01.03.1944 = March 1st, 1944] Army Groups This World War II history is sponsored and maintained by TMFMTMFM Sangro cemetery is the second largest cemetery in Italy after Cassino. ... American troops and locals at the Dove Inn, Burton Bradstock, in Dorset, 1944. 22nd January 1944 Battle of Anzio 26th Jan 1944 Ready to Move ... 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry, (Columns 60 & 68) 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers 16th Brigade Morris Force 1st Btn. On the 31 October 1956, the regiment absorbed the 345 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Medium Regt RA (becoming R Battery) with the unit title then becoming 299 (RBY, BY & QOOH) Field Regt RA TA. This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. ... 142 Points 163. 334 battery Flag. [6] 96th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA formed 142nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA. Show more. On 20 April 1944 142 RAC landed at Naples to join the Italian campaign, and on 22 May it took part in breaching the Adolf Hitler Line. 296th Field Regiment survived until 1967. In February 1940, the Regiment, having been augmented by regular RA non-commissioned officers, was then divided into the 155th and a new 156th Field Regiment. Gothic Line 12 Sep 1944. It was the Recce Troop of 142 RAC that effected the junction between British Eighth Army and US Fifth Army at Valmontone on 3 June. [3][4], The brigade / regiment underwent a number of redesignations before the outbreak of Second World War. This could not be managed without severe disruption to the regiment. Home An Introduction Armies Campaigns & Battles The Burma Campaign UK Book Store . In 1921 it was renumbered and regained its yeomanry title as 96th (Devon Yeomanry) Army Brigade, RFA and in 1922 became 96th (Devonshire Yeomanry) Army Brigade, RFA. italy 43 Flag. They are identified as the 142nd Infantry Regiment, 36th Division Officers Call, Fort Dix, New Jersey. The 142nd Field Artillery Regiment was ordered to active duty January 6, 1941, moved to Fort Sill, OK where the 3rd Battalion was disbanded. The Royal Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1920. 142nd Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (142 RAC) was a tank regiment of the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps that served in North Africa and Italy during World War II. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. [9], At the outbreak of the war, 142nd Field Regiment was also part of 45th Division. It was authorised to use the "Royal Devon Yeomanry" designation from 17 February 1942. 2nd battn hli Flag. Members who served with Regiment Royal Artillery. [10], It transferred to 61st Division in June 1944 before being posted to India. Initially commanding two batteries – 381 from Torverton and 382 from Totnes – the third battery (469) was formed in the regiment at Knottingley in December 1940. M3A1 Halftrack - 98th Field Regiment, RA. 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. The Rimini Line was a German defensive line which was part of the Gothic Line. [12], 142nd Field Regiment fought in Sicily from July 1943 and in Italy thereafter under command of 8th Army,[13] taking part in most of the major actions of that campaign including the landings in Sicily and Anzio and the Battle of Monte Cassino. You need to sign in to tag. With the 141 and 143, the 142 made a second amphibious landing at Anzio, reinforcing the Fifth Army on 22 May 1944. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Read about our fair use policy and why we are doing this, WO - Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies, Division within WO - Records of the Armed Forces from commands, headquarters, regiments and corps, WO 169 - War Office: British Forces, Middle East: War Diaries, Second World War, Subseries within WO 169 - ROYAL ARTILLERY, Subsubseries within WO 169 - FIELD REGIMENTS, About our The 2/4th Battalion returned to the line in early September 1944 when it joined in the assault on the Gothic Line towards Rimini on the Adriatic coast. The West Nova Scotia Regt., with C Squadron of the 48th Royal Tanks Regt., passed through at 5 a.m. but it was full daylight when a creeping barrage lifted to the top of the ridge. Read tagging guidelines. For details of movements and battles, click through to the Divisions concerned. [15], Both regiments were reformed in 1947 as 296th (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA (at Exeter in 43rd (Wessex) Division) and 342nd (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA (at Taunton in 91st Army Group Royal Artillery. R, S and U Troops 160th Field Regiment Royal Artillery (All 25 pounders) W, X, Y, and Z Troops 69th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment (40mm Bofors) Support Units NO 1 Air Commando USAAF – strike and casualty evacuation (until 1/5/1944 only) CONTENTS: 1. [18], The Royal Devon Yeomanry Museum is incorporated in the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon in The Square, Barnstaple. You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. In 1899, the Royal Artillery was split into three arms - the Royal Field Artillery (RFA), the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) and the Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA). Field artillery Part 2 army lineage series Compiled by Janice e. McKenney CenTer OF miliTary HisTOry UniTeD sTaTes army WasHingTOn, D.C., 2010 Books. For its support to the Canadian Division it was awarded the right to wear the Maple Leaf of Canada. In 1833, This page was last edited on 19 January 2021, at 20:51.