My father was posted to this regiment in august 1945. Does anyone know where in india this was? Also he was in 139 india base general hospital-where was this?
Jim, not finding much on the 50th Field Regt. The Indian Artillery are as below <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" id=datUni class=DataGrid border=0 cellSpacing=0><TBODY><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966; COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">1 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">Regular</TD></TR><TR style="COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">2 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966; COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">3 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">4 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966; COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">5 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">6 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966; COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">7 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">8 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966; COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">9 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR><TR style="COLOR: darkred" class=DataGridRow><TD style="WIDTH: 10%">Indian</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 40%">Indian Artillery</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 30%">10 Field Regiment IA</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%">War Formed</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
My father was posted to this regiment in august 1945. Does anyone know where in india this was? Also he was in 139 india base general hospital-where was this? Jim I take it you mean 50th Field Regt Royal Artillery(resevre) India 45. Sorry can find no record of this Regt. RA 1939-45 Field Regts Index Cheers Rob
thanks guys, this is as shown on his service record.he was with the 50th res ra field regt from 14-08-45 to 21-10-45 when he was then posted to 130 ra field regt.then on 5-11-45 he was posted to 134 ra medium regt.on 7-12-45 he was placed in 139 IBGH. X2 list cat.B2
<TABLE borderColor=white cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=#999999 width=705 align=center borderColorLight=olive border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width=108>130 (Lowland) Fd Regt </TD><TD width=37>TA </TD><TD width=118>Of 79 Fd Regt Assault Fd Regt 8/43 </TD><TD width=294>UK 1939-42 - 15 (Scottish) Inf Div India 1942-3 - 14 & 36 (Indian) Inf Div Burma 1944-5 - 36 Inf Div </TD><TD width=114>330 Med Regt </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=white cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=#999999 width=705 align=center borderColorLight=olive border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width=108>130 (Lowland) Fd Regt </TD><TD width=37>TA </TD><TD width=118>Of 79 Fd Regt Assault Fd Regt 8/43 </TD><TD width=294>UK 1939-42 - 15 (Scottish) Inf Div India 1942-3 - 14 & 36 (Indian) Inf Div Burma 1944-5 - 36 Inf Div </TD><TD width=114>330 Med Regt </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE borderColor=white cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=#999999 width=704 align=center borderColorLight=olive border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width=108>134 (E Anglian) Med Regt </TD><TD width=39>TA </TD><TD width=117>Fm 134 Jungle Fd Regt 10/44 </TD><TD width=286>Burma 1945 - Army Troops att 33 Indian Corps </TD><TD width=120>Disb 47 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE borderColor=white cellSpacing=0 borderColorDark=#999999 width=704 align=center borderColorLight=olive border=1><TBODY><TR><TD width=108>134 (E Anglian) Med Regt </TD><TD width=39>TA </TD><TD width=117>Fm 134 Jungle Fd Regt 10/44 </TD><TD width=286>Burma 1945 - Army Troops att 33 Indian Corps </TD><TD width=120>Disb 47 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
