We have a wealth of knowledge on this forum regarding RA. This is a it of a rallying call. I will not hide my admiration for the efforts of Derek...
Anyone know if there was a standard composition for a LAA Regiment in North Africa in 1943 or did it vary? I have come across the following for a...
Hi all, I am wondering whether the 126th, 127th, and 128th Field Regiments in 51st Division (post-1940) had usual pairings with particular...
Hi all, Father was in 34 LAA Regiment in North Africa and transferred into 42 LAA Regiment, when he was in Italy. Oxford Die Cast have a model of...
My Grandfather was a BQMS in the RA in WW2 and I am told he would have worn a Crown and Wreath on his wrist. Does anyone have an example/picture...
Hi, Simple question I think: would a battery have had its own second in command and adjutant? From what I can clean from Philip Jobson's glossary...
I frequently come across Battery numbers that are not what I expect them to be because the same number applies to someone else.i.e 266 Battery was...
Hi all, I was looking at AFV Technical Reports in the digitized Canadian microfilm files, looked at what was in a couple of nearby reels, and...
Can anybody help me understand how this might have worked. My father was a Wireless OP/Signaller from the 147 Field (Artillery) Regiment who had...
What would the 370 Bty 113 Lt. A.A. Regiment have consisted of? Thanks in advance for all replies.
Can anybody cast any light on what these acronyms are? They are taken from a diagram showing the equipment positions on the Essex Yeomanry's "D"...
I’m new at this. But I am finally starting to trace my father’s footsteps across Burma. The books explain that 4th Field Royal Artillery became...
Good evening all. I thought I'd ask the brains trust here a question which has puzzled me for over 30 years. I have an image of my grandfather...
I'd really like some help with converted units. Is there a definitive list for WW2? I created one Tag (and edited in transcript for search...
Question - how much authority did doctrine have within the RA in WW2? I know that prior to the 1930s(?) the battery itself was the primary...
Hello, Can anybody out there explain the difference between Royal Artillery Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments, Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries, Light...
Hello All, I'm relatively new to the complexities of indirect fire, and whilst reading about it naturally came across Forward Observers, which I...
One thing I'd like to know more about is just what everyone did in an HAA battery. Among my fathers possessions is an address book listing men...
Just who were the men who occupied the position of DRA during WW2? I understand that the post was revived in 1942, and that from some point in...
Looking for information on the 10th Survey Regiment, as of D-Day. In particular, information about my grandfather. I've downloaded the service...
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