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71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery    71st (Royal Welch) Anti-Tank Regiment served with 53rd Welsh Division in Northern Ireland and across Western Europe.   15th Apr 1944 Exercise   16th Apr 1944 Exercise   17th Apr 1944 Exercise   18th Apr 1944 Exercise   19th Apr 1944 Exercise   20th Apr 1944 Exercise 21st Apr 1944 Exercise   22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends   2nd Jun 1944 Codeword Received 3rd Jun 1944 Welfare 4th Jun 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued 6th Jun 1944 Waterproofing 6th Jun 1944 Concentration 7th Jun 1944 Instruction 8th Jun 1944 Briefing 9th Jun 1944 Orders 10th Jun 1944 Lectures   12th Jun 1944 Waterproofing 13th Jun 1944 Shelling 14th Jun 1944 Advance Party 15th Jun 1944 Rockets 16th Jun 1944 On the Move 17th Jun 1944 Orders 18th Jun 1944 On the Move 20th Jun 1944 Preparations 21st Jun 1944 On the Move 24th Jun 1944 Waiting 25th Jun 1944 On the Move 26th Jun 1944 On the Move 27th Jun 1944 Security 29th Jun 1944 Concentration   29th Jun 1944 Orders 30th Jun 1944 Orders 1st Jul 1944 In Action 1st Jul 1944 Conference 1st July 1944 Orders   2nd Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling 2nd July 1944 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1944 Mortar Fire 4th Jul 1944 Shelling 5th Jul 1944 Shelling 10th Jul 1944 Orders 11th Jul 1944 Move 12th Jul 1944 Move 12th Jul 1944 Batteries withdrawn   13th Jul 1944 Shelling 14th Jul 1944 Attack Made 15th Jul 1944 Planning 16th Jul 1944 Paratroopers 17th Jul 1944 Attack Made 18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails 19th Jul 1944 Reliefs 19th Jul 1944 Reliefs   21st Jul 1944 Shelling 23rd Jul 1944 Recce 25th Jul 1944 Moves 26th Jul 1944 Reinforcements 28th Jul 1944 Equipment 29th Jul 1944 Shelling 31st Jul 1944 Shelling 3rd Aug 1944 Instructions 5th Aug 1944 Moves 8th Aug 1944 Orders 9th Aug 1944 Moves 10th Aug 1944 Move 11th Aug 1944 Moves 12th Aug 1944 Attacks Made 13th Aug 1944 Advance 14th Aug 1944 Moves 15th Aug 1944 Moves 16th Aug 1944 Moves 17th Aug 1944 Moves 18th Aug 1944 Orders 19th Aug 1944 Advance 20th Aug 1944 Moves 21st Aug 1944 Move 22nd Aug 1944 Concentration 23rd Aug 1944 Maintenance 25th Aug 1944 Instructions 27th Aug 1944 On the Move 28th Aug 1944 On the Move 29th Aug 1944 River Crossed 30th Aug 1944 River Crossed 31st Aug 1944 Orders 31st Aug 1944 Planning 18th Sep 1944 Attacks 19th Sep 1944 Moves 19th September 1944 Moves   20th September 1944 Attack Made   22nd September 1944 A Difficult Day   4th Oct 1944 Batteries Deployed 6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence 7th Oct 1944 Enemy Targetted   11th Nov 1944 Wireless Silence   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 71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War 1939-1945. Gipson John Robert. Gnr. Lockie John Pretswell. Gnr. (d.14th Aug 1944) Proctor Leslie John. Gunner (d.2nd Jul 1944) Stanaway James . Gnr. (d.17th Jul 1944) 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 71st Anti Tank 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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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 71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery? There are:526 items tagged 71st Anti Tank 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. John Robert Gipson 71at Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery My father John Robert Gipson served in the R.A. from enlistment on 5th November 1942 to the end of the war. His records show he was in 71st Anti Tank Regiment, RA from 23rd May 1943 through to being wounded on 2nd of July 1944 by mortar fire (in North West Europe), thereafter returning to UK for treatment and then on to other regiments. If anyone has any information or photos, I'd love to have a copy. Steve Gipson Add to this record. Gunner Leslie John Proctor 71st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.2nd Jul 1944) Leslie Proctor was one of the first casualties of the 71st Anti Tank Regiment, RA after landing in France on the 27th June 1944. Ironically his task before the invasion was making white crosses to mark graves of causalities. Philip Barnett Add to this record. Gnr. John Pretswell "Jock" Lockie 71st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.14th Aug 1944) Jock Lockie was one one of the two recruits from Selkirk, who joined up together and were posted to the 71st anti tank regiment. Jock along with 30 other members of the Regiment lost their lives between being landed by Rhino barge at Courseulles-sur-Mer and the breakout from around Caen. The other, Martin Joyce fought with the Regiment to the end of the war and returned to Selkirk. Philip Barnett Add to this record. Gnr. James " " Stanaway 71st Anti Tank Regiment (d.17th Jul 1944) I'm looking for information about or anyone who served with my great uncle James Stanaway from Smethwick, Staffordshire (now West Midlands). He was killed in Caen in July 1944 aged 21, whilst serving with the Royal Artillery 71st Anti Tank. He was the son of Alice and James Stanaway of Smethwick. Dennis Day Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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