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[Paul Reed]

Originally Posted by PsyWar.Org

Unless he was an officer, it is unlikely that he'll be mentioned by name in the War Diary. For example a relative of mine killed in WWI, on that day the diary records that 10 O/Rs (other ranks) killed by shelling. Coupled with the fact he doesn't have a known grave, it is fairly obvious how he went. At least it would have been quick. So don't expect too much detail.

Lee

In my experience with WW2 diaries, this isn't the case. Unless it is a big attack and there a large number of casualties, I have seen far more names of ORs mentioned in WW2 diaries than I have in WW1 diaries. Very often the circumstances are given. So well worth a look IMHO.

[gaztwrO]

Thanks Paul that's encouraging to hear apologies for the delay in replying we hope to visit the Archives before Christmas so i will update as soon as we go, my dad has found out that Raymond's best freind who grew up on Holyhead Mountain with him was part of the RWF in the battle of Kohima but sadly he was killed so we are going to try and do some research on him also, he wrote Raymond a letter during the war asking how he had Edwin were doing that was the last time Raymond heard from him.

Will update once we have been...looking forward to it.

[gaztwrO]

Hello everyone I apologise for my absence over the past couple of months our computer is doing it's impression of the anti-christ (it plays the part so well)

Well my father's research is ongoing and the help from this forum has been invaluable and frustrating (i don't mean this really it's just that it's opened up so many other avenues of research and the forum members help would never have led us this far to date...thankyou your help has not only started us off in the right direction but catapulted us into a mass of information)

My dad's research states that at some point his uncle Edwin 21st or 20th AT rgt was attached to the Gordon Highlanders this would have been midway through Sept 44' can anyone assist...?

Regards

Gareth GAZTWR O

[Paul Reed]

Have you been up to the archives to look at the War Diaries yet? His AT Regiment may well have supported a Gordons battalion at some point, but they wouldn't have been attached to them. The unit was a divisional asset and could be placed as and where needed. In September 1944 they would have been pushing through Belgium up into Holland.