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21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artilley    21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery consisted of 171 and 914 Batteries, they went to France with the BEF and were evacuated from Dunkirk. They re-equipped and were deployed on Home Defence Duties in the UK before landing in Normandy and serving across North Western Europe with Guards Armoured Division.   28th Jun 1940 Reorganisation 3rd Feb 1944 Exercise 4th Feb 1944 Exercise 9th Feb 1944 Address 14th Feb 1944 Orders 15th Feb 1944 Exercise 16th Feb 1944 Exercise 17th Feb 1944 Exercise 18th Feb 1944 Exercise 19th Feb 1944 Exercise 20th Feb 1944 Exercise 21st Feb 1944 Exercise 22nd Feb 1944 Exercise 23rd Feb 1944 Exercise 24th Feb 1944 Exercise 25th Feb 1944 At Rest 22nd Mar 1944 Visit 28th Jun 1944 Attack   29th Jun 1944 Strong Opposition   1st Jul 1944 Orders 2nd Jul 1944 Patrols 3rd Jul 1944 Under Fire 3rd Jul 1944 Shelling 4th Jul 1944 Attack Made 4th Jul 1944 Reliefs 5th Jul 1944 Patrols 5th Jul 1944    6th Jul 1944 Independent 7th Jul 1944 Relief 8th Jul 1944 Promotions 8th Jul 1944 In Action   9th Jul 1944 Reinforcements 11th Jul 1944 Move   17th Jul 1944 Orders 18th Jul 1944 On the Move 19th Jul 1944 Counterattack 20th Jul 1944 In Action 24th Jul 1944 Orders 25th Jul 1944 Attack Made 26th Jul 1944 Digging in 28th Aug 1944 Orders 30th Aug 1944 On the Move 31st Aug 1944 On the Move 1st Sep 1944 Advance 2nd Sep 1944 Orders 3rd Sep 1944 On the Move 5th Sep 1944 Rumours 6th Sep 1944 Advance 7th Sep 1944 In Defence 10th Sep 1944 Attack Made 13th Sep 1944 Attack Made 14th Sep 1944 Exchange of Fire 15th Sep 1944 Reliefs 17th Sep 1944 Orders 17th Sep 1944 On the Move 18th Sep 1944 Advance 18th Sep 1944 Air Raid and Artillery 19th Sep 1944 Advance 19th Sep 1944 Recce 20th Sep 1944 Advance 20th Sep 1944 Bridge Inspected 21st Sep 1944 Advance 21st Sep 1944 On the Move 22nd Sep 1944 Moves 23rd Sep 1944 Attack Made 24th Sep 1944 Reliefs 25th Sep 1944 Defence 26th Sep 1944 Prisoners 27th Sep 1944 Patrols 28th Sep 1944 Reports 2nd Oct 1944 Shelling 4th Oct 1944 Patrols 5th Oct 1944 Artillery Active 6th Oct 1944 Reliefs 8th Nov 1944 Patrols 9th Nov 1944 Patrols 12th Nov 1944 Moves 13th Nov 1944 Reliefs Completed 14th Nov 1944 Quiet 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 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artilley during the Second World War 1939-1945. Ward Frederick William . W/Sgt. 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 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artilley 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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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artilley? There are:510 items tagged 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artilley 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. W/Sgt. Frederick William Ward 21st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery My grandad, W/Sgt Frederick Ward, served in M10 tank destroyer troop, 21st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. I served myself, as a Jnr Ldr RA 1988, then Maritime BlueJob RCT1990, then TA 63 Sig Sqn 2003. I love military history, and we have got my grandad's service records etc. My grandad passed away in 1982, but if anyone remembers him, it would be great to hear from you. Many thanks David Buckman Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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