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142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps information


142nd (Suffolk) Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
Active1941–1945
Disbanded1945
Country142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured Regiment
RoleInfantry Support
Part ofRoyal Armoured Corps
EquipmentMatilda II
Churchill

The 142nd (Suffolk) Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (142 RAC) was an armoured regiment of the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps that was raised in World War II and saw active service. The regiment served in the final stages of the North African Campaign at Tunisia and later served during the Italian Campaign from 1943 until early 1945 when it was disbanded.

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