Ancestry are showing WW2 War Diaries as "new" on their card catalogue - looking at UK, World War II War Diaries, 1939-1946 | Ancestry® they have...
Is anyone able to identify what vehicles these are? ANy info would be appreciated. THE 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION ADVANCES NORTHWARDS FROM THE SEINE...
Whist recovering from wounds received at El Aghelia with 5 RHA my father was sent to Syria for convalescent. Father extreme right (as you look at...
My Father served in. G Battery ( Mercers Troop) 5 RHA He was called up in Oct 1940 ,went to N Africa May 1942,Italy 1943 came back to Uk landed...
Is there anyone with a subscription to the Times who might do me a favour and check out the following obituary, please? The information I'm after...
Two tales involving Warrant Officers in the follow up after Alamein One from my fathers notes with G Battery the other from G Battery (Mercers...
“We had heavy casualties because we were tightly packed into a defensive box. There was a vehicle to every ten square yards. The first shell to...
Hi, I am trying to track down the source of this quote “There was a bloody loud bang and Major Wells said ‘Get out!’ He went out first and...
The 24th Lancers war diary for 17th May 1944 has: 17/5/44 Personnel and vehicles to land for operation Overlord on D+1 moved to camp T2 Canning...
Remembering Today Casualty Details WIGGINS, DAVID WILLIAM Rank: Gunner Service No: 978766 Date of Death: 24/07/1942 Age: 27 Regiment/Service:...
I am trying to find additional information about the locations of 5 RHA in 1940 when they manned the GHQ and possible parts of the Eastern Command...
I am trying to pin down the locations of G Battery 5 RHA when they moved to Essex (Chelmsford Area)in 1940 when they manned the GHQ line. I have...
Reading various reports on the attack on Villiers Bocage it would appear that 7th Armoured Div. over extended and became surrounded resulting in...
Below is an excerpt from my Fathers Journals whilst serving in North Africa with G Battery 5 RHA. I can find no mention of them in the war diaries...
My Father Gunner Burnikell was wounded at Echt in the Netherlands whilst serving with G Battery (Mercers Troop) 5 RHA I believe during Operation...
It is nice when things start to come together. I have been researching my Father Gnr.Burnikell G Battery (Mercers Troop) 5 RHA. I was particularly...
My father Gunner Burnikell served with 5 RHA he was wounded at Echt and down graded after being hospitalized in Lille. I now have his service...
Should anyone find them useful the War Diaries of 'CC' Battery, 5th Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, from October 1940 to May 1944, are...
I am trying to trace the grave of a soldier mentioned in the below extract from my Fathers journals and pin down some dates. His unit was 5 RHA....
Having just joined the forum thought I might put a few snippets from my father’s journals to see if it is the type of thing that members might...
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