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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 30 January 19 00:13 GMT (UK) »
It’s just the best surprise. Having the message on it makes it special. Thanks so much for bothering to send it
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Tuesday 29 January 19 21:28 GMT (UK) »
Hi
That is amazing news about the photo. if you want to send a copy. Once I see who your relative is, i’ll have a look through the photocopies of my grandad’s photos, to see if they are there.
You have made my day.
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That is amazing news about the photo. if you want to send a copy. Once I see who your relative is, i’ll have a look through the photocopies of my grandad’s photos, to see if they are there.
You have made my day.
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Sunday 12 November 17 21:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
What a great find you have there. I don't think it is quite relevant to the 64th Medium regt however. It says 64 battery, 165 Field Regiment RA. I could be wrong though - the other people on this forum are much more knowledgable than me so should be able to point you in the right direction.
However I have tried to look up the two fellows on the letter and I can see that sadly the chap to whom the letter was written died in 1944. He was a flight engineer in the Royal Air force volunteer reserve. He is buried in Amersfoort war cemetery in Holland.
I haven't been able to find anything on the writer of the letter so hopefully he survived the war.
Thanks for posting-it is all very interesting.
Caroline
What a great find you have there. I don't think it is quite relevant to the 64th Medium regt however. It says 64 battery, 165 Field Regiment RA. I could be wrong though - the other people on this forum are much more knowledgable than me so should be able to point you in the right direction.
However I have tried to look up the two fellows on the letter and I can see that sadly the chap to whom the letter was written died in 1944. He was a flight engineer in the Royal Air force volunteer reserve. He is buried in Amersfoort war cemetery in Holland.
I haven't been able to find anything on the writer of the letter so hopefully he survived the war.
Thanks for posting-it is all very interesting.
Caroline
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Thursday 19 October 17 19:20 BST (UK) »
my uncle was William Holloway (holly or alva to fellow soldiers), his book covers enlistment at the start of the war, training at berkhamstead, deployment to Africa fighting the Italians, then breakout and escape driving over german lines heading for fuka then diverted to a place called alamein where 64th fired that tremendous barrage, on via operation overlord d day , attached to 30 corps under gen brian horrocks via villers bocage mont pincon, Arnhem, (this is where the 64 th were the unit to establish radio contact with johnny frosts paras , as prrviously mentioned by another contributor this lead to a request from gen brian urqhart to allow the 64th to wear the Pegasus patch on their uniform, shame to say not ratified by the war office.
Hi I have checked the article that I have and it lists a W.G Holloway living at 155 Halton Mansions N1. Would this be your uncle? He was in 'B' troop.
Hi I have checked the article that I have and it lists a W.G Holloway living at 155 Halton Mansions N1. Would this be your uncle? He was in 'B' troop.
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Thursday 19 October 17 09:11 BST (UK) »
my uncle was William Holloway (holly or alva to fellow soldiers
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Hi David
In the article I have there is s Gnr Holloway W.G living at 155 Halton Mansions N1. The article lists him as being in ‘B’ troop.
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Hi David
In the article I have there is s Gnr Holloway W.G living at 155 Halton Mansions N1. The article lists him as being in ‘B’ troop.
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 18 October 17 15:46 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I have gotten hold of a copy of the article from my uncle although as it is rather old it is hard to read in parts.
Andrea, I have found a L/bdr Smith, F.E living at 64 Packington Street Islington.
Could that be your relative.
He is part of 'B' troop who came out of the TA drill hall at Offord road.
I have gotten hold of a copy of the article from my uncle although as it is rather old it is hard to read in parts.
Andrea, I have found a L/bdr Smith, F.E living at 64 Packington Street Islington.
Could that be your relative.
He is part of 'B' troop who came out of the TA drill hall at Offord road.
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Monday 16 October 17 01:57 BST (UK) »
Thanks Chaps for the welcome and the info. I think my uncle has applied for his service record.
I will check the 'B' troop for De'ath for you when my uncle next visits.
To look at the war diaries: what information would I have to give? Is the regiment number enough?
