Hi, Just wondering if anyone is able to shed some light on this RA Battery, that My Grandfather allegedly served with in India, this post is related to an earlier one that I posted in the Burma & India forum titled Grandad/War records. Any information however small would be appreciated.
Hi Here are a couple of war diaries for it - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/s/res?_aq=8+haa+battery&_ep=&_or1=&_or2=&_or3=&_nq1=&_nq2=&_nq3=&_sd=1940&_ed=1950&_col=0&_sw=ref&_cr1=wo&_cr2=&_cr3=&_ps=15&_ro=any&_rd=&_rsd=&_red=&_fr=&_st=adv altering the way you enter the information may give more. They are not online yet, but there are some chaps on this site who do go to Kew and photo them for a small fee per page. regards Robert
Here's all the war diaries I can find for 8 HAA battery: *** ARCRE WAR DIARY SEARCH RESULTS *** WO 169/1587, 8 H.A.A. Bty. (1941 Oct.) WO 169/1588, 8 H.A.A. Bty. Det. (1941 May- Sept.) WO 172/325, 8 H.A.A. Bty. (1941 Dec.) WO 172/757, 8 H.A.A.Bty. (1942 Jan., Apr.- Dec.) WO 172/2347, Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries: 8 H.A.A. Bty. (1943 Jan.- Dec.) WO 172/4700, Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries: 8 Bty. (1944 Jan.-Nov.) (Downloaded from ARCRE War Diary Search Engine: http://www.arcre.com/wdsearch - 2013-11-30 21:22 GMT) Lee
I want images of war diary of 8 Indian HAA Battery. I cant download those mentioned above. If Someone can help??
You may need these as they are for the Indian Batteries Burma 1942: Indian Artillery: 8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (HAA Bty) | The National Archives Reference: WO 172/835 Description: Burma 1942: Indian Artillery: 8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (HAA Bty) Date: 1942 Jan., Mar. - July Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Access conditions: Closed For 29 years Burma 1943: Indian Artillery: Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries: 8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft... | The National Archives Reference: WO 172/2431 Description: Burma 1943: Indian Artillery: Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries: 8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (HAA Bty) Date: 1943 Mar.- Dec. Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Access conditions: Closed For 29 years There may be others but you need to be sure which ones you want, hopefully member Lee - http://ww2talk.com/index.php?members/psywar-org.2876/ will pick this up and discuss your needs with you as he is often found at the TNA copying files for other members TD
