3382943 William KNIGHTS, MiD, 6th Anti-Tank Regiment, RA, 12 Corps.

86th anti-tank regiment, 12 corps.
My uncle William Knights won a military medal serving with this regiment in 1944, how can i trace the citation please. He passed several years ago, so I cant ask him.

Thanks George

 

Welcome George, is that your uncle's full name? I can't find him listed in the London Gazette.

Lee

 

These are the references to the 86 Anti-Tank Reg war diaries held at the National Archives, Kew.


WO 166/1653, ROYAL ARTILLERY: ANTI-TANK REGIMENTS: 86 Anti-Tank Regiment. (1941 Nov.-Dec.)

WO 166/7109, ROYAL ARTILLERY: ANTI-TANK REGIMENTS: 86 Regiment. (1942 Jan.- Dec.)

WO 166/11349, 86 Regt. (1943 Jan.- Dec.)

WO 171/926, 86 Regt. (1944 Jan.- Dec.)

WO 171/4778, 86 Regt. (1945 Jan.- Dec.)

WO 171/9032, 86 Regt. (1946 Jan., Feb.)

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3382943 Lance Bombr. W Knights, RA received a mention in despatches in the London Gazette of 20 December 1940. I cannot find any mention of a Military Medal; in fact, I can find no one with the surname 'Knights' who received a Military Medal while serving with the Royal Artillery during World War II. Regards, Dick Flory

 

Well done Dick, you did better than me with a London Gazette search, I didn't even stumbled across the MiD.

 

Here it is listed at the National Archives:-

WO373/89

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Thank you all for your assistance