Thanks
I will check the 'B' troop for De'ath for you when my uncle next visits.
To look at the war diaries: what information would I have to give? Is the regiment number enough?
Thanks
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World War Two / Re: 64th Medium Regt RA
« on: Thursday 12 October 17 23:35 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I am looking for more information or contacts to do with my granddad's service. Specifially I would like to find out if he is in war diaries or perhaps just read them to get an idea of his life then. It says I need to know theatre of war to get the right ones but I am not really sure what this means.
We are lucky enough to have a copy of a newspaper article written about his TA unit in March 1945 which I thought might be of interest to you all.
He was part of a TA unit based in Offord road in Barnsbury, Islington. It lists the places they had been in the war:Now in Berlin via Tobruk, Syria, Eritrea, Greece, Crete, Tripoli, Tunis,Sicily, Normandy, Antwerp and Nijmegen.
It also lists the names of soldiers in the two troops A and B. He was in A troop along with T.L Adams, Sgt. A O Paterson, Sgt F.J Arscott, Bdr. Ibbotson, Bdr. J E Rist, L/bdr Cox, Gnr R.H Batson, Gnr Arthur John Clements (also know as Clem or Art - my grandad), Gnr G A Nutkins, Gnr R J Salter and a couple of other illegible names.
The article also says:
Along the coast to Tyre, Sidon & Beirut, with Montgomery fighting Rommel close to Tripoli, inspected by Churchill and Monty. Meddenine, then Mareth, Gabes, Sousse, Enfidaville to Tunis. Then Cape Bon peninsula against Afrika Korps then with 8th army to Sicily then Italy supporting 1st Italian landings then had a rest at Christmas 1943. June 8th 1944 they landed at Normandy, then Holland to the Rhine at Nijmegen. 1st to get wireless contact with 1st Airbone division at Arnheim.
His leave certificate says Klenze Germany 4th Jan 1946 having joined 3rd May 1939!
He was injured in 1942 according to a search I have done but it didn't give me any details.
I know he had at least one operation/possible two whilst in the desert in North Africa and wondered if there would be any details on this anywhere.
Thanks - sorry about the long post!
I am looking for more information or contacts to do with my granddad's service. Specifially I would like to find out if he is in war diaries or perhaps just read them to get an idea of his life then. It says I need to know theatre of war to get the right ones but I am not really sure what this means.
We are lucky enough to have a copy of a newspaper article written about his TA unit in March 1945 which I thought might be of interest to you all.
He was part of a TA unit based in Offord road in Barnsbury, Islington. It lists the places they had been in the war:Now in Berlin via Tobruk, Syria, Eritrea, Greece, Crete, Tripoli, Tunis,Sicily, Normandy, Antwerp and Nijmegen.
It also lists the names of soldiers in the two troops A and B. He was in A troop along with T.L Adams, Sgt. A O Paterson, Sgt F.J Arscott, Bdr. Ibbotson, Bdr. J E Rist, L/bdr Cox, Gnr R.H Batson, Gnr Arthur John Clements (also know as Clem or Art - my grandad), Gnr G A Nutkins, Gnr R J Salter and a couple of other illegible names.
The article also says:
Along the coast to Tyre, Sidon & Beirut, with Montgomery fighting Rommel close to Tripoli, inspected by Churchill and Monty. Meddenine, then Mareth, Gabes, Sousse, Enfidaville to Tunis. Then Cape Bon peninsula against Afrika Korps then with 8th army to Sicily then Italy supporting 1st Italian landings then had a rest at Christmas 1943. June 8th 1944 they landed at Normandy, then Holland to the Rhine at Nijmegen. 1st to get wireless contact with 1st Airbone division at Arnheim.
His leave certificate says Klenze Germany 4th Jan 1946 having joined 3rd May 1939!
He was injured in 1942 according to a search I have done but it didn't give me any details.
I know he had at least one operation/possible two whilst in the desert in North Africa and wondered if there would be any details on this anywhere.
Thanks - sorry about the long post!
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