143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
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 (with the exception of January to May 1942, and after August 1944) remain on file within the research archives.
As with other supporting units, the War Diary will only be included on this 70th Infantry Brigade Memorial Website for the period over which the unit was possibly involved with the Brigade - in this instance, from the time when they were Divisional Troops in support of 49th Infantry Division (from 26th April 1942), until the time when 70th Infantry Brigade was disbanded in August 1944, to provide reinforcements for other units, together with the time when they served in Iceland.
Any user of the Website who has queries about events included within other periods of the unit's existence is invited to contact the lead researcher and the archive of War Diary pages will be searched in an attempt to answer questions. In addition, the pages which do not feature in full on the Website will be trawled for the names of those who served in the unit, and they will be included in the list of personnel.
The unit War Diary has been completed in manuscript and some of the handwriting is indistinct. In some instances, question marks have been substituted for words or the author's interpretation has been included, but with a question mark.
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary 1940
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary 1941
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary 1942
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary 1943
143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary 1944
Personnel known to have served in the unit.
Akers-Douglas Captain
Bailey Captain
Bailey Corporal
Brabin 2nd Lieutenant
Buxton S Major
Calvert A R 2nd Lieutenant
Charrington Lieutenant
Clough Lance Bombardier
Compton 2nd Lieutenant
Fielder A R 2nd Lieutenant
Fisher C W 2nd Lieutenant
Flynn 2nd Lieutenant
Gazzini Lance Bombardier
Griffiths 2nd Lieutenant
Grodd S Captain
Heal Lieutenant (Quartermaster)
Hickmote Sergeant
Kemp Lance Corporal
Marsden 2nd Lieutenant
Marshall R N Captain
Marwood-Tucker 2nd Lieutenant
Matthews Bombardier
Miller Gunner
Morfey J H 2nd Lieutenant
Mount Captain
O'Callaghan Captain
Osbourne Acting Sergeant
Pollard 2nd Lieutenant
Richardson F N Lieutenant Colonel
Roberts R F G 2nd Lieutenant
Roth 2nd Lieutenant
Rowley Lance Corporal
Sanderson Allen Major
Sargent Gunner
Slevins Lance Sergeant
Smith Signalman
Stannard 2nd Lieutenant
Stephenson Captain
Stubbins 2nd Lieutenant
Thomsit Lance Sergeant
Wallace J Captain
Watson G C K Major
Watson G W Captain
Weedon Gunner
Wignall 2nd Lieutenant
Williams Lance Bombardier
Williams P Lieutenant
Wolff G R 2nd Lieutenant
Woodman 2nd Lieutenant
Woodman Lance Sergeant
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