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Northants Yeomanry 8 August 144

Discussion in 'Western Europe 1943 - 1945' started by keith A, Apr 19, 2015.

  1. keith A

    keith A Member

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    Looking at Ken Touts accounts of Operation Totalize I note that there were 20 claims for tanks/SPGs but when I try to match them with "A fine night for tanks" and "Tank" I can only find between 13 and 17. The overall total included 5 Tigers (3 by Sgt Gordon and Lt Harris in the same tank, one more later in the day by another crew), 4 Panthers (no details), 6 PzIV ( 3 to Cpl Giles and 2 to Sgt Finney, with others credited to Lt James and Maj Skelton). 5 spg (Cpl Snowden, Capt. Fox and the tanks of C Sqn all claim).

    Does anyone have more details about this units claims on the 8 August?
     
  2. Drew5233

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    1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry 8th August 1944
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    Thanks Drew. My mistake for Harris read James. Reading further found Boardman definitely claimed to have brewed up a PzIV on this date. He possibly claimed a share in one of Ekins' Tigers.stating that an AP round stopped the Tiger and Ekins in James tank hit it while it was stopped - Ekins doesn't agree. I still can't see any claims for Panthers in any of the references. Possibly they were shared between other crews.

    regards

    Keith
     
  4. Mike Heelan

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    Drew, I have just started looking at my fathers military service, Patrick William Heelan. I have a casualty report that states that an action 15/08/44 with an incident date of 05/09/44 and that he was with the 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, how do i research the war diaries or anything really.
     
  5. sonofacameron

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    Casualty list for your Father.
     

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  6. Mike Heelan

    Mike Heelan New Member

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    Thank you so much.
     
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    It is knowing what is available and what it contains, i am trying to understand what was happening when he was injured or how etc. how did you know where to go for the info you kindly provided.
     

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