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7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery    7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery was made up of 25/26 Battery and 27/28 Battery. They saw action in North Africa, Sicily, Crete and North Western Europe. They were in Holland on VE Day then moved to Germany.   20th May 1941 In Action 30th Jun 1942 Difficult Times 12th Oct 1942 Orders 14th Oct 1942 New Positions 28th Feb 1943 Quiet 4th Feb 1944 On the Move 6th Feb 1944 On the Move 10th Feb 1944 On the Move 22nd Sept 1944 On the Move 23nd Sept 1944 On the Move 24th Sept 1944 Into Position 28th Sep 1944 Reliefs   30th Sept 1944 Enemy Active 2nd Oct 1944 Club Opens 3rd Oct 1944 Representatives 4th Oct 1944 Recce 7th Oct 1944 Aircraft Downed 10th Oct 1944 New Task 19th Oct 1944 Shell Fire 21st Oct 1944 In Action 31st Oct 1944 Shellfire 12th Nov 1944 On the Move 18th Nov 1944 In Action 1st Dec 1944 At Rest 4th Dec 1944 On the Move 5th Dec 1944 On the Move 6th Dec 1944 On the Move 7th Dec 1944 In Action 16th Dec 1944 In Action 16th Dec 1944 In Action 16th Dec 1944 Attack Made 17th Dec 1944 On the Move 17th Dec 1944 Paracutists 19th Dec 1944 On the Move 19th Dec 1944 Orders 20th Dec 1944 Orders 21st Dec 1944 On the Move 21st Dec 1944 On the Move 22nd Dec 1944 Bridges Held 23rd Dec 1944 Orders 23rd Dec 1944 Bridges Held 24th Dec 1944 Assalts Made 24th Dec 1944 Intelligence 8th Feb 1945 Guns in Action If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War 1939-1945. Dalton MiD. Sidney. Gnr. Smith Charles. Gnr. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery? There are:475 items tagged 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Gnr. Sidney Dalton MiD. 231st Bty. 67th (Suffolk) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery Sidney Dalton was called up in 1942, enlisting at Saighton on 19th November. He was a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, and qualified as a Driver on 20th February 1943, then classified Signaller on 20th May 1943 (17 Squad). His unit, 231st Medium Battery, landed at Arromanches on 29th June 1944, and was soon in action. On 11th July at La Biyude, nicknamed Happy Valley, they had their first casualty when Gunner Cyril Pardy was killed. After various actions in Normandy, they worked their way up through Europe. On 5th October they were in Eindhoven, and a couple of days later they were in Nijmegen, in liaison with an American battery. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Oak Leaf "...for devotion to duty under fire by keeping his radio set in operation and thus helping materially to keep artillery in action at a vital period." After hostilities ceased, the men became part of the British Army of the Rhine and were housed in the Rhine Army College billets in Goettingen and Hamburg. Among the recreations he did at this time were going on a photography course, and canoeing on the Mohne dam reservoir He was demobilised on 22nd August 1947 from B Troop, 25/26 Battery, 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery. John Dalton Add to this record. Gnr. Charles Smith 7th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery My father Charlie Smith was captured in the Western desert and imprisoned in Italy 1942. He escaped in 1943, but was recaptured and transferred to Altengabrow POW camp in Germany where he remained until the end of the war. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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