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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

273rd Battery, Royal Artillery



   69th (West Riding) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery was a territorial unit based in Leeds, at the outbreak of war it consisted of 273rd (1st West Riding) Battery and 274th (2nd West Riding) Battery. 448th Battery joined in Spring 1941. During the Second World War, they served as part of 49th (West Riding) Division in Iceland, on Home Defence duties and across North Western Europe.

 

4th Sep 1939 Mobilisation

14th Sep 1940 Equipment  location map

30th Sep 1940 Strength  location map

12th Mar 1941 Conference

23rd July 1941  Reorganisation

20th Jun 1944 Enemy Targetted  location map

1st Jan 1945 Raid

2nd Jan 1945 Raid  location map

3rd Jan 1945 Harrassing Fire  location map

4th Jan 1945 Experiment  location map

5th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

6th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

7th Jan 1945 Calibration  location map

8th Jan 1945 Snow  location map

9th Jan 1945 Snow  location map

10th Jan 1945 Snow Still Falling  location map

13th Jan 1945 Raids  location map

14th Jan 1945 Outpost Attacked  location map

17th Jan 1945 Gins Checked  location map

18th Jan 1945 Raid  location map

19th Jan 1945 Relief Postponed  location map

20th Jan 1945 Counter Attack  location map

21st Jan 1945 Propaganda  location map

22nd Jan 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

23rd Jan 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

24th Jan 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

25th Jan 1945 Reliefs Completed  location map

26th Jan 1945 Maintenance  location map

27th Jan 1945 Snow  location map

1st Feb 1945 Calibration  location map

2nd Feb 1945 Relief  location map

3rd Feb 1945 Equipment

5th Feb 1945 Recce  location map

6th Feb 1945 Instructions  location map

7th Feb 1945 Conference  location map

9th Feb 1945 Preparations

10th Feb 1945 Enemy Targetted

11th Feb 1945 Flooding

12th Feb 1945 Difficult Conditions

13th Feb 1945 Night Firing

14th Feb 1945 Recce

15th Feb 1945 Enemy Raid

16th Feb 1945 Conference

17th Feb 1945 Lectures

18th Feb 1945 Recce

19th Feb 1945 Night Firing

20th Feb 1945 Air Attack

22nd Feb 1945 Accurate Fire  location map

24th Feb 1945 Night Firing  location map

25th Feb 1945 Enemy Targetted  location map

26th Feb 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

27th Feb 1945 Harassing Fire  location map

28th Feb 1945 Counter Battery Work  location map

1st May 1945 Restricted Firing

2nd May 1945 Food Convoys

3rd May 1945 Truce

4th May 1945 Annoucement

5th May 1945 Cease Fire

7th May 1945 Document

8th May 1945 Patrols

9th May 1945 Quiet

13th May 1945 Service of Thanksgiving

16th May 1945 Reliefs

22nd May 1945 Advance Party


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Those known to have served with

273rd Battery, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Farnell Kenneth Thornton. Cpl.
  • Handy Raymond. L/Bdr.
  • Herbert Thomas William. Gnr.

The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List

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Cpl. Kenneth Thornton Farnell 273rd Bty. 69th Field Regiment Royal Artillery

Kenneth Farnell served from the Territorial Army straight into the war and served in France, Germany, and Iceland. In France, he was nearly blown up when the truck he and his mates had been riding took a direct hit from an artillery shell while he was relieving himself by the roadside. All his mates were killed. He was buried under the debris for almost three days before being rescued. He also broke both arms after falling off a motorcycle while travelling between sites. After the accident, he remounted the bike and returned to camp unaware that he had broken his arms. He later served as a chauffeur in Iceland and was present at the declaration and signing of the peace treaty at the end of the war.

Graham Neil Farnell



L/Bdr. Raymond Handy 273 Battery "A" Troop. 69th (West Riding) Field Regiment

At the end of WW2 my grandmother and grandfather met in Germany. She was a German girl, Ruth Netzker, and he was an English soldier, Raymond Handy. My mother, Barbara Netzker, was born in October 1946 from the great love they had for each other. My grandfather saw my mother just once in December 1946 when she was 1 month old. My mother has several letters, written by my grandfather to my grandmother, between December 1945 and January 1947. In his last letter, dated January 10th 1947, he said he was going on a trip to England and would write as soon as he had some news, but they never heard from him again. In 1956 my mother arrived in Mexico with my grandmother.

I hope that with all the new technology it might be possible to locate him and know if he is still alive or if he died, if he is happy and if it is possible to have a picture from him. I would love him to know that I am deeply grateful to him for giving me my mother. If there are any relatives I would like them to know they have a piece of their family in Mexico, willing to know them. And, "keeping my chin up" as he used to sign his letters, I will wait for any information regarding my grandfather.

Vivian Carasco









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