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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery



   55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery were a territorial unit made up of 373rd (West Somerset Yeo) and 374th (West Somerset Yeo) Batteries, later joined by 439th Battery. They served on Home Defence duties and in North Western Europe.

 

21st Jan 1944 Exercise

22nd Jan 1944 Exercise

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

29th Jun 1944 Attack Launched

1st Jul 1944 Orders

14th July 1944 Orders  location map

15th Jul 1944 Orders

15th July 1944 Orders  location map

16th Jul 1944 Shelling  location map

16th July 1944 Air Raid  location map

17th Jul 1944 Bombs

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

18th Aug 1944 Training

28th Aug 1944 Orders

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

16th Sep 1944 In Action  location map

17th Sep 1944 Orders

17th Sep 1944 On the Move

18th Sep 1944 Advance

18th Sep 1944 Bridge

18th Sep 1944 Air Raid and Artillery

19th Sep 1944 Advance

19th Sep 1944 Recce

20th Sep 1944 Advance

20th Sep 1944 River Crossed  location map

20th Sep 1944 Bridge Inspected

21st Sep 1944 Advance

21st Sep 1944 In Action  location map

21st Sep 1944 On the Move

22nd Sep 1944 Moves

23rd Sep 1944 Attack Made

23rd Sep 1944 In Action

24th Sep 1944 Reliefs

24th Sep 1944 In Action  location map

25th Sep 1944 Defence

26th Sep 1944 Prisoners

27th Sep 1944 Patrols

28th Sep 1944 Reports

1st Oct 1944 In Action

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

1st Jan 1945 Training

6th Jan 1945 On the Move

7th Jan 1945 On the Move

8th Jan 1945 In Action

9th Jan 1945 In Action

10th Jan 1945 In Action

11th Jan 1945 Out of Range  location map

12th Jan 1945 Out of Range  location map

13th Jan 1945 On the Move  location map

14th Jan 1945 In Action  location map

15th Jan 1945 Targets Engaged

16th Jan 1945 Fire Plans

17th Jan 1945 Attack


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Those known to have served with

55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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Want to know more about 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery?


There are:518 items tagged 55th (Wessex) 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.


Thomas Charles Wilding 55th (Wessex) Field Regiment Royal Artillery

Thomas Wilding was a gunner in the 55th (WSY) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, served in BEF, trained at Larkhill on Salisbury Plain, and saw action in Reichwald and Rees.

Does anyone recognise this man and can you help me piece together some of his experiences during his army service?

Terence Morgan



Gnr. John William "Jack" Cooper 55th Field Regiment Royal Artillery

My Dad, Robert Arthur Riddaway was a gunner with the 55th Field Regiment R.A. I have my Dad's Soldier's Will with all his service details on it, witnessed by Leonard James Halstead, Bombardier 974047 55th Field Reg. RA and dated 23rd September 1943. His medals (which my mother always kept in her dressing table drawer) were missing after her death. I know that he was at Arnham but would love to find out more.

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