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03-04-2007, 02:34 PM
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| A Chosen Man   Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England
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 | 1st fife and forfar yeomanry hi everyone, I have been trying to trace my grandfathers military service in ww2 for some time now. and yesterday i came across a photo which on the back says... "A" squadron 1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry March 1944 If anyone out there could give me some info on what they did during the war I.E Battles ECT i would be most grateful Thanks, Donnie |
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03-04-2007, 06:28 PM
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| Senior Member   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Scotland
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| Original 1st F&Fy were in 51st Highland Division from September 1939 to June 1940 when they went into the bag at St Valery. Reformed in the UK and from December 1940 to July 1944 they were in 28th Armoured Brigade, 9th Armoured Division in the UK (disbanded August 1944) from October 1944 to November 1944 they were Divisional Troops in 79th Armoured Division then from November 1944 to June 1945 the 1st F&FY were in 31st Armoured Brigade , 79th Armoured Division. Some time in spring 1945 they were equipped with the first Comet tanks. I'm not sure where they were between July 1944 and October 1944. Aye MalcolmII |
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04-04-2007, 01:04 AM
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| Grumpy Old Moose   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs
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 | Malcolm, wrong on the Comets, that was 2nd F & F Yeo, 11th Armd Div. Donnie , look at this thread. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-hi...-yeomanry.html 1st F&F Yeo had Churchill Crocodiles. 79th Armoured Division [British] 1942-1945 Last edited by Owen; 04-04-2007 at 01:23 AM. |
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04-04-2007, 10:25 AM
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 | Donnie check out http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-hi...-yeomanry.html I have pm you other info Nick
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04-04-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Donnie I will check over my book The 79th Armoured Div and see what i can dig out on Sqdn A Nick
__________________ Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour." |
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04-04-2007, 08:56 PM
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11-04-2007, 12:57 AM
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| Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs
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| Donnie, this may help too. http://www.armouredacorn.com/Referen...20complete.pdf |
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27-05-2007, 09:01 PM
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| A Chosen Man Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England
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| Just to carry on from this thread, is there a way to find out the 1FFYs casualties Statistics throughout the war. I.E how many men were lost. Thanks,Donnie
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