75th Medium Regiment RA

By 2010 people were better informed whilst I can't check his sources Rob Dickers seems spot on..

Shropshire Yeomanry - Wikipedia

 

75 Medium Regiment were part of 6 AGRA (Army Group Royal Artillery) taking part in op Husky in 1943 and then in Italy. . AGRA were effectively "Artillery Brigades" which were scaled on the basis for one per corps and one army. AGRA provided firepower to support whatever main thrust needed fire from medium and heavy artillery. Regiments were occasionally passed from one AGRA to another


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75 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment RA (TA) - The Royal Artillery 1939-45

 

Colourised group photo of the 75th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery in front of the Pyramids in Mid April 1943

This photo is courtesy of Robert Mackinnon at the Shropshire Yeomanry museum.

 

What absolutely crap colourisation.
They weren't in the RAF.

 

Apologies

Please find below the original photo

Could you kindly let me know if it is better.

 

Yes , far better thank you.

 

Thank you

The below picture is of the 101 Battery of the 75th Medium Regiment:

 

101 Battery, 75 Med Regt.

Royal Artillery Regiments had Batteries not Battalions.

 

Thank you, yes 101 Battery

Somewhere in Italy I think?

 

Wading though my files regarding 101/75 Medium in the Senio Valley October 1944.
(Photos on #19)
Also have a few German notes on the battle for Monte Ceco (Cece)
Will see what they had to say.
.
First post below, others might follow if 101 appear again.


7th October 1944 10.00(hrs)

 

Regarding colourization, I found that individual portraits in photos are fine but groups are more difficult to balance, much depends on the base colour of the photo and changes of light.
Shadows often come up blue or red.
You have to know what you are looking to achieve. I've not found any freebies perfect yet and not tried paying.

 

Towards the end of the war in Europe

Northern Italy in March 1945

 

Respirators on chest was more an early war thing .

 

Yep it says:

GRUB UP EARLY 40S ENGLAND' on the back

I have attached the back of one of the pictures taken in Italy

 

Another attempt at colourisation:
Let me know your thoughts

 

Thoughts?
A topic started 10 years ago.

I don't like 'colourised' photos. (With AI imagery stuff)

 

This particular image brings out the Khaki of the 101 Battery

I couldn't find another thread on the 75th Medium Regiment

My half Indian great granduncle was part of this Regiment, I was hoping to connect with anybody else who had relatives serving with him

Please find below his Royal Artillery Tracer card

 

Another picture:
I am not sure where exactly this picture was taken.

 

B Troop, 101 Battery, 75th Medium Regiment in August 1941

 

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