Army 1945 on. RHQ and P (5/6th Royal Warwicks) Battery at Thorp Street – from 469 and 580 Rgts Q (Warwickshire) Battery – from 594 Rgt R (Worcestershire) Battery – from 672 Rgt. In 1961, 442 LAA Rgt was broken up: 'Q' Bty joined 268 (Warwickshire) Field Rgt, 'R' Bty joined 444 (Staffordshire) LAA Rgt. The remainder of the regiment (RHQ and P (5/6th Royal Warwicks) Bty) were absorbed by 7th Bn Royal Warwicks. This battalion had previously absorbed the 8th Bn, so the lineages of all four TA battalions of the regiment were merged.Royal Warwicks at British Army 1945 on. Honorary Colonel The following served as Honorary Colonel of the battalion: Col C.J. Hart, CB, CBE, VD, TD (Lt-Col Commandant 7 July 1901) appointed 8 October 1909, joint Hon Col of 5th and 6th Bns Lt-Col E. Martineau, CMG, VD, TD, former CO, appointed 8 May 1917 Col F.G Danielsen, DSO, TD, appointed 6 February 1929 Col J.L. Mellor, MC, TD,