2nd Welsh Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

2nd Welsh Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
77th (Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
282nd (Glamorgan and Monmouthshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
211 (South Wales) Battery, Royal Artillery
2nd Welsh Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; 77th (Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery; 282nd (Glamorgan and Monmouthshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery; 211 (South Wales) Battery, Royal Artillery
	Cap Badge of the Royal Artillery (pre-1953)
Active	1908–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Territorial Force/Territorial Army
Role	Field Artillery; Air Defence Artillery; Close Support Artillery
Garrison/HQ	Cardiff; Raglan Barracks, Newport
Engagements	Sinai and Palestine Campaign; Cardiff Blitz; Battle of Java (1942)

The 2nd Welsh Brigade was a Royal Field Artillery unit of Britain's Territorial Force (TF) formed in 1908 that served in Palestine during World War I. Between the wars it converted to the anti-aircraft (AA) role and was captured in Java during World War II. Its successor unit continues in Britain's Army Reserve today.

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