BEF Royal Artillery Regimental History Books 1939-1945

Discussion in 'Royal Artillery' started by Drew5233, Sep 14, 2012.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Do any of you RA experts know of any regimental history books that include the regiments time with the BEF in France and Belgium during 1939 to 1940? Andrew (Idler) has helped a great deal but I suspect you chaps may know some more. I have listed all the RA Regts that I know at some point spent time with the BEF.

    There must be more out there than I have found so far. Any histories I already have I have added in Red.

    Cheers
    Andy
     
  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (RHA)
    2 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) Dunkirk Alamein Bologna by Seton-Watson
    5 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery (RHA)

    2 Field Regiment Royal Artillery Ubique by A M Cheetham MC
    7 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    9 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    10 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    16 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    17 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    18 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    19 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    22 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    23 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    24 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    27 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    30 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    32 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    33 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    52 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    53 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    57 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    58 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    60 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    65 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    67 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    68 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    70 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    71 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    72 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    74 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    75 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    76 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    77 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    78 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    88 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    91 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    92 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    97 Field Regiment Royal Artillery Yeoman Service by Lt Col Franklin Lushington
    98 Field Regiment Royal Artillery 98 Field Regiment R.A. (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry) by Lt Col T B Davis
    99 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    115 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    139 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
    140 Field Regiment Royal Artillery Grand Party by Graham Brooks
     
  3. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    1 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    2 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    3 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    4 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    5 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    51 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    53 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    56 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    58 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    59 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    61 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    63 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    65 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
    69 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    1 Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery
    51 Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery
    52 Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery

    1 Super-Heavy Battery Royal Artillery
    2 Super-Heavy Battery Royal Artillery
    3 Super-Heavy Battery Royal Artillery

    1 Survey Regiment Royal Artillery
    2 Survey Regiment Royal Artillery
    3 Survey Regiment Royal Artillery
     
  5. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    E Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    13 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    20 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    14 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    21 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    51 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    52 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    53 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    54 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    56 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    57 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery The Story of the 57th Anti-Tank Regiment Ray Goodacre
    58 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    65 Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery The Norfolk Yeomanry Jeremy Bastin
     
  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    1 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    4 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    6 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment by Patrick Walker
    8 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    53 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    60 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    73 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    79 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    85 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment Royal Artillery

    51 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    52 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    53 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    54 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    56 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery
    101 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) and Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery
    58 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment Royal Artillery

    1 Searchlight Regiment
    2 Searchlight Regiment Flames of Calais by Airey Neave
    3 Searchlight Regiment
    37 Searchlight Regiment

    Calibration Troop Royal Artillery

    1 Army Observer Unit Royal Artillery
     
  7. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    My Dad's unit, 24th Field Regt RA, were in France in 1940. They published a history. When I get a moment I scan the pages and post here?
     
  8. bella

    bella Junior Member

    I am also researching my grandfather who was in RA and was also out in Burma in WW2. He spoke fluent Malay and wanted to go there even though he was nearly 50 and was parachuted behind lines. He was Major Frank Bullen but until we get his records do not know his company or battalion. He had served with 10th Btn DCLI in WW1 and right on front line there. I have sent a request to Firepower but may have to wait for his records to send them too.

    he had also been at 222 Searchlight at some point
     
  9. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    My Dad's unit, 24th Field Regt RA, were in France in 1940. They published a history. When I get a moment I scan the pages and post here?


    Hi Paul - I'll hunt for a copy of the book if you can give me the title and author.

    I'm on a book mission (I have most of the BEF Cavalry and Infantry Bn Histories) now as well as a war diary one.

    Cheers
    Andy
     
  10. op-ack

    op-ack Senior Member

    Drew

    Flames of Calais by Airey Neave covers 2nd Searchlight Regt RA's role during 1940. It might be of interest.

    Phil
     
  11. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Drew

    Flames of Calais by Airey Neave covers 2nd Searchlight Regt RA's role during 1940. It might be of interest.

    Phil

    Got it but not read it yet-I'll add that even though technically its not a Reggie history ;)

    What about the book you was working on?

    Thanks
    A
     
  12. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    These are the other ones I'm aware of but haven't got around to buying yet thanks to Idler:

    JOHNSON (Brig. R.F.) Regimental Fire: The Honourable Artillery Company in World War II 1939-1945. 1st Ed., xx+440pp., 12 maps. The Regt. 1958.

    The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-1945.

    Bartlett, J & Benson, J. All the King's Enemies: The Remarkable Deeds of the Lincolnshire Gunners. Richard Kay, 2000.

    Bull, Stephen. Lancashire Gunners at War: The 88th Field Regiment, 1939-1945. Carnegie, 1999.

    Aris. The 'Ninety-Second': A Short Outline History of the 92nd Field Regiment, R.A. During the War of 1939-1945.
     
  13. Paul Reed

    Paul Reed Ubique

    Hi Paul - I'll hunt for a copy of the book if you can give me the title and author.

    I'm on a book mission (I have most of the BEF Cavalry and Infantry Bn Histories) now as well as a war diary one.

    Cheers
    Andy

    It's fairly scarce; only seen 3 in 30 years. My father didn't even know it existed.

    The 1940 content is pretty slim, most of it is Italy.
     
  14. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I can but search ;)
     
  15. chrisgrove

    chrisgrove Senior Member

    Does anyone know which regiment(s) Gun Buster's books were based on?

    Chris
     
  16. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Does anyone know which regiment(s) Gun Buster's books were based on?

    Return via Dunkirk is 368 Bty 92 Fd Regt. Haven't looked into the others in detail.
     
  17. mapshooter

    mapshooter Senior Member

    There's only one RA author of the period that counts - 'Gunbuster'.
     
  18. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    There's only one RA author of the period that counts - 'Gunbuster'.

    Got it already. Looks like there are not that many then if the RA chaps can't think of any. Funny how no one bothered with them and there is virtually one for every Infantry and Cavalry Regt that served in WW2.
     
  19. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Only RA history I have is

    112th (Wessex) Field Regiment RA TA 1938-1946 by Douglas Goddard , Eric Rankin & James Vigers.

    Werent in BEF so no good to you.
     
  20. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Funny how no one bothered with them and there is virtually one for every Infantry and Cavalry Regt that served in WW2.

    Probably trying to forget the shame of losing all their guns...
     
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