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181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery    181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was formed in early 1942 by the conversion of the 6th Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry. It was made up of 177th, 178th and 179th Batteries, equipped with 25 pounders. They served with 15th (Scottish) Division and saw action in North Western Europe.     24th Nov 1941 Reorganisation 28th Feb 1942 Reorganisation 7th November 1942 Training   1st Jan 1943 Reorganisation   1st Jun 1944 Orders 2nd Jun 1944 Orders 3rd Jun 1944 Orders 9th Jun 1944 Orders 10th Jun 1944 On the Move 11th Jun 1944 Preparations 12th Jun 1944 On the Move 13th Jun 1944 On the Move 14th Jun 1944 On the Move 15th Jun 1944 On the Move 16th Jun 1944 On the Move 17th Jun 1944 Delays 18th Jun 1944 Delays 19th Jun 1944 Delays 20th Jun 1944 Delays 21st Jun 1944 Orders 21st Jun 1944 Concentration 22nd Jun 1944 Recce 23rd Jun 1944 Briefing 23rd Jun 1944 Preparations 24th Jun 1944 Preparations 24th Jun 1944 On the Move 25th Jun 1944 Preparations   25th Jun 1944 On the Move 26th Jun 1944 Move   26th Jun 1944 In Action 27th Jun 1944 In Action 28th Jun 1944 Orders 28th Jun 1944 Infantry Advance 29th Jun 1944 Counter Attack 29th Jun 1944 Counter Attack 30th Jun 1944 Artillery Active 1st Jul 1944 Counter Attack 1st July 1944 Orders   2nd Jul 1944 Reliefs 2nd July 1944 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1944 Locations 3rd Jul 1944 At Rest 3rd July 1944 Relief Complete   4th Jul 1944 Preparations 4th July 1944 Conference 5th Jul 1944 At Rest 6th Jul 1944 Paswords 6th Jul 1944 Change of Command 6th July 1944 Passwords 7th Jul 1944 Reliefs 7th Jul 1944 Attack Made 8th Jul 1944 On the Move 9th Jul 1944 Ammunition 10th Jul 1944 In Action 11th Jul 1944 In Action 11th July 1944 Conference 12th Jul 1944 Advance Party 13th Jul 1944 No Firing 13th July 1944 Orders 13th July 1944 Recce Patrols 14th Jul 1944 Orders   14th Jul 1944 Shelling 14th July 1944 Orders   14th July 1944 Preparations 15th Jul 1944 Orders 15th Jul 1944 In Action 15th July 1944 Orders   16th Jul 1944 Shelling   16th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling 16th July 1944 Air Raid   17th Jul 1944 Bombs 17th Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling 17th July 1944 Air Raid   18th Jul 1944 Orders 18th Jul 1944 In Action 18th July 1944 Orders Issued   19th Jul 1944 Minefields 19th Jul 1944 Targets Engaged 19th Jul 1944 Moves 19th July 1944 Instructions   20th Jul 1944 Quieter 21st Jul 1944 Orders 21st Jul 1944 Under Shellfire 21st July 1944 Orders   22nd Jul 1944 Orders 23rd Jul 1944 Reliefs 23rd Jul 1944 HQ Moves 23rd Jul 1944 On the Move 23rd July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves 24th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed 24th Jul 1944 Conference 24th Jul 1944 Tasks 24th July 1944 Conference 25th Jul 1944 Patrols 25th Jul 1944 Minefields 25th Jul 1944 Preparations 25th July 1944 Minefields 26th Jul 1944 Orders 26th Jul 1944 Attack Made 26th July 1944 Orders 27th Jul 1944 Attack Made 28th Jul 1944 Orders 28th Jul 1944 Orders 28th Jul 1944 Enemy Aircraft 28th July 1944 Instructions 29th Jul 1944 Recce 30th Jul 1944 In Action 30th Jul 1944 HQ Moves 30th Jul 1944 Attack Made 30th July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves 31st Jul 1944 Advance 31st Jul 1944 Attack Made 31st Jul 1944 HQ Moves 31st Jul 1944 On the Move 31st July 1944 Orders 1st Aug 1944 In Action 1st Aug 1944 In Action 2nd Aug 1944 On the Move 3rd Aug 1944 Forward 3rd Aug 1944 In Action 4th Aug 1944 Attacks Made 4th Aug 1944 Advance 5th Aug 1944 Ready to Move 5th Aug 1944 Regrouping 6th Aug 1944 Attacks 6th Aug 1944 Attack Made 6th Aug 1944 Attack Made 7th Aug 1944 On the Move 7th Aug 1944 Strong Opposition 8th Aug 1944 In Action 8th Aug 1944 Preparations 9th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks 9th Aug 1944 On the Move 10th Aug 1944 Patrols 10th Aug 1944 In Action 11th Aug 1944 No Change 11th Aug 1944 Shelling 12th Aug 1944 Reliefs 12th Aug 1944 Enemy Active 13th Aug 1944 Withdrawal 13th Aug 1944 Enemy Withdraws 14th Aug 1944 Moves 15th Aug 1944 Bathing 16th Aug 1944 On the Move 17th Aug 1944 At Rest 18th Aug 1944 Orders 19th Aug 1944 On the Move 20th Aug 1944 Orders 21st Aug 1944 Orders 22nd Aug 1944 Orders 23rd Aug 1944 On the Move 24th Aug 1944 On the Move 25th Aug 1944 On the Move 26th Aug 1944 On the Move 27th Aug 1944 On the Move 28th Aug 1944 Advance 29th Aug 1944 Advance 30th Aug 1944 Advance 31st Aug 1944 Recreation 23rd Sep 1944 Recce   24th Sep 1944 Recce   30th Oct 1944 Reliefs 10th Jan 1945 Reliefs 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 181st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. 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 181st 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. 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