HAA RA

[jonny]

Irene,

You are most welcome. Always happy to help someone interested in this Regiment.

Rgds

Jonny

[Niksmum]

I have just recieved this estimate from the National Archives for photocopying the diary

  Document(s) to copy   Copying cost
  WO 171/1159  £681.20
  Your instructions Copy all pages in this document
  Comments from staff   
  Copying Process No. of Units Unit Cost Process Cost
  A3 Mono. copies (from original documents) 96 £0.45 £43.20
  A2 Mono. prints (from digital scans) 116 £5.50 £638.00

Needless to say its waaayyy, waaayyy out of my budget. So I really really thank you all for you help as I would never have been able to get this information

Irene
 

[jonny]

Irene,

I fully intend to get back to Kew when I return to the UK and copy some of the war diary. I shall bear you in mind, maam!

Rgds

Jonny

[GusW]

Hi Jonny / Irene,

My Grandfather also served with this regiment (Capt. James L. Laidlaw) during the war and following recent conversations with my mother she had very little knowledge of where / when he served as he spoke very little about the war to my Mother.  So finding this thread has been like striking gold and I would like to thank you for posting this information. 

My Mother has a copy of a Regiment photograph that I fully intend to scan and post on here in the near future, It's been a while since I looked at the photo but there are a lot of names on the back of it that just may be of interest to you.

Hope to talk soon,

Angus

[Niksmum]

Hi Angus 
What a wonderful surprise to find another descendant of this regiment.
There is nothing on the web so anyone who can supply information or indeed a photo for us all to share is wonderful.
Thank you for posting and I look forward to seeing your pic.

Irene

[scrimnet]

Rootschat at its finest...

Excellent int and contacts

 

[ruthiejane]

Hi everyone

I'm delighted to find this thread. My Grandfather served with REME during WW2, and all we have ever known is that he landed in Normandy soon after D-day, and drove a stores van through France and Belgium to the Netherlands. We always suspected there was more to his service than just driving a van, but he didn't really want to tell us. He was Mentioned in Dispatches, but again wouldn't discuss what he did to earn the honour.  I found have recently found a certificate which says:
"21st Army Group
7648138 Cpl Tomlinson E
115 HAA WKSPS REME
It has been brought to my notice that you have performed outstanding good service and shown great devotion to duty, during the campaign to France. I award you this certificate, and I have given instructions that this shall be noted in your record of service.
Date 8th December 1944
BL Montgomery
Comander in Chief 21st Army Group"

I'm presuming that 115 HAA means that he served with the Regiment being discussed here. I've asked my sister, who lives in London (I'm up in Wales...) to see if she can get to the NA to have a look at the regimental diary. If anyone finds a mention of Cpl E Tomlinson please do let me know. Apparently he was known as Curly - because he went bald at a very young age!!

Ruth

[Pete Keane]

Just found this site, includes 115.

http://www.royalartilleryunitsnetherlands1944-1945.com/index.html

ruthiejane - he would have been attached to 115 HAA (RA) , so you are right in following this unit.

Pete

[ruthiejane]

Thanks Pete