Help with Regiment

Hi guys,

Just started to do some research on my Grandad, Harold Eric Jones. I think ive found is Royal Artillery Attestation paper which gives his army number as 11426432. On the right hand side of the paper under 'Corps' it says '17/6/42 to 225 T/Regt LAA'. Then under that it says '207 T/Regt'. Im Trying to find out a history of the Regiment/Battalion he was in. We know he was a gunner, and served in North Africa and Italy, possibily part of the desert rats. I presume those numbers refer to his regiment? and LAA stands for Light Anti-Aircraft? Im just having trouble narrowing down his actual regiment as nothing seems to come up for 225 LAA or 207. But im quite new to researching this so might be barking up the wrong tree. Any help would be greatly appriciated ps will attach pic of attestation paper to this post

thanks

 

Hi Adam,
Welcome to the forums!
You're right about anti-aircraft, but the 'T' stands for training- No 207 AA Training Reg, and 225 is listed as a Light AA Training Reg-
http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/trng/page7.html

 

Hello Adam and welcome

I'm certainly not a Royal Artillery expert but it looks like they were training batteries? I think the 225 and 207 could refer to Batteries rather than regiments, but I am afraid I am not sure. You still need to find out which Regiment he was in.

I suggest you register with our sister site at ww2talk.com. They have quite a few people who know a lot about the RA and I am sure someone will be able to help.

I suggest you apply for his service records too
https://www.gov.uk/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records

Lesley

 

wow thanks for the quick replies chaps....ah ok, so theT/225 and T/207 that the attestation paper refers to are the training regiments he was put into when he first signed up? So from that alone its not possible to work out which actual regiment he went in to? Thanks have signed up to ww2talk.com and will post there to see if anyone can help

 

Welcome

 

Found out a bit more info last night which may help narrow down which regiment/battalion he was in.....my dad remembers him saying he was part of a group which called themselves the 'Rough Riders' and that he was initially based in London. Anyone know or heard anything about Rough Riders?

thanks

 

bingo, think ive found it......11th (City of London Yeomanry) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Anyone know if this regiments war diary is available online? Or any info on this regiment?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London_Yeomanry_(Rough_Riders)
http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/laa/page5.html

Thanks

 

Sorry, ignore this.

 

Adam

WW2 war diaries are available from the National Archives at Kew in London.

Lesley

 

Drop me a message if you'd like me to copy them for you

WO 166/2681 ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 11 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (LAA). 1939 Aug.- 1941 Dec.
WO 166/7624 11 Regiment 1942 Jan.- Sept.

WO 175/419

11 Regiment

1942 Nov.- 1943 June
WO 169/9964 11 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment 1943 July- Dec.
WO 169/12138 11 Platoon Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment 1943 Mar.
WO 170/1212 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments: 11 Regiment 1944 Jan.- Dec.
WO 170/4875 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments: 11 Regiment 1945 Jan.- Dec.
WO 170/7954 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiments: 11 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Regiment 1946 Jan.- June

 

Man, I'm glad you Brits are here and can make heads or tails of this business. I can never figure out the British regimental system to save my life.

 

Drew5233 - wow thank you ever so much for posting the references to the war diaries of the 11th LAA Reg, id even had a look myself on the National Archives webiste and couldnt find these! I will most certainly be messaging you

I must say say this forum has been excellent in helping me with my research