▁October ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁W O ▁Reserve ▁as ▁an ▁all - male ▁battery . ▁It ▁left ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁for ▁West ▁Africa ▁Command , ▁where ▁it ▁stayed ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Mobile ▁training ▁In ▁between ▁training ▁for ▁over se as ▁service , ▁AA ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁W O ▁Reserve ▁were ▁regularly ▁loan ed ▁back ▁to ▁AA ▁Command . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁R gt ▁with ▁ 2 5 0 ▁and ▁ 2 5 2 ▁H AA ▁B t ys ▁joined ▁the ▁H umber ▁Gun ▁Def ence ▁Area ▁under ▁ 3 9 ▁AA ▁B de . ▁The ▁battery ▁H Q s ▁were ▁established ▁at ▁Sc un th or pe ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁and ▁Hal sh am ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁bank , ▁and ▁the ▁six teen ▁ 3 . 7 - inch ▁guns ▁the ▁batter ies ▁brought ▁were ▁emp la ced ▁in ▁four - gun ▁sites . ▁The ▁regiment ▁left ▁( with ▁its ▁guns ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁First ▁Army ▁began ▁to ▁assemble ▁for ▁Operation ▁Tor ch , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁land ings ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ 8 0 th ▁H AA ▁Regiment ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁AA ▁B de ▁in ▁this ▁army ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁to ▁full ▁war ▁establishment ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁independent ▁