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151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) can be traced back to 1794. In 1940 the regiment became part of the Royal Field Artillery. The 151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was formed in February 1940. The Regiment served in Britain until 1942, when it joined the 46th Infantry Division and fought in the Tunisia Campaign. In 1944 the regiment was assigned to the 11th Armoured Division saw action in the campaign in North-Western Europe. Today the regiment is part of The Scottish Yeomanry.
List of those who served with the 151st (Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment during The Second World War
- Gunner Charles Alfred "Lakey" Lake 151st Ayrshire Yeomanry Read his Story.
Gunner Charles Alfred "Lakey" Lake 151st Ayrshire Yeomanry Royal Artillery
My Grandfather was a Gunner in HQ Battery, 151st Ayrshire Yeomanry, 11th Armored Division, British Army. He fought in Normandy and in Holland before pushing into Germany until the War ended when he went to India. I recall a story he told me which I haven't forgotten. He gave me permission to share his story. He and his outfit were stationed in Caen just after D-Day. The regiment was then given the word to advance to a new posistion. In the process a random shell had fallen and wounded a nearby despatch rider. My Grandfather was ordered to tend to the man, whilst the rest of his outfit moved forward. He stayed with him and used his field dressing to bandage the mans numerous wounds until medical personnel arrived. When they arrived they took over. "I'd done my bit", and he went about finding his unit. "I knew roughly where they were". He followed their tracks and after a couple of hours of walking he found them after crossing through a large field. He reported to his battery office and continued his normal duties. Overnight the Royal Engineers had been in and cordened off a field in white tape, indicating it was a minefield. When my Grandfather woke he saw the tape and the field, "I nearly had a fit when I saw it". He had realised he had walked across 5 acres of mine field to rejoin his unit. When I asked him "so after you'd walked through the field you realised it was a minefield" he replied "Yes, after my afternoon stroll through the minefield". "Thats what serving in the forces is all about, luck". After hearing this story I shall never again complain about my familys lack of luck. It was used when needed most.
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