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60th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
60th Searchlight Regiment, a Territorial unit, was formed by the redesignation of 9th Battalion Middlesex Regiment in 1938. They were mobilsed in August 1939, just before war broke out as part of 40th Anti-Aircraft Brigade, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division, tasked with providing anti-aircraft defences for the area north of London. In August 1940, all the Territorial Anti Aircraft units became part of the Royal Artillery, owever, the regiment continued to wear its Middlesex cap badge and buttons, with RA collar badges. At the height of the Battle of Britain regiment was transferred to 41st (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division which was responsible for defending the Airfields in East Anglia.
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Bmdr. Thomas Leslie Delaney 60th (Middlesex) Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery      My father Thomas Delaney lived in Bradford West Yorkshire and served in the Middlesex Regiment during WW2, which he survived. He told me he was on the searchlight batteries. He appeared to be stationed at several cities around the UK, but notably at Golcar above Huddersfield, when the garrison was at the Huddersfield Town football ground on Leeds Road.
According to his diary he departed Southampton on the 26th of November 1944 for Ostend before going on to Nijmegan in Holland. He returned there in 1945 following the end of hostilities in Europe. He also served in Belgium during this period and Plettenburg in Germany from August to October 1945.
He was billeted in empty houses in Rotterdam and a sugar factory in Pattershock. I also know he stayed with a Dutch family.
I have enclosed some photographs. One shows the training camp at Towyn and the other at Rotterdam in 1944. Also his diary which may give a feel for how meticulous he was.
I now realise I was conceived when he was home on leave in August 1945 before he returned to Germany!
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WO2 Gilbert Crampton Powell 9th Btn. Middlesex Regt My father Gilbert Powell joined up as a "Terrier" on 10/06/31 in the 9th Btn Middlesex Regiment and by 1937 he had attained the rank of Lance Sergeant. He was called out for military service on 08/10/38 and transferred to the Royal Artillery. He joined 60th Searchlight Regiment RA on 01/11/38. After various courses he was posted to 4 Anti-Aircraft 'Z' Regiment on 19/02/42. He was promoted WO2 (Battery Sergeant Major) on 21/12/42. His last posting was to 41 Regimental Holding Unit on 06/07/45 and was released to the reserve 06/01/46.
Most of the letters to my mother were sent from Birkenhead during his time with the AA Regiments and I remember him telling me of the rocket system that was in use at the time, (An example can be found in the Firepower museum).
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