Can anyone confirm if this is 102nd LAA Regiment, RA, I Corps asset

I think I've identified this unit as 102 LAA, at the Western end of London 1 Bailey bridge over the Caen Canal, 16 July, 1944. But can't find a source for I Corp Tac numbers. Anyone able to confirm this unit and add more detail?

https://twitter.com/mbarnesn16/status/1550466612318375936/photo/2

 

The narrow gauge tracks could indicate the anti-aircraft guns are on the west side of Caen Canal as you say but it is the line of trees on the east side that might give a clue of their actual location. No idea what unit they might be ... ?

Regards ...

 

Pretty sure I have their location correct, it's confirmation of the Unit that I'd really like to know. The gun carriage carries an I Corps emblem and has 6/G on left side and 1160 tac number on right side.

 

They are not at London 1 Bridge. The view is to the north, so where is Pegasus Bridge? There is a line of trees with a break on the east side and a slight bend in Canal in the distance.

Regards ...

 

You're right, Peg should be in view, which means they are at Tay 1, which is further along and just around the bend.

The sequence of photos around this one suggested London 1, but then the photographer seemed to be wandering between The Tay Bridges and the London bridges.

 

Not 102 LAA Regiment, as they used Towed and self propelled Bofor's. Possibly 62 Anti-Tank Regiment, it's Sister 1 Corps Regiment. Don't recognize these.

 

Hi Buteman, thanks for the reply. I was hoping you'd pop in. I think this this is a 20mm Polsten Quad A-A so it can't be anti-tank. Could possibly be used in A-T role but with little armour protection I wouldn't rate their chances of survival to be very high. They are clearly I Corp and, AFAIK, the only LAA asset I Corp had was 102. Do you have a reference for vehicl tac numbers for I Corp, or even 102?

 

As far as I am aware the only unit equipped with triple Polsten's was 93 LAA Regt. Their AoS number was 1160. Each of the 3 batteries had 9 SP units on Crusader chassis and 9 trailer mounted. They landed some elements with the assault wave on D Day. The batteries were assigned to Gold, Juno & Sword beaches, one battery to each.

 

102 LAA had 14 as its AoS number until November 1944 when it came under Army control. "14" was then used by the Corps Counter Bombardment Troops. You can find all the numbers for 1 Corps on my site

 

Derek, that's fantastic info mate. It would appear that they are indeed 93 LAA. It was the I Corps emblem that was throwing me. I had looked up Gary Kennedy's Tables of Establishment and these concurred with Buteman's assertion that Divisional and Corps LAA were equipped with 40 mm Bofors. But as the emblem was Definitely I Corp and I Corp only seemed to have 102 as LAA it seemed something was amiss.

Looking up Wiki entry on 93 LAA it says this,

 

Thank you for the kind remarks. It is indeed No.6 gun and its detachment from G Troop. The red corner at bottom left on the Tac Sign confirms this is the third battery in the regiment, therefore 322 Battery.

 

Excellent work Derek, I shall feed this info to Mark Barnes who is the archivist who is responsible for updating the News Archives database info on this image, I shall of course credit you and link him to your website. Thanks so much Derek, it is very much appreciated!

 

As noted by Derek, this is indeed 93 LAA Regt RA, 1 Corps. Its AoS 1160 sometimes has the white diagonal (downward) bar. A small detail, but I believe these are Oerlikon rather than Polsten guns.

As regards the photo next to it on the link, see:
LC001970-autres
LC001954-repérage
LC001970-1954-localisation-satellite

Following three photos were shot at the TAY 2 bridge site. See:
LC001489
and associated links.

Michel