My Grandad John Hodgkinson served with the 270 SQN. I always thought he was with "The Kings Own" regiment, but came across an old army address book fr 270 SQN. How do I find out where his regiment was during WW2, is it best to apply for his military records?Thank you
It's the only way: https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records
It is quite possible to belong to the Kings Regiment and 270 Forward Delivery Squadron. A Forward Delivery Squadron was responsible for holding and sending forward replacement vehicles and/or crews to the armoured regiments of an armoured brigade. There were personnel from each regiment working with the Forward Delivery Squadron. The Service Records are the usual starting point. Mike.
24th Lancers at first attached to the 270 FDS when the 24th Lancers were disbanded at the end of July 1944... 24th Lancers Regimental Nominal Roll and Postings August 1944 Sergeants (4) Beer, G.R. Crow, C.B. - later wia with the 2nd F&F. Osgerby, R. - Osgerby, Reginald (Oral history) Whitbread, V.S. - later 2nd F&F - BBC - WW2 People's War - Steve Whitbread - Home Guard to Tankman 1940 - 1946 Lance Sergeants (2) Connelly, R.G. Mitchell, A.W. Corporals (12) Beagrie, E. Blair, N. Crofts, G.F. Darby, L.V. Dirs, F.J. McKenzie, D. Offer, L. Packman, A.F. - Casualty Details | CWGC Scott, E. Snowling, R.T. - R.I.P. Reg Snowling, 24th Lancers, later 23rd Hussars Turnbull, T. Wilson, R. Lance Corporals (11) Borras, Peter/Pieter - later transferred to the 23rd Hussars. Chadwick, C.W. Cooke, J.F. Ford, N. Forsythe, W.N. Larkin, E. Marshall, F.W. Sisley, R.E. Tombs, A.E. Williams, E.C. Wood, E.J. Troopers (28) Ashton, R. Barlow, C. Beddow, J. - Photos of old army comrades for Len Beddow Bensley, J. Brown, R. Burnett, C.W.W. Bushnell, J.K. Clayden, E. Cross, B. Davies, John Edward - later transferred to 3RTR Denton, R.W. Firth, J.D. Fitzpatrick, B.J. Gooch, R.A. Jackson, K. Land, C. Love, S. Marmont, J. (or Marment?) Martin, T.W. Minshull, G. Newton, E.G. - Casualty Details | CWGC Salby, S.G. Scrimshire, S.C. Selwyn, Ronald A.D. - later transferred to 3RTR Shaddick, G. Shearing, P.H. Taylor, R.G. Whittaker, R.G.
On VE Day supported 11th Armoured Division in Schleswig Holstein 18 May 45 – Kropp south of Schleswig to Freiderichstadt area south of Husum 9 Aug 45 – handed in tanks 4 Oct 45 – disbanded 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine – under construction
If you have his service number you could try to locate the corps/regiment that allocated this. From 1941 onward most men went into the General service Corps for basic training and were then posted to another unit. Army Numbers - British Army Numbers of WW2
