Hello I am the son of a former 43rd Recce Regiment Trooper. I have his diary for 1944/45 which may be of interest to those researching the 43rd Recce. Unfortunately I am not sure which squadron he was in. It is my intention to put the pages on here when I have scanned them. Regards Navyron58
Hi Navyron58, Welcome to the forum. Are you the same Navyron58 who was selling Reconnaissance Journals on eBay last year?? Dave
Many thanks for the warm greetings. I hope the attached may be of interest. As you will see from the diary my Dad got a bit mixed up with his dates, but I think we can allow him that considering what he and others were going through.
From the excellent book "Record of a Reconnaisance Regiment" it looks like your father was in B Sqn. Lts Banks and Vacha were in 7 Tp, Lt Balsdon was in 6 Tp, Lt Shutler in 5 Tp and Lt Withers in 8 (Assault) troop. Mjr Carter was the Sqn Leader. I hope that this helps Lawrence
Here are the 43rd Recce Diary Refs for the National Archives. Give me a shout if you want any copying or click the red link below for more details: WO 166/6254 43 Recce Regt. 1942 Jan.- Dec. WO 166/10567 43 Recce Regt. 1943 Jan.-June WO 166/10568 43 Recce Regt. 1943 July-Dec. WO 171/491 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Jan.- Aug. WO 171/492 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Sept.- Dec. WO 171/4215 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 Jan.- June WO 171/4216 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 July - Dec. WO 171/8753 43 Recce 1946 Jan.- Apr. Regards Andy
transcribed war diaries on this thread. http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/recce/38232-43rd-recce-regiment-war-diaries-part-1-orders-1944-1945-a.html
Welcome to the forum. 43rd Recce war diaries from July 1942 to end of February 1943 are summarised online in my blog from 70 years ago - see http://www.chotiedarling.co.uk/my-blog/2012/07/43rd-recce.html and subsequent letters. Do you know when your father joined the 43rd? (You can send for his service records from the Army Personnel Centre - costs c.£30 I think.)
