Researching Albert Frederick Horder 11422310 - Royal Artillery

Good evening all,

I have found this tracer card which I believe belongs to my great great uncle Albert Frederick Horder born 19-08-05, could someone please explain what exactly this card shows? I'm looking for any more information on his wartime experience, his battalion and his army history.

I look forward to reading any responses.

Regards

EUG

 

Best bet is to get his service records as has been suggested in your other post, his official records are only available from the MOD, and are the only way to get his full history, see previous link.
As far as his tracer card is concerned these links should help:
Second World War Abbreviations and Acronyms - Researching WW2
Abbreviations in Service Records (UK/ Army/ WWII) : For ref.
X lists (Service Records)

 

You really need his full service records as Tony says, but the card does give a few hints to what he got up to.

His wartime service is chronicled on the right-hand side of the card, while the left-hand side shows his return to the UK, demob and time on reserve. After training it looks like his postings were:

11th August 1942 - Posted to 121st (The Leicestershire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
6th October 1942 - Posted to 398 Battery, 142nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (the entirety of 398 Battery was transferred from 121 LAA to 142 LAA in October 1942)
16th October 1942 - Quickly posted on to 121 Battery, 29th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

He seems to have gone overseas with 29 LAA Regt sometime in 1943, possibly serving in Italy (Central Mediterranean Force). He is shown as X2 (ill or injured) on 28th April 1945, then he returned to 29 LAA Regt on the 6th July - this suggests he was with 29 LAA from October 1942 right through to the end of the war.

In October 1945 he has Leave In Addition to Python and Ceases To Be Attached to 65 T (Transit?) Camp. The full records should reveal more about this posting. He gets his Class A Release ('Demob') in April 1946, then is automatically assigned to the Z Reserve (Territorial) in July at the end of his release leave.

In 1954 the card has been stamped 'Discharged Overage'. That year the 'Navy, Army and Air Force Reserves Act' decreed that ex-servicemen should remain liable for the General Reserve until they were 45 or until the 30th of June 1959, whichever was the sooner. Your uncle was already over 45 at that point.

 

It is likely the entry 12 Lt AA T/P Camp 28/7/42 is 12 LAA Practice Camp at Penhale, Cornwall as two weeks later he joined 121st LAA Regt.

Tim

 

Whoops. Post in wrong thread. I blame one glass of wine.

 

I was going to say. I know Coventry is rough but it's hardly worth escaping from!