87 (7th Haytor Btn) Anti Tank Regt. Royal Artillery

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  1. mark rogers

    mark rogers Member

    I am conducting research into the men on the King’s School Worcester war memorials The intention is to produce a commemorative book to mark the end of WW1. I am looking to find details of how men were killed and if possible obtain a photograph of the individual. Could anyone help with the following casualty?
    GRAY, Thomas Norman Lieutenant 14923 87 (7th Haytor Btn) Anti Tank Regt. Royal Artillery buried MEDJEZ-AL-BAB WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia died 28 04/05/1943
     
  2. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    Sorry have I missed something here , the book is to commemerate the end of WW1 but you are asking for details of someone who died in WW2 (1944 to be precise) ??????

    TD
     
  3. mark rogers

    mark rogers Member

    Thanks for your observation TD. I have rephrased my request thus:
    "I am conducting research into the men on the two King’s School Worcester war memorials The intention is to produce a commemorative book. I am looking to find details of how men were killed and if possible obtain a photograph of the individual. Could anyone help with the following casualty?"
     
  4. Tricky Dicky

    Tricky Dicky Don'tre member

    I guess this WD will tell you

    Subsubseries within WO 175 - Anti-Tank Regiments

    Reference: WO 175/314
    Description:
    87 Regt.
    Date: 1943 Feb.- June
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew
    Legal status: Public Record(s)
    Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

    TD

    added:
    Search results: 87 anti tank | The National Archives
     
  5. SixPounder

    SixPounder Member

    Mark found me via my webpage. Excerpts from the above war diary can be found here: The War Diary

    "At Testour on 4th May Lt Gray and Gnr Richardson were killed by enemy shelling. Gnr Newton was wounded. All of the casualties were from 133 Bty."

    The photograph remains outstanding due to my own poor admin. On a memory card somewhere with the hard copy in the collection of the late regimental association secretary.
     
  6. H. Derpington

    H. Derpington New Member

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