Royal Artillery, 40 th Survey Regiment

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Ah,Ah, thankyou for clearing that one up. I will actually contact them so that they can correct the information.

Meanwhile have downloaded the book on to my i pad, I will look forward to reading it.

Thank you so much for your help.

Sally

[Spikey68]

Thought this might interest you. Seems members had to be quite fit for survey duty

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Good morning! very interesting photo - thank you.

Evidently , (ref.the book) Massimo Mangilli must have entered into a dialogue with my father.

When my father was about 80 or so ,he joined the Burma Star Association at their Ewell Surrey branch.
I remember thinking that it was an interesting thing for him to do bearing in mind he had never spoken of his war years. However, I think he quite enjoyed the involvement and subsequently sat on the committee. Sadly now their are very few Burma Star veterans left. I suspect that Massimo contacted the Burma Star to help in his research for the book and I would guess that my father responded accordingly.

Thanks to you I now have some factual information on my Father from which I can now research? planning to have a lazy Sunday afternoon delving into the past. If you are interested I will keep you posted with any snippets which are of particular interest.

If you stumble across any more information, it would be hugely appreciated.

Sally

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My Father, in the Rugby team shaking hands with The Viceroy of India. Location: Delhi, Date: unknown. I guess early 1946.

[Spikey68]

Hi Sally

It might be worth contacting the author. As with all projects, authors end up with a lot more material than they can use in their books and he may have additional stuff he might share with you.

I would love updates on your research 

I found this taped interview on the Imperial Warm Museum site. It gives a flavour of life in the unit, and the theatre of operations. It's split into three parts (click "next" under the audio window to listen to the next reel)


Case, Ronald (IWM interview)
British NCO served with 2nd Survey Regt, Royal Artillery in GB, India and Burma, 1939-1945

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80025509

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Great mind think alike, had exactly the same thoughts with regards to contacting the author.

I think that I found his E Mail address, I am pretty sure it is him. So I have sent off a message,we'll see what comes back. Meanwhile have listened to the tapes, quite enlightening I must say. I'll keep you posted.

Sally

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Up-date. Contacted author - received a wonderful response.

He has given me a contact here in the U.K. (Massimo now lives in Northern Italy). The contact was a Captain serving in the same 2nd survey regiment as my Father. Also have found this fellow on the group photograph. I have just sent him an E Mail. Eagerly awaiting his response.

I assume this chap was the source for the book and not my Father.

Massimo also sent me 2 cartoon Christmas cards sent in 1943 and 1944 from the 2nd survey regiment. They are priceless. Unfortunately I could not post them on this site because 'file too large'
apparently, so sad, because, would have loved to have shared this with you.

Sally

Sally

[Spikey68]

Hi Sally

Thank you for the update. Wonderful to hear that the author has replied, and so positively.

Hope the UK contact can provide information.

If you look in the acknowledgements section of the book, your father is listed as someone that the author corresponded with directly.

Pity about the photos. I will PM you

[bleckie]

Hi

On behalf of Sally

Christmas card 1943

Yours Aye
BruceL