Hi all, Just joined after getting my dads war records, he was James Wilfrid Halliday, Sussex Yeomanry, 391 Battery, 98th Field Regiment, RA. I also have a copy of 'Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry in the second World War' by Lt Col TB Davis. My question is: Is there any way to read the official War Diaries of the regiment or do you have to go to Kew?
You can go to Kew and read them You can ask Kew to copy them for you (expensive) You can go to Kew and copy them yourself OR You can ask Lee aka http://ww2talk.com/index.php?members/psywar-org.2876/ or Andy http://ww2talk.com/index.php?members/drew5233.6786/ to copy them for you. Their fees are very reasonable. I know which one I would choose TD Edited to add: Sorry PompeyBoy I should have said welcome to the forum
welcome to the forum have alook at the thread below 98th (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in Action
98 Fd Regt RA were in North Africa then Italy and finally NW Europe. In NW Europe they supported 1 (CAN) Corps. Regards Frank
Welcome. Presume that this is him, although name spelt differently: Royal Artillery Attestation 892395 HALLIDAY, James Wilfred 98 Fld Z (T) Res 6/6/47 Have not found a mention of him in the Casualty Lists, that report wounded/missing/POW/KIA.
Yes that is him, Wilfrid was his middle name not Wilfred. He survived the war, without injury! Thanks, now to plan how to get the complete war diary as I want to leave a record for my children.
Yes Frank, he was in all of those places, I need to get this all recorded for my children as he never spoke to them about the war.
8 May 45 – 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry Queen Mary’s) Field Regiment Royal Artillery of 75th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Royal Artillery command 1st Canadian Army 391 Battery – 392 Battery – 471 Battery 5 Jun 45 – to 80th Anti-Aircraft Brigade Royal Artillery command 8th Corps Regimental Headquarters: Neustadt north-east of Lübeck 10 Feb 46 – to 4th Armoured Brigade 28 Feb 46 – Bleckede east of Lüneburg to 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 18 May 46 – Lüneburg and disbanded Hope this helps
Sussex Yeomanry, 391 Battery, 98th Field Regiment, RA. I am trying to put together a framed display for my kids, I have all of my dads medals and his collar badge but what would his cap badge have been? Would it have been a Royal Artillery cap badge or one for the Sussex Yeomanry?
I have this picture but cant make out the cap badge, was it Sussex Yeomanry or Royal Artillery. I have the collar badge of the Sussex Yeomanry but not the cap badge.