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66th (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery    66th (Lowland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery was formed in Edinburgh as a second line Regiment to the Territorial 57th Medium Regiment. Training took place in Southern England and they went overseas in January 1943, for service in the Middle East, equipped with the very latest Medium Guns. After a spell in Egypt they saw action in Sicily and Italy. The regiment was disbanded in January 1947.   Jan 1940 Reorganisation Nov 1941 On the Move Dec 1941 Training Jan 1942 On the Move Mar 1942 New Equipment Jun 1942 On the Land Jul 1942 Training 2nd Jan 1943 Reinforcements 15th Jan 1943 On the Move 21st Mar 1943 On the Move 22nd Mar 1943 On the Move 15th May 1943 Training 10th Jul 1943 On the Move 15th Jul 1943 Newspaper 17th Jul 1943 Attack Made 17th Jul 1943 Heavy Fighting 27th Sep 1943 On the Move 28th Sep 1943 Supplies 29th Sep 1943 Advance 3rd Oct 1943 Advance 4th Oct 1943 In Action 21st Oct 1943 New Equipment 27th Oct 1943 Orders 1st Nov 1943 In Action 2nd Nov 1943 In Action 5th Nov 1943 In Action 7th Nov 1943 In Action 8th Nov 1943 In Action 13th Nov 1943 Advance 20th Nov 1943 Visit 28th Nov 1943 Attack Made 29th Nov 1943 In Action 5th Jan 1944 In Action 15th Jan 1944 On the Move 11th May 1944 In Action 8th Jun 1944 In Action 12th Jun 1944 On the Move 29th Jun 1944 Air Raid 30th Jun 1944 Recce 9th Jul 1944 On the Move 10th Jul 1944 In Action 16th Jul 1944 On the Move 19th Jul 1944 Guns Calibrated 21st Jul 1944 Recce 27th Jul 1944 Calibration 1st Aug 1944 Change of Position 5th Aug 1944 On the Move 6th Aug 1944 Shelling 7th Aug 1944 On the Move 20th Aug 1944 Visit 22nd Aug 1944 Visit 31st Aug 1944 River Crossed 31st Aug 1944 On the Move 1st Sep 1944 On the Move 14th Sep 1944 In Action 16th Sep 1944 Brave Actions 30th Sep 1944 At Rest 5th Oct 1944 In Action 8th Nov 1944 Rest and Refit 24th Dec 1944 Seeing the Sights 25th Dec 1944 Calm 10th Jan 1945 Orders 10th Jan 1945 Back to the Fray 9th Apr 1945 In Action 16th Apr 1945 Harrassing Fire 20th Apr 1945 Withdrawal Apr 1945 River Crossed If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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