75th Anti-Tank Regiment July 1944

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  1. VicInIbstock

    VicInIbstock Member

    I'm hoping someone who has researched the world of Artillery can help me. Specifically I'm trying to find out where the 75th Anti-Tank Regiment were on the 4th July 1944 when a local chap, Staff Sergeant Harold Barney, was killed.

    I think they were part of the 117th Battery and judging by the fact the fact that he was buried at Secqueville-en-Bessin I'm guessing they must have been in the Caen area a month after D-Day.

    The 'Anti-Tank' bit of the name gives a clue to their purpose but I'm keen to learn what they were kitted out with and also what a Staff Sergeant's job would have been within the team.
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    this has lots of info on anti-tank regiments.
    http://nigelef.tripod.com/anti-tank.htm

    edit: see also the Trux thread on anti-tank regiments see the sections about anti-tank in armoured divisions
    http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/23770-divisional-anti-tank-artillery/

    75th Anti tank Regiment were in 11th Armoured Div so look into what they were up to as well - end of Operation Epsom & advance to Hill 112.
    I'll have a look in the div history soon.


    Cant find anything specfic regards them & that date but here's the roll of honour from Taurus Pursuant with his name.
     

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  3. DannyM

    DannyM Member

    Hi,
    Attached are two pages from the War Diary.

    Sgt Barney is mentioned on the second page.

    Regards

    Danny

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  4. VicInIbstock

    VicInIbstock Member

    Thank you both, that was just the sort of detail I was looking for.
     
  5. Bleblond

    Bleblond Active Member

    Hello Dany dou you have the other parts of their war diary I plan to transcribe it for the website
    11th Armoured Division - WAR DIARIES

    Also I've set up this group so people who were in the Division, their relatives and anyone else who's interested, can share information, memories and photos.
    11th Armoured Division: From Normandy to the Baltic
     
  6. Bleblond

    Bleblond Active Member

    117 Bty
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  7. Teetie

    Teetie Member

    Who can help me with a photo of WiILLIAM BASTOW, 75 anti tank Regiment, killed in Action on 17 November in the hamlet Heide in the Municipality of Venray?
    William Bastow was from Gildersome, Leeds.
     

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