TA units in Ireland

My Great Grandad, now 95 and coping, was in the TA during the thirties, and when War was declared he was inevitably called up. He was put into a driving unit (unkown-but drove trucks) and sent off to Ireland. He doesnt talk about it much, but he remembers that he had to change position every 10 or so minutes during an air raid to avoid being a target. He was invalided out due to an illness in 1941 and then stayed in an ammunition factory in Liverpool or Birhmangham checking ammunition before it was sent out, he never talks about that for some reason...
Would any one have any information on Driving units in Ireland?

 

He could have been in any unit. Most if not all would have had their own MT dept.

 

Hmm ok Drew. I will see if he says anything next time we see him.

 

Try and find a bit out, as that sounds about right for 53rd Division's time over in Ireland. Where did he live in the UK?

 

Birmingham

 

Also the 61st - They were in the North-West as part of Plan W and were to cross the border at Bridgend/Muff and secure Lough Swilly.

 

Possibly even RASC.

His service history would show full details, and its free to him.

Pete

 

Huge numbers of troops were stationed in Northern Ireland

mainly as part of Plan W, Allied plan should all Ireland be invaded- Plan W - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

to counter act Plan Grun, the german plan to invade all Ireland - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Green_(Ireland)

NI was also an important base for Anti Submarine warfare

 

Also - don't forget that after the threat of invasion declined - N.I was the British Army's largest training command

 

Second World War Online Learning Resource for Northern Ireland

nice little resourse

 

Cheers Cap'n, I will have a dekko at that!