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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery



   127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a territorial regiment formed in spring 1939. It was made up of 301st (Angus) and 304th (City of Dundee) Batteries, with 401st Battery being added in 1941. They served initially with 9th Division and went on to see action with 51st (Highland) Division.

 

Aug 1940 Reorganisation

Mar 1941 Reorganisation

8th Jun 1944 

8th Jun 1944 Radar Station  location map

2nd Jul 1944 In Action

4th Oct 1944 Reliefs  location map


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Those known to have served with

127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Crawford Luke. Gnr. (d.16th June 1944)
  • Rouse George William. Gnr.

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Want to know more about 127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ?


There are:437 items tagged 127th (Highland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery available in our Library

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Gnr. George William "Jum" Rouse 152nd (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment     Royal Artillery

My father George Rouse joined 16.05.1940 training at Bordon on the 16th of May 1940, training with 12th Field Training Regiment RA then 127th Field Regiment RA. I have his war record. He transferred to 152nd Field Regiment, RA on 2nd of September 1942 Ayrshire. He embarked 8th of November 1942 for North Africa and was involved in various engagements, including the Battle for Tunis. Then to Italy, at Cassino he was caught out in the open during the night and attacked by a bomber before they could dig in. A few ORs were wounded, this was on 25th of May 1944. He remained on duty, George was wounded in the foot. There was one death, Gunner Allan, 14258833 is buried in Cassino War Cemetery. Dad transferred from 152nd RA HQ in Rome 22rd August 1944 to 1st Regiment RHA, until 10th of November 1945.

I have no other information concerning members or even what battery he was in. One thing he spoke of was that the whole of the batteries were addressed by a very senior officer, who stated that they had been given a verbal order that no prisoners were to be taken for three days during the next push. After discussing the order to all officers they refused the verbal order on behalf of everybody. As the advance took place and they moved forward they found some Germans dead who had been tied up and mutilated, some were found to have the left sleeve of their uniform cut open. Nobody knew why, the Poles had advanced on foot in the area. When they arrived in Austria, units of the Ukrainian SS surrendered to dad's unit that's when they found out about the blood mark of the SS. A representative of Tito's forces arrived and asked for the Ukrainian SS to be handed over to them. Nobody in Dad's unit understood why. Word was quick to arrive from London not to hand them over.

He arrived home on 1st of April 1946 and was based at Foots Cray in Kent until his release on 10th of May 1946. He was in the reserves until 1951.




Gnr. Luke Crawford 127th Field Rgt. Royal Artillery (d.16th June 1944)

My grandad died on 16th June 1944. He was a gunner with 127th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Army Desert Rats.

Tina









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