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86th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery    86th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a Territorial unit consisting of the 341st (St Albans) Battery, 342nd (Hertford) Battery and 462nd Battery. In 1940 they were equipped with 8 x 4.5 inch Howitzers and 4 x 18/25 pounder guns, later converting to the Bishop, Priest and Sexton self-propelled guns. They saw action on the Home Front and across North Western Europe.     21st Dec 1942 Reorganisation 1st Jun 1944 In Camp   2nd Jun 1944 Loading   3rd Jun 1944 Loading   4th Jun 1944 On the Move   5th Jun 1944 Vessel Lost   6th Jun 1944 Observation 6th Jun 1944 In Action 6th Jun 1944 Vessel Lost   6th Jun 1944 Landing 6th Jun 1944 Minefields 6th Jun 1944 Landing 6th Jun 1944 Advance   6th Jun 1944 Landing 6th Jun 1944 Advance   7th Jun 1944 In Action   7th Jun 1944 Wood Cleared 7th Jun 1944 Objectives Taken   7th June 1944 Prisoners Taken   8th Jun 1944 Stiff Opposition   9th Jun 1944 Advance   10th Jun 1944 Heavy Counter Attacks   11th Jun 1944 Attacks   12th Jun 1944 Patrols   14th Jun 1944 In Action 5th Aug 1944 Orders Issued 6th Aug 1944 Attack Made 7th Aug 1944 Orders 8th Aug 1944 In Action 1st Oct 1944 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 86th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War 1939-1945. Beck Sidney. Lt. McIntosh James Alexander. 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 86th Field 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. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 18th Dec 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 265120 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. 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 86th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery? There are:461 items tagged 86th Field 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. James Alexander "Jock " McIntosh 86th Field Regiment Royal Artillery James McIntosh served with 86th Field Regiment Royal Artillery. He is mentioned in the diary kept by Lieutenant Sidney Beck during the advance in Normandy 1944 Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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