370 Bty 113 Lt. A.A. Regiment

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  1. russ tobin

    russ tobin Active Member

    What would the 370 Bty 113 Lt. A.A. Regiment have consisted of?

    Thanks in advance for all replies.
     
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  2. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

  3. russ tobin

    russ tobin Active Member

    Thanks Tim that's a comprehensive answer. Looks like 370 Bty would have consisted of 18 Bofors and 80+ gunners?
     
  4. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    Have another look. I make it 11 Officers, 26 SNCOs, 40 NCOs and 144 gunners.

    Tim
     
  5. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    LAA Regiments in North West Europe where reduced in size. Due to shortage of infantry replacements and also due to air superiority.

    (Info from my Dad's unit, 102 LAA Regiment war diaries).

    On arrival in Normandy (17 June 1944), there were 43 Officers and 816 Other Ranks.

    In August 1944, an LAA Battery (3 in a Regiment) was reduced from 3 troops to 2 and 18 Bofors to 12. Total men in the Regiment was reduced by 6 Officers and 200 Other Ranks (40 Officers to 34 and 743 to 543 Other Ranks).
     
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  6. russ tobin

    russ tobin Active Member

    Thank you for that.

    What was a VP (Vulnerable Point??)
     
  7. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    I don't know the definition of a VP (Vulnerable Point) but have understood it to be a point of strategic or manufacturing importance. My Dad was in the 35th LAA and some examples of where they were deployed in the UK in 1940/41 before going to the Far East are:
    VP 450 (Cowley Works)
    VP 439 (RAF Brize Norton)
    VP 438 (RAF Lit tle Rissington)
    Biggin Hill and Kenley - no VPs given
    VP 533 (Langley/Slough Hawker Works)
    VP 202 (ICI Works, Huddersfield)
    In 1940/41 they were equipped with 3" Case 1 guns and Lewis guns. Bofors were received in May 41.
    I have not come across a list of VPs and would be interested if another member has.

    Tim
     
  8. timuk

    timuk Well-Known Member

    My Dad's Regt the 35th LAA embarked for the Far East in Nov 41 with a strength of 31 Officers and 893 other ranks. These would be split between RHQ and 3x Batteries. I have a nominal roll but have never actually added up how many were in each Battery.

    Tim
     
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  9. Richard Makinson

    Richard Makinson Taxidood

    370Battery-113thDLI.jpg
    a photo which needs some serious tagging.
     
  10. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    Is there a link for this photo? We believe my grandfather in law was in 370 battery and would be great to be able to identify him here
     
  11. Richard Makinson

    Richard Makinson Taxidood

    www.belsen.co.uk is where you will find it.
     
  12. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    Thanks. I did find it but he’s not in that photo! I note it was “G Troop” so can assume there are at least 6 other troops he might have been in! Thanks for the reply.
     
  13. Nick P

    Nick P Active Member

    What is his name?
     
  14. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    Sidney Salt
     
  15. Nick P

    Nick P Active Member

    I have Sid on my list - but a ref is for research by Ron Salt. I'm guessing that is you? Ancestry have the RA Tracer cards which would confirm his details of units.
     
  16. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    thanks nick. Ron is my wife’s uncle!

    I have found this attestation on Find My Past. Is that the same as the tracer cards on Ancestry?

    It Appears to corroborate the LAA link but also looks like he transferred to Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 51
     

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  17. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    Nick do you mind me asking what list you are referring to? Are you compiling a history of the regiment perhaps? I am planning to visit the war diaries for the regiment at Kew in the near future to find out more specifics about the movements of the regiment from d day on. Until then, I have two sources with conflicting dates on when the regiment landed. One states June 17 and the other June 25. I don’t suppose you happen to know do you?
    First source is the appended photo. Second is in this link 1st Durham Rifle Volunteers | Wikiwand
     

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  18. Richard Makinson

    Richard Makinson Taxidood

    113 light aa regiment including 370 battery , last landing craft beached at 0830 on 26/6/44, no indication of which battery got off first or last as the civilian stevedors took No instruction from the Regiments officers and loaded at Tilbury as they wanted.!!!
     
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  19. Ramble_on

    Ramble_on Member

    Thanks Richard. Was it Juno or Sword do you know? Again all we have is conflicting reports
     
  20. Richard Makinson

    Richard Makinson Taxidood

    I believe it was Sword.
     

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