205284 Gnr. Charles Thomas Maguire British Army 61st (North Midlands) Field Regt. Royal Artillery from:Burslem, Stoke on Trent My Father, Tom Maguire died in 1988 and had not said much about his military career, it was only when I started to research the family history that a few anomolies were thrown up due to little or no information about units, actions, locations etc..
I believe Tom was called up in 61st (North Midlands) Field Regt RA (TA) based in Stoke on Trent. The 61st is shown as serving with 55 Div UK which would in theory make sense. I believe that he was posted within the UK following training and was possibly located around the Blantyre area, Clyde Defence as he would have met and my mother and later married in August 1942.
There were three possible locations he might have done a round robin on (GSG1-Blantyre Ferme),(GSG2 Rogerton) and (GSG3- Carmunnock). 130 HAA Regt seems to be the strongest link to this. He was definately posted to NW Europe on or after D Day but what he/his unit did is unsure.
He was awarded the cluster of 4 Medals, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and 1939-45 War Medal. If anyone can fill in the gaps it would be greatly appreciated.
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