112th Field regiment

Hi Everyone
I am trying to find details of the regiment in Europe. My Father-in-Law was killed in action on Oct 3rd 1944, he is buried in Oosterbeck war cemetary. His name was Graham Glyne Mullis and he came from Swindon in Wiltshire. If anyone can giv me any information of what happened at the time. I would be very grateful
Thank you
Anne

 

Hi Anne and welcome to the forum.

The 112th Field Regiment were part of the 43rd Wessex Division, they would have been involved in fighting in an area of Holland known as 'The Island' just south of Arnhem, at the time of your Father-in-Law's death.

43rd Division

I have a couple of books on the Division when time permits I will see if there is any mention of the regiment around the 3rd October 1944.


Nick

 

Hello Anne,

Hopefully your search will be a successful one.

 

Hello Anne,

I see a former officer in 112th Field Regiment has published his memoirs:
Master of None - The Life Enriched Reminiscences of a 20th Century Survivor - Matador Non-Fiction - Major Douglas Goddard, MBE, FCIS, RA

Abe books:
goddard - master none - AbeBooks

Amazon:
Master of None: The Life Enriched Reminiscences of a 20th Century Survivor: Amazon.co.uk: FC, Major Douglas Goddard MBE: Books

Good luck!

CS

 

Hello Anne and welcome.
Rob

112 (The West Somerset Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA(TA)
Div Arty 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division - 25 Pounder XXX Corps.
This regiment was a second line regiment formed from the 55 (Wessex) Field Regiment. It consisted of three batteries, the 217,220 (Wiltshire) and 477. It remained in the United Kingdom until June 1944 when it was deployed to France with the 43rd Div.

 

If you go to my site there is information about the Regiment, also about the book written by one of its members, will check the WD tomorrow to see if his name is being mentioned

 

Hello Nick
Thank you very much for the information, and would be very grateful for any further info you can send me.
Look forward to hearing from you again
Many thanks
Anne

 

Hi
Thank you for your good wishes
Anne

 

You may already have a photo Anne, but if not...

 

Hi Captain Sensible
The book Master of None by L Goddard I am trying to get from the local library where I live in Weymouth, but I think they are struggling.
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
Anne

 

Hi Rob
Thank you for all the info about the regiments etc.
My husbnd and I are very grateful for all this help
Many thanks
Anne

 

Dear Owen
We are both very grateful and moved by all the information we have had tonight, more than we had dreamt, and you have been so much help, I cannot say. We have been in touch with the War Records in Glasgow, but they say unfortunatley a lot of the records were destroyed. Once again a very big thank you for the information you have let us have. Should you come up with anything else, we would be indebted to you.
Anne

 

Hi Owen
Thank you for yourtrouble and you certainly know your way around, I have only had my laptop 2 weeks, and am still learning, so I hope I am doing things right, and not leaving anyone out in my replies. This is the first time I have ever been on a website talking to people. Yes I went on the website of the war grave, is it German?
Glasgow have sent some information, as we did have the service number, but they said some of it was lost.
Anne

 

Hi Owen
We both come from Swindon and know "Old Town" well, and Prospect Hall. Peter remembers shooting in the TA rifle range many years ago, and then the GPO took over the sight.
Looking on the records we have, his father was shipped out on the 17th June 1944, do you know where the regiment landed?
Also where they left from?
Thanks
Anne