arm badge ID and help with father's service

Discussion in 'WW2 Militaria' started by Heb52, Aug 20, 2015.

  1. Heb52

    Heb52 53rd

    Thank you everyone for helping , its the first time I have seen these replys to my posts . I am am not very good with computers and finding my way around this site . i sent off for my dads records . it says he was a gnr. Dr/op . he was posted to 329fld bty 7th training regt wef 29/12/39.I did try to send the records yesterday . I don't know if they arrived or which part of the site . I think ra site . on the records it also says gnr/Sig .on the iwm site yesterday there was a audio of William alfred tichard a gnr b troop 329 bty 83rd fld regt ra . de says he also trained as a signaller learning Morse code and laying lines from HQ to forward observevation posts . very interesting listening . I've still got hear more of the tapes . his bty was in Durham . my dads bty was in Pembrokeshire . my dad was at some point in the 83rd fld rgt 460 bty then posted to moat park Maidstone just before dday 6th fld regt. Any help much appreciated thankyou
     
  2. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    Glad to hear that the records arrived. They are really the only solid basis to work from. 83rd Field Regiment RA did indeed form part of 53rd (Welsh) Division which accounts for the formation sign seen in the photograph. 6th Field Regt. were part of 3 AGRA (Army Group Royal Artillery) and were therefore part of a concentrated artillery group that could be moved from corps to corps as necessary. They were not part of a Division.
     
  3. Heb52

    Heb52 53rd

    thankyou . rich I will check out 3 agra. could i find the war diaries
     
  4. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

  5. Owen

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  6. Heb52

    Heb52 53rd

    thanks . i checked the AGRA site origin F3/ 43 tonbridge.2nd army .troops 1 8 12 30 and2 att cdn corps nwe./rhine
     
  7. Heb52

    Heb52 53rd

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  8. Heb52

    Heb52 53rd

    how do i change username, thanks
     
  9. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    you can't , but I can for you, see the private message I have sent you.
     
  10. Lithops

    Lithops New Member

    Hi Owen,
    I have just registered - and didn't think carefully enough abut username. Can I change it?
     
  11. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Done.
     

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