122 Field Battery 178 Assault Field Regt. R.A.

Bev
I have previously copied relevant pages from a book on history of the 178 field regiment.
Also some stuff on 23rd and 36 INdian Infantry divisions which 178 was a part of and a photo of one of the members of one of the batteries
You will need to contact me at jeaplatt@bigpond.net.au to get me to send a copy as I don't know how to send attachments through this forum.
Over to you
Jerry

 

Bev
Worked it out.
Jerry

 

Bev
The 178 Regt history comes from a book on the history of the Royal Artillery.
Jerry

 

Hi Jerry

Thank you for that I have been busy reading the forgotten voices. Nothing prepares you for what you e read and I guess that won't even been the true depth of what went on. The War Diarys are also sobering. We lead a very easy life and I would certainly recommed schools to introduce this into their teachings. I feel very humble at what what our brave ancestors gave for us to enjoy our today bx

 

Bev
I live in Melbourne. Next Monday is ANZAC Day.
So as part of the education of my two grandchildren I have sent them stories of my mother and my father-in-law and what they did in the war.
Not wishing to denigrate anybody, but one thing comes out strongly (in my f-i-l's case particularly) that they spent four years training in the tank regiment he served in after being evacuated from Dunkerque and before landing again in Normandy. Training time was 4x the fighting time. But once back in Normandy they were fully occupied from June 1944 up to the end of the war.
Also researching my uncle who was killed in action three weeks before the end of the war in Europe.
Keep battling on through the stuff - you find all sorts of interesting tit-bits as well as the main story.
Jerry

 

Thanks Jerry
It is all so interesting and I do wish I had a month on holiday to work at it. It is quiet overwhelming in part. I know what you mean about the training but I guess they had to be as well prepared as possible when going into such situations.

I am currently trying to secure my father's medical records as he was hospitalised twice. I am informed that unless it is for litigation or inheritance purposes they often do not provide them, but will consider each request on its merits. I have given them a very honest account of why I would like sight of mine and hope that they may at least say what was wrong even if they cannot provide the records.

It is sunny Yorkshire here and hope you enjoy ANZAC day. Can I be so bold as to ask if youare a real aussie - sorry if that is a bit cheeky. bx

 

Jerry, thanks for posting that file about the 178th. My father was attached to them with the Berkshire Yeomanry in Java in 1946, although I don't think he was in the same battery as your stepfather.

 

I am a naturalised Australian, but born and bred in UK. Came here in 1967 - a lifetime ago.
Grandson is very musical and plays The Last Post and Reveille at ANZAC Day Services.