Hi all i'm researching my great grandad Name: William (Bill) Jackson Service number: n/a Regiment 113th LAA, Royal Artillery Rank: Sergeant (Regimental Sergeant Major I believe) If anyone has stumbled across him or has more info on his regiment and history throughout the war I would be very grateful. Thanks
Here is a bit on the origins of 113th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA and its service: 2nd/5th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry (55th Searchlight Regiment) (T.A.) 43rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade – 3 September 1939 to 1 August 1940 The battalion was located at West Hartlepool at the start of the war with HQ and the 414th to 416th Companies. Service as Royal Artillery It transferred to the Royal Artillery on August 1st, 1940 as 55th Searchlight Regiment, R.A. (The Durham Light Infantry)(T.A.) with the 414th to 416th Batteries. The 530th Battery was added on February 11th, 1941. It formed part of 43rd AA Brigade in February 1941. The regiment was converted to the 113th Light AA Regiment, R.A. (The Durham Light Infantry)(T.A.) on January 6th, 1942 with the 368th to 371st Batteries. The 371st Battery left on July 12th, 1942. The regiment arrived in France by June 25th, 1944 and served under the 76th AA Brigade in the Gold Beach area. It moved to the Somme bridges under the 106th AA Brigade on August 30th and to Ghent under the brigade on September 5th, 1944. On November 10th, 1944 it moved to Nijmegen and came under the 74th AA Brigade. It formed part of the 100th AA Brigade in December 1944 in the Weert, Deurne, and Helmond area. It remained attached to this brigade until the end of the war as part of the VIII Corps serving in the Rhine crossing in March 1945.
Hi Find My Past has a set of records - Royal Artillery Attestations 1883-1942 Unfortunately there is a long list of William Jackson's, if you know his date of birth, it may narrow it down. You could take a month subscription and have a look through it. Then you will have his service number. regards Robert
Hi thanks for pointing me in me in the right direction his dob was 3/12/1920 as well as this can you point me in the right direction of how to actually access these archives or if you can it would be much appreciated.
Do not be disheartened if you cannot find him in the RA Attestation Records because if he enlisted prior to their conversion he will more likely be in the DLI Enlistment and Discharge Books in Durham. These are `NOT` online. Sorry Kyle
Hi Robert if possible could you look around on find my past name william jackson dob 3/12/1920 birth place around durham / hartlepool area if this isn't possiable no hard feelings, thanks Dylan
also if you have a subsription to this Record Details for William Jackson (Royal Artillery) it might be him
Hi Dylan FWR will only have on that record what you can get from Ancestry or FMP. I don't have a current subscription to FMP, so I can only search for the record, not look it up. If you don't want to pay for a month subscription, try your local library. regards Robert