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242nd (Carnarvon) Medium Battery, Royal Artillery    69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery was a Territorial unit formed in 1939. Made up of 241st (Carnarvon), 242nd (Carnarvon) Batteries, they saw action in France with the BEF, North Africa, Palestine, Italy and North Western Europe.   26th Jul 1942 On the Move 10th Aug 1942 On the Move 15th Aug 1942 On the Move 30th Aug 1942 On the Move 2nd Sep 1942 On the Move 3rd Sep 1942 On the Move 16th Sep 1942 On the Move 17th Sep 1942 On the Move 21st Sep 1942 On the Move 22nd Sep 1942 Instructions 23rd Sep 1942 Stores 24th Sep 1942 Vehicles 25th Sep 1942 Vehicles 27th Sep 1942 Accident 28th Sep 1942 Vehicles Painted 29th Sep 1942 Provision 30th Sep 1942 Visit 2nd Oct 1942 Advice 3rd Oct 1942 Attachments 7th Oct 1942 Attachments 10th Oct 1942 On the Move 11th Oct 1942 On the Move 12th Oct 1942 Orders 14th Oct 1942 New Positions 15th Oct 1942 Rounds Fired 18th Oct 1942 In Action 19th Oct 1942 In Action 28th Feb 1943 Quiet 1st Sep 1943 Orders 2nd Sep 1943 On the Move 4th Sep 1943 On the Move 5th Sep 1943 On the Move 9th Sep 1943 Stiff Opposition 10th September 1943 Advance 11th September 1943 In Action 12th of September 1943 Attack Made 13th of September 1943 Shelling 14th September 1943 Orders Reconsidered 14th Sep 1943 Guns Active 15th September 1943 Attacks Made 16th September 1943 Patrols 17th of September 1943 Shelling 18th of September 1943 Withdrawal 19th of September 1943  Large Fire 21st of September 1943 Conference 22nd of September 1943 Reorganisation 23rd of September 1943 Bold Plan 24th of September 1943 Mines 2nd of October 1943 Report on Operations   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 242nd (Carnarvon) Medium Battery, 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 242nd (Carnarvon) Medium Battery, 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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