Can anyone help with confusing information on a tracer card - please?

Trying to discover William Arthur Mahoney's war story and have only found very confusing tracer card, I've applied to the MOD, but could take months. He joined up in Nov 1940, apparently joining the 117th L.A.A Regt., though this wasn't formed till Jan 1942 from the Royal Ulster Rifles ( I think that's the regiment he initially joined). Then posted to 207th H.A.A Regiment in Jan '42, though I haven't found a record of any such regiment. I have uploaded the tracer card and would be very grateful for any help in deciphering it.

Thank you in advance
Karen

 

Welcome to the forum
Could it be 207 Battery
Royal Artillery: 207 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (RA HAA) | The National Archives
Royal Artillery: 207 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (RA HAA)


Battery Finder - Batteries 150 - 299 - The Royal Artillery 1939-45

 

Yes Owen fully aware just trying to help with options

 

Thank you very much - I'm very new to this game and it's all a bit gobbledygook!

 

My personal opinion is that Tracer Cards are no substitute for a Service Record.
They create more questions than answers.
Frequently messy disorganised and misleading.

Looks like he got around a bit.
The Service Record should provide his postings and embarkations and Training Courses.

Posted to 207 (M) T/ HAA 1942 26.1.42
probably 207 (Mixed) Training HAA Regt. Male and Female Crews. (Not listed)


117 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) - The Royal Artillery 1939-45

51 (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA) - The Royal Artillery 1939-45
153 HAA Bty

LIAP = Leave in Advance of Python
Leave - Python and Lilop

 

Owen's right. It's 207 (Mixed) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment.
Schools & Training Establishments - The Royal Artillery 1939-45

Tim

 

Thanks Tim, I missed the Schools on Derek's list.
Another lesson in the learning.

 

Hi Karen,

Looking at the dates from when the gentleman was posted to a reinforcement draft - "RFGKZ" from 21st May 1942 - until his arrival in Egypt - "Disembarked in Egypt 22nd June 1942".

Reinforcement draft RFGKZ consisted of sixty Royal Artillery Other Ranks, all anti-aircraft gunners. It sailed with Convoy WS 19W, which was a single ship convoy - the Queen Mary. The ship cleared the Clyde on 23rd May 1942, stopped at Freetown between 30th and 31st May, arrived Capetown 6th June, sailing again 10th June and arrived at Suez 22nd June 1942.

The Queen Mary was used as a troop ship, capable of carrying many men at a time and sailed at such high speed that interception by U-Boats was practically impossible.

Rothy

 

Thank you all - this has been so helpful. What a great site!!