191 (Hertfordshire & Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA.

Discussion in 'Royal Artillery' started by Buteman, Mar 31, 2012.

  1. mapshooter

    mapshooter Senior Member

    The 2IC is interesting, I think he went on to command a LAA regt, the one that captured a bloke called Himmler in 1945. IIRC his son, also RA, was awarded an MC c.1965 for a defence of the gun position action in 19 Lt Regt in the Radfan.
     
  2. Dorian Ledden

    Dorian Ledden New Member

    Fam Hist033.jpg My father was a captain in the 191st (Robert Varville Ledden) . He was involved in a crash (In the summer of 43) whereby the other two travellers were killed . Trying to catch up with the convoy their vehicle overturned killing the other two but my father was thrown clear. It deeply effected my father who , despite being in the T.A. before the war , was not sent abroad and spent a long time in hospital. I was wondering if the lads killed were Gunner William Richard Aldridge and Gunner Wilfred Derick Dawson who both died on the same day . If so I would like to visit their graves when we are allowed
     
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  3. Expat Yeoman

    Expat Yeoman Member

    Hello Dorian, great photo, thanks for sharing.

    Yes it was Aldridge and Dawson who were killed in the RTA - 17/7/1943.

    EY
     
  4. Toni14

    Toni14 New Member

    Bonjour à tous
    Pour le 80ème anniversaire du débarquement, Je recherche des informations des photos et la famille du Gunner Fred Peel 984181 Mort au combat le 22 août 1944 à Beaumont-en-Auge. Enterré initialement à Beaumont-en-Auge puis le 22 Juillet 1945 à Saint-Désir war Cemetery.
    Dans quelle Batterie appartient t-il ?
    Histoire du 191st Field Regiment RA le 22 août 1944.
    Merci
     
  5. Dorian Ledden

    Dorian Ledden New Member

    I went to find Gunner Dawson's grave in Manchester and despite having a grave ident. F.22a I couldn't find it. The whole churchyard is overgrown. So I have returned to my home in Brighton to think again.
     

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  6. Toni14

    Toni14 New Member

    Urgent,
    Searching for the family of Fred PEEL born in Blackburn or military and associative representative 191st (Hertfordshire and Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
    I am organizing a commemorative ceremony with the municipality of Beaumont-en-Auge on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the landing in tribute to Gunner Fred PEEL 984181 who died in combat on August 22, 1944 in our town.
     

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