55th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary 1939 - 1944.
The War Diary for the period covering the existence of this unit was photographed at The National Archives, Kew and the images from that research remain on file within the research archives.
As with other supporting units, the War Diary will only be included on the 70th Infantry Brigade Memorial Website for the period over which the unit was possibly involved with the Brigade - in this instance, for the time when they were Divisional Troops in support of 49th Infantry Division from 27th July 1943, until the time when 70th Infantry Brigade was disbanded in August 1944, to provide reinforcements for other units.
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55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary 1943
55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary 1944
Personnel known to have served in the unit.
Agnew G K Captain 90008
le Avenell A Captain RAMC
Aylward Lieutenant
Bacon E C Lt Col 268110
Barton R B Captain 190899
Brewster 2/Lt
Calman W L Lieutenant RAMC 306094
Catling Captain
Chappell R T Captain 186488 <br.
Clarke W G D Lieutenant 265936
Compston A D Captain 130663
Crack W A Lieutenant (QM) 24313
Crockett Major
Dolman Sergeant
Duncan D Lieutenant 226828
Dunn J Lieutenant 211559
Earl J W Lieutenant
Eccles A M L 2nd Lieutenant 296344
Elvedon The Viscount Major 53827
Evans D T Captain RAChD
Firth J R C 2/Lt
Gillham Major
Goldsmith O W Captain 185409
Gooch B S Major 37270
Grist H G Lieutenant 235873
Hall 2/Lt
Halliwell K H Captain 184558
Hambro N H S Captain 75378
Heal J M Lieutenant 235858
Horne M F Captain 93925 <br.
Howie J A Lieutenant 235849
Hoyland 2/Lt
Jackson J T 2nd Lieutenant 296865
Jones Lieutenant
Keatings E M Major
Kelsey-Burge Lt
Kelvin R Lieutenant RAMC
Kirby Lieutenant
Lockett G V Captain 951151
Lott R D 2nd Lieutenant
Lown W L 2nd Lieutenant302801
Marton O 2nd Lieutenant 302992
Mayhew G A 2nd Lieutenant 285359
McCarthy Lt
Mead-Kidd 2/Lt
Monkhouse R G Lt REME
Morris 2/Lt
Morris Gunner
Newbury 2/Lt
Parlett Captain
Paul W S H Major 75236
Porter H O Lieutenant 240235
Robertson R B 2nd Lieutenant 296860
Scott Captain RAMC
Skinner E B 2nd Lieutenant 293663
St John A R G Major
Stephenson Lt RAC
Stockdale R J 2/Lt
Swain E P Lieutenant 212149
Sweatman G B Lt
Toms C E J K Major 39591
Van Houten R F Captain 184878 <br.
Vaughan W S Lieutenant 215345
Ward Sergeant
Woods C E Lieutenant 235890
Many of the Officer Service Numbers and initials are provisional as they have been drawn from Field Return which are copies and hence are relatively blurred. It is hoped that further research, as time permits, will allow these to ne checked and corrected as necessary.
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