Trying to research my grandfathers movements after d-day 808096 B.S.M Thomas Dale. Dont have any more info at the moment but any thing that could help would be most appreciated
Hi, Your starting point ought to be to apply to MOD for his service records via this link - Get a copy of military service records Although having said that if you use the forum search facility with “113 LAA” you will get a few hits that may give you some information. However if you’re just interested in the unit movements (you can’t be sure your relative was with the unit all the time without having sight of his service record) you could just obtain the unit War Diary. EDIT TO ADD Forum Member Ramacal has uploaded the June - Dec 1944 WD here - 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, The Royal Artillery. Following their journey through Europe Steve
You may have a typo in his service number ? 808096 belongs to John Clifford Holmes? 1930 Enlistment? Kyle
I would endorse this comment - relying on the war diary alone can sometimes be highly misleading. I discovered this with a Great Uncle who served in WW1. I tracked where his battalion had been and what actions they had seen and thought that I had a handle on his experiences and then I got his officers service record and discovered that for a time he had been put in charge of a detachment that had been attached to a different unit in an adjacent theatre of war. Detachments for all sorts of reasons were I think even more common in WW2
No problems. Heres the right docs;- From FMP First name(s) T W Last name Dale Service number 818096 Rank WOII Regiment 113 LAA Regiment RA Service Royal Artillery Event year 1944 Gazette date 15 Dec 1944 Award Gallantry Cert. Theatre NW Europe Country Great Britain Schedule number 21 AGRO 65 Medal type Royal Artillery Honours & Awards, 1886-2013 Dataset Royal Artillery Honours & Awards Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Medal Rolls and Honours 1932 Enlistment Kyle
