Yes it did confirmation here. Henry Haydn Heaven, Gunner, 2036339, Royal Artillery. Henry was the Son of Henry and Mary Ann Heaven, and the husband of Margaret Iris Heaven, of Felinfoel. He served with the 41st Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. The regiment served during the North African campaign. Henry was killed in North Africa on 24 March 1943. He was 25 years old, and is buried at El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Carmarthen County War Memorial - Felinfoel War Memorial
Thanks guys. I wonder why Henry was buried at El Alamein, when I would imagine that he was killed in Tunisia? (R.I.P. Did the 41st arrive early enough in October 1942 to have participated in the Alamein battles?
Traffic accident? Illness? Wounded and DOW at base hospital? Plane crash while going on leave? All the best Andreas
War Diary ref. Reference:WO 166/7638 Description: ROYAL ARTILLERY: LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 41 Regiment. Date: 1942 Jan.- Apr. Reference:WO 169/4890 Description: 41 L.A.A. Regt. Date: 1942 June- Dec. Reference:WO 169/9986 Description: 41 L.A.A. Regt. Date: 1943 Jan.- Dec.
Sorry. Here is the 41st. 41st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) RHQ, 143rd Raised: 10 November 1939 at Preston 133rd Battery joined in October 1940. The regiment formed part of 33rd AA Brigade in Liverpool in February 1941. 134th and 450th Batteries were added on 19 February 1942 and 53rd Battery was added on 14 April 1942. 143rd Battery was replaced by 136th Battery on 30 March 1942, but this battery became independent on 11 April 1942 as part of 1st Infantry Brigade Group (Guards). 450th Battery came under command on 17 May 1942. The regiment was sent to Egypt at the end of 1942 and was located there by December 1942. In January 1943, it formed part of 18th AA Brigade at Alexandria, Aboukar and Matruh and remained in the Alexandria/Port Said area under the brigade through January 1944. It came under command of 31st Indian Armoured Division from GHQ MEF in Palestine on 27 February 1944 in Palestine. It moved to Syria with the division on 1 July 1944. It left the division on 10 October 1944 and came under command of GHQ MEF. It moved to Quassassin, Egypt on 13 October 1944. The regiment and batteries were disbanded in Egypt on 6 December 1944.
You should have chose the 1940 France and Flanders Campaign-We can answer all these types of questions