75TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY

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  1. Lee1983

    Lee1983 Well-Known Member

    Hi, does anyone have a copy of this regiments war diary for the below period when my grandfather was serving with them please as I am trying to do research of his time during WW2.

    16 SEPT 1940 - DEEMED TO HAVE ENLISTED AND POSTED TO 233 BATTERY

    14 OCT 1940 - POSTED TO 306 BATTERY

    28 MAY 1942 - PROCEEDED OVERSEAS

    30 JULY 1942 - DISEMBARKED PORT SUEZ. TAKEN ON STRENGTH. MIDDLE EAST FORCES WITH EFFECT FROM 25 JULY 1942

    16 AUG 1942 - EMBARKED EGYPT TAKEN ON STRENGTH

    27 AUG 1942 - DISEMBARKED IRAQ

    1 DEC 1943 - AWARDED AFRICA STAR

    28 APR 1944 - STRUCK OF STRENGTH PAIFORCE AND TAKEN ON STRENGTH MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

    4 JUNE 1944 - ATTACHED TO 56 DIVISION

    10 JUNE 1944 - ATTACHED TO 7TH OXFORDSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE REGIMENT
     
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  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    for info
    Farthingloe Battery was set up and occupied by 75th Cinque Ports HAA Regiment R A (T) in 1939 as a sandbagged site. It was turned into a permanent concrete emplaced site in early 1940 and was still unfinished when reoccupied in May 1940 by the 75th HAA. They were there for the whole of the Battle of Britain and were not relieved until October 1940. They were then sent to Sheffield and Derby. For an account read the Regimental Diary of 75th, HAA 1940. (3)
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  3. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    See post(s) in: Royal Artillery Detachment, Bahrain (H.K.S.R.A)

    Photo in Kent October 1940: File:The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H4726.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

    Possibly located at Wanstone Farm; alas the link on urbexforums dot com with information disappears into a void of non-English websites. There are many web links on Wanstone farm, which had 9.2" guns, so left for you to review.

    An attached REME account:
    From: https://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Stratton St. Margaret/Stratton St. Margaret - WWII Memories.pdf

    An officers story (the relevant part):
    Link: https://www.facebook.com/WirtArtna/...7X0ToFcsjgifAkUOruqIhhcxBNi-9fj2Kzlvcb1tpoj5r
     
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  4. Owen

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  5. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    I'm assuming the OP doesn't want me to copy the war diaries for him then...
     
  6. Lee1983

    Lee1983 Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately under the current climate I don't have that kind of disposable money
     
  7. Gary Tankard

    Gary Tankard Well-Known Member

    That's fair enough.

    For those that may have the diaries these are the ones in question:

    WO 166/2580 ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES: 306 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (HAA). 1940 Mar.- 1941 Apr.
    WO 166/2366 ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 75 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (HAA). 1941 Mar.-Dec.
    WO 166/7452 ROYAL ARTILLERY: HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 75 Regiment. 1942 Jan.-Apr.
    WO 169/4802 Royal Artillery: 75 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (RA HAA) 1942 May- Sept., Dec.
    WO 169/9836 Royal Artillery: 75 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (RA HAA) 1943 Jan.- Dec.
    WO 169/16148 Royal Artillery: 75 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (RA HAA) 1944 Jan.- June
     
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