I'm trying to discover a bit more about my father's service in WW2. I have his service book but not much else. I am hoping that by posting the details I do have, someone out there might be able to point me in the right direction. The details are as follows :- Reginald Wallbank Army number 1594859, he enlisted on 31 August 1940 at Blackburn ( the home address was in Burnley ). The book is stamped with Royal Artillery H.A.A. Other than some entries for leave there is not much else in the book. I have two further pieces of infomation - one is a piece of paper granting him privilege leave in 1943 from the Palace Barracks in Holywood. On this he is described as BDR ( Bombadier ? ). The other is a small form A.F.W3084 which gives his name number and rank. His rank is shown as GNR ( Gunner ? ). The Unit is shown as 527/152. Any information about his unit and their whereabouts during the war will be gratefully received.
Shiers So scan what you have - but your best bet would be to get his service records from Glasgow - that has verse and chapter - and takes a long time to get hold of - so we might be able to help from his release book Cheers
Hello - sounds like he may have been in a Heavy Ant-Aircraft regiment. As Tom suggests the best way forward is to apply for a copy of his records. Cheers Andy
Hi As the other guys say apply for his service records, they will tell you more. Gnr = Gunner and Bdr = Bombardier so you are right. Haa = Heavy Anti-Aircraft 152 was his regiment - RA 1939-45 152 HAA Rgt 527 was the battery he was in. The guns he used were these - RA 1939-45 3.7 inch AA gun or larger To apply for his records - ask for the full records, not a summary- Ministry of Defence | Contact us | Service Records Enquiries regards Robert
Tom, Andy ( Drew5233 ) and Robert ( Bofors ), Thank you all for your help and advice and in particular the link to the MOD. I will hopefully have sometime this weekend to follow this up. Regards
I am having troubles trying to isolate the files for my Dad's regiment for the periods may-june 1940 and june-july 1942. Could anyone give me a hand? Thanks John
Hello Shiers My aunt was in this same unit 527/152 I have her service record, some of the handwriting is difficult to read. Did you apply to MOD and receive your father's records? Maybe we can compare notes.
Army Form W3084 CATEGORY: Document DESCRIPTION: The next inslip were medical disposal tear outs. The soldier would report sick to the Medical Centre...
