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Those known to have served with

3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Chapman Jack. Pte. (d.102 St James Rd, Orrell)
  • Clissold MC. George William. Lt.
  • Eyles Thomas Ernest.

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Want to know more about 3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery?


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Pte. Jack Chapman 3rd Survey Regiment, Sound Ranging Battery Royal Artillery (d.102 St James Rd, Orrell)

Jack Chapman joined up in April 1932 and trained with the Royal Artillery T Battery at Woolwich, 1 of 6 training batteries