KRRC - Middlesex Regiment

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  1. TMF

    TMF Member

    Researching my Grandad, here are a few details

    Record of Service

    6849357 PTE JAC Fullegar

    KRRC 15/03/1940 to 26/04/1943
    Middlesex Regiment 27/04/1943 to 21/11/1946

    North Africa 02/05/1943
    Sicily 23/07-08/1943 to 19/09/1943
    Italy 19/09/1943 to 22/071944
    Egypt 22/07/1944 to 10/09/1944
    Italy 15/09/1944
    Austria 10/05/1945

    Believe he was in HQ Coy, we have a picture of a Regimental Christmas dinner with this information on.

    Can anyone help or guide me to find out his movements/battle engagements and why he ended up in Austria rounding up War Criminals?
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    do you have the full service records?

    Also a few members on here copy war diaries from Kew at a reasonable rate.
    drew5233
    psywar-org

    regards
    Clive
     
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  3. TMF

    TMF Member

    What will the war diaries actually inform me of? Personnel movements of specific people or generalised information about the Regiment?

    Applying for service records at the moment.
    I have documents and photos given us a rough idea of his movements during the war.

    KRRC

    Grandad is standing up centre of picture next to the guy holding the mug up
     

    Attached Files:

  4. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Have a look in the Gallery at the many war diaries posted there to see what they are like.

    See the search results for ''war diary'' in The Gallery.
    http://ww2talk.com/index.php?search/3439900/&q=war+diary&t=xengallery_media&o=relevance

    Recce_Mitch has uploaded hundreds of them.
    http://ww2talk.com/index.php?media/users/recce_mitch.7031/albums
     
  5. TMF

    TMF Member

  6. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    See this link, it might help WW2 Commonwealth Army War Diaries, Info Thread
     
  7. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    TMF.

    Middlesex in Italy would place him in 2/7 Middx at Anzio in Jan-May 44.

    Regards

    Frank
     
  8. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    TMF

    What a small world. My Granfather was in the 7 K.R.R.C. & the 2/7 MX he ended up being in "B" Sp Group in the Anzio campaign.

    7 K.R.R.C Got disbanded so thats why he ended with the Middlesex. You are a lucky chap. I've got every war diary of 2/7 MX from 43 till the end of 45. I will contact you about sending them over. Something may be wrong here, you have forgot to mention Palestine.Lets see his service records first.
    Regards
    Stu
    Edit, not quite everyone, but alot is what i ment to say.
     
    Last edited: May 23, 2019
  9. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Sicily, i could be wrong here, but i think it was only a platoon of "C" Coy mortars of 2/7 MX that was in Sicily. Attached to a brigade of the 51st Highland Division? I will check it out.
    R
    Stu.
     
  10. TMF

    TMF Member

    Stuart Avery - Firstly, my sincere apologies for dropping the ball on this thread and thank you for your responses so far. Can we pick this back up please?
     
  11. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.


    Ok, will do. No probs. Keep your eyes on this thread . You have started a conversation with me. Send me your email address on that conversation ( not on this thread)! What happened to you not getting his Service Records if you don't mind me asking? Weird.

    Regards,
    Stu.
     
    Last edited: Nov 13, 2023
  12. Stuart Avery

    Stuart Avery In my wagon & not a muleteer.

    Carrying on from my # post 9 all them years ago that TMF has asked for. 2/7 Mx came under the command of all three Brigades of The 51st Highland Division has I'm reading it at the moment (Jocks basically & don't get upset) this lot was a fine Division. "A" Sp.Gp. under 152 Brigade, "B" Sp.Gp. under 153 Brigade & "C" Sp. Gp. under 154 Infantry Brigade. Sp.Gp. (Support Group). This is how I'm reading it at the moment. I may need to correct myself. Probably. Here are the pages 208-214 to start with. TMF, hope these are of use to yourself fingers etc? It will take some time to post the relevant pages of the 2/7 Middlesex Regiment War diary for this period. Will get to it.

    After checking my Grandfather's Service Records, he ended up with 7 KRRC before getting on this ship below for North Africa. Should get this ship framed.;)

    Edit; ship to follow.

    Regards,
    Stu.
    208.jpg 210.jpg 212.jpg 214.jpg
     
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  13. TMF

    TMF Member

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  17. idler

    idler GeneralList

    The staff car is 78 Div. Pity the CO's plate is obscuring the unit serial. It could be 64 which rings bells for an MG Bn but would need to check for Italy.
     
  18. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    The 78 Inf Div emblem on the staff car and the stamp for Alamein Camp in Villach is the confusing bit for me because 2/7 Middx supported 1 Inf Div.

    1 Inf Div left Italy for Palestine in Feb 45.

    Stu. Do you know if 2/7 Middx went with them or was it transferred to 78 Inf Div?

    Regards

    Frank
     
  19. idler

    idler GeneralList

    And what's No.2 HDU (on the front cover)? That TLA isn't ringing any bells.
     
  20. Tony56

    Tony56 Member Patron

    The page that you uploaded in post #14 is from his AB64 book, did you obtain his full official service records? These may give more detail, particularly the Service & Casualty Form B103.

    However it is interesting to compare the dates in the AB64 with those from the 56th Reconnaissance Regiment, who were part of the 78th (Battleaxe) Infantry Division, as per the badge on the staff car:

    27/7/43 - embarked LSTs Sousse, North Africa
    30/7/43 - disembarked Sicily
    19/9/43 - landed Italian mainland
    16/7/44 - Arrived at Tarranto, Italy
    22/7/44 - troopship landed at Alexandria, Egypt
    10/9/44 - sailed from Port Said, Egypt
    15/9/44 - disembarked Taranto, Italy
    07/5/45 - entered Austria

    Your dates:-
    Dates.jpg

    Doesn't prove anything, but interesting.
     

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