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86 (East Anglian)(Herts Yeo) Field Regiment RA(TA)

3 Sep 39
8 Nov 40

341 (St Albans), 342 (Hertford)
341, 342, 462 (2)

Batteries

3 Sep 39
Nov 39
Feb 40
Apr 40
Oct 40
Mar 41
Jul 41
Nov 41
10 Jun 42
May 43
Jul 43
Dec 43
Feb 44
Mar 44
6 Jun 44
Sep 44
Oct 44
Dec 44
Mar 45
Apr 45

Hertford, UK
Norfolk, UK (1)
Chelmsford, UK
Whalton, Northumberland, UK
Rothbury, UK
Tewkesbury, UK
High Wycombe, UK
Suffolk, UK
Slingsby, Yorks, UK
Codford, Wilts, UK (3)
Kilmarnock, UK (4)
Norwich, UK
Norwich, UK
Bournemouth, UK
Normandy
Antwerp
Nijmegen
Ardennes
The Rhine
Bremen, Germany

54 (East Anglian) Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
54 Inf Div
42 Armd Div
49 Inf Div
49 Inf Div
49 Inf Div
2 Army (5)
2 Army
2 Army
2 Army
attached 82 (US) AB Div
attached Gds Armd Div
2 Army
attached 3 Inf Div

Locations

Sep 39
Jun 40
Jul 40
Aug 40

Sep 40

Oct 40
May 41
Jan 42
Mar 43
May 43
Aug 43
Feb 44
Mar 44

Equipment

8 x 4.5 inch Howitzer, Morris Commercial CDSW Tractors
8 x 4.5 inch How & 4 x 18/25 pdr gun
6 x 4.5's converted to pneumatic tyres
341 Bty, 1 Tp 4 x 4.5's, 2 Tps as infantry
342 Bty, 1 Tp 4 x 4.5's, 1 Tp 4 x 18/25 pdr, 1 Tp as infantry
341 Bty, 2 Tps 4 x 75 mm gun each, 1 Tp 2 x 60 pdr
342 Bty, 2 Tps 4 x 18/25 pdr each, 1 Tp 2 x 60 pdr
60 pdrs returned, Quad tractors & Carriers Universal MkI issued
16 x 18/25 pdr, 8 x 75 mm gun
24 x 25 pdr
24 x 25 pdr SP Bishop
Crusader OP's
M7 105 mm SP Priest
25 pdr SP Sexton
Sherman MkV OP/CP, Carrier AOP, Jeeps & M14 Half-tracks

Notes

1. On coast defence
2. 462 Bty was originally 343 (unofficial) until Jan 41
3. The Regt developed techniques for seaborne landings incl. firing from LCT's on the run in.
4. RHQ & 462 only. Remainder joined Aug 43.
5. Attached 50 Inf Div
4 Apr 43 Black berets taken into use with Herts Yeo cap badge by all ranks.
Prior to this OR's wore the Yeo badge on side caps only.

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