140th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

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  1. Chelsea Cairns

    Chelsea Cairns New Member

    Yes that is him, thank you.
     
  2. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    His death was reported on Casualty list No 1094 dated 27 Mar 1943

    North Africa, Killed in action
    910703 McBREARTY Gnr J 140 Fd Rgt 8.3.43


    His RA Attestation:
    McBrearty2 .jpg

    His RA Casualty card:
    McBrearty 1.jpg
     
  3. Bazer

    Bazer Member

    Colin
    Best place to start is the 367 War Diaries which include a lot of names plus a book Cassel & Hazebrook 1940 by Jerry Murland just published. Could I ask if you are researching a relative as I have done quite a bit of research on my uncle Arthur who died at Cassel
    Bazer
     
  4. Bazer

    Bazer Member

    Conn
    The 140th war diaries are available at Kew and a new book by Jerry Murland - Cassel & Hazebrouck 1940 has a lot of info. He uses war diaries from all the regiments that fought at Cassel. My uncle Arthur was in F Battery of 367 Rgt. and was killed in the last few days. Could I ask if you have a relative involved? Bauer
     
  5. Bazer

    Bazer Member

    Apologies for the double reply - I'm just learning the system Bazer
     
  6. Bazer

    Bazer Member

    Wonder if anyone can help. I am trying to contact any relative of Lt. Col. Brooks, author of the book Grand Party as, with their permission, I would like to include some conversations from it in a book I am finishing which describes the story of 366 & 367 Batteries during the war. Any help in finding them would be welcomed. I will put this post in another general area as well. Barry
     
  7. John West

    John West Active Member

    I've also researched the 140th Regiment. My Father was a Lance Bombardier in 367 Battery and captured on 31st May 1940 in Belgium. He then spent the remainder of the war in Lamsdorf Stalag 8B. As a tribute to him, and the 140th Regiment, I've posted his story on the web. 140th (5th London) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery – Their story between the 10th and 31st May 1940
     
  8. Finnian

    Finnian New Member

    Hi Bazer
    Apologies for the delay in replying. I am researching for a very good friend of mine whose father was troop commander (Lt - acting Capt. - Ronald Baxter) of "F" Troop which, I suspect was your father's troop. Do you have more information as to the date and manner of your uncles death? Can you also let me know his rank and position within the troop? Many thanks
    Conn
     
  9. John West

    John West Active Member

    Hi Conn, Just to let you know we've managed to form a core group of 140th Regiment descendants, including Barry who knows I'm replying to you. There's a Contact page on the website 140th (5th London) Army Field Regiment, Royal Artillery – Their story between the 10th and 31st May 1940 or send me a message through this site, whichever's easier, and I can explain what we're up to including a forthcoming visit to Cassel by some of us for the 80th anniversary of the battle there on 28th May 2020. I very much look forward to hearing from you, and to learn more about Lt. Baxter. Regards John

    PS Lt Ronald Baxter is mentioned alongside his fellow officers on the website in the 'In Memoriam' page, as follows:

    In Memoriam – 140th Field Regiment Royal Artillery



    The following 140th Regiment Officers were recorded as Prisoners of War in a Roll of Honour in ‘Grand Party’:

    Lieutenant-Colonel C.J. ODLING T.D. (wounded at Cassel)

    Major N. CHRISTOPHERSON M.C. (wounded at Cassel)

    Captain H. WESTLEY

    Captain C.A. HOOD

    Captain C.L MacDOUGALL

    Captain F.N. SIRKETT

    Lieutenant R.N. BAXTER

    Lieutenant J. JEFFERY (wounded)

    2nd Lieutenant C.J.L. BENNETT (wounded)

    2nd Lieutenant F.W.W. STEPHENS (wounded)

    2nd Lieutenant M.R. ROWLAND

    2nd Lieutenant J.H. FITCH

    2nd Lieutenant D. BUDD

    Lieutenant D.W. LACEY (R.A.M.C.)

    Lieutenant E.N. LAYTON (Royal Signals)

    Agent de Liaison Georges KEMIR (French Army)
     
  10. Bazer

    Bazer Member

    Hi Conn
    Sorry for delay in replying. Arthur Ross, my uncle, was rank of Bombardier 898195 in F Troop. He was last seen at Cassel, wounded in the throat on the 30th May, taken to a German Hospital, which is now the Centre de Readaptation de Convalescent at 1 Rue de President Allende, 62219 Longuenesse. Then buried on the 3rd June.
    Very much appreciate any info you have about other members of the troop. If you join John's WhatsApp I can forward you some more data. Regards Barry
     
  11. Finnian

    Finnian New Member

    Hi Barry
    James Baxters father was F Troops Commander - Lt (acting Captain) Ronald Baxter - he survived the war after five years in captivity. He and several others, "Paddy" Sirkett, Charles Hood, Jack May (who was also wounded at Cassel, was evacuated but died of wounds in June in London) and others were all member of the HAC and joined the newly formed 140th in September 1939. Jack May was GPO (Gun Position Officer) and Charles Hood was the Adjutant. I am interested in all the Regimens members but particularly interested those in F Troop which consisted of four guns and was a "swinger" Troop (usually forward of the other Troops in the Battalion). Any photographs would be much appreciated.
    I am happy to be part of the WhatsApp group and perhaps I could be added - my mobile number is 07934433249.
    Unfortunately, James is a bit of a "Ludite" as far as modern technology is concerned and whilst he has a mobile it is not a smart phone and would not cope with WhatsApp (nor would James!). Please don't think I am doing James down he simply refuses to have a smart phone! I will also show him this thread and get him involved when I next see him in a couple of weeks.
    I look forward to hearing from you on WhatsApp.
    Regards
    Conn
     
  12. The Hen

    The Hen Junior Member

    Hi Conn
    I just saw this, and though we are all on the WhatsApp group.... I thought I would reply here as it may help others!

    140th RA 24.3.1940
    1 Corps Army list of those present with unit, with additional notes from research
    Lt Col CJ Odling TD [WIA Captured]
    Major Neville Christopherson [WIA POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    Major HRG Brooks MC
    Major Edward Milton [WIA]
    Capt TG Greenwood
    Capt H Wesley
    Capt C Lorne MacDougall [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    Capt Cecil Arthur Hood (Adjutant) [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    Lt LS Muir
    Lt Ronald Baxter [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    Lt Jack May [WIA dJune 1940]
    Lt EF Jeffrey
    2nd Lt /Act Capt Frank Henry Sirkett (Paddy) [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    2nd Lts:
    M Roland (Rowley) [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    DW Clarke
    CT Hackett
    DV Mackay
    GE Booth
    BJ Strachan
    R Crichton-Brown
    JH Leaman
    HAA Baird
    G Cook [KIA]
    RJ Hawes
    RJ Fitch [POW]
    D Budd (Blossom) [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    GL Somerwill
    Charles J Bennett [WIA POW]

    Lt.QM FG Bower MC
    Chaplain A Beale [WIA]
    Lt DW Lacey RAMC
    Lt FGD Dwight RAOC OME
    Lt Norman Layton RC Sig (Tubby) [POW Oflag VIIC, VIB, VIIB]
    Georges Kemir (French Army Agent de Liaison) [POW?]
     

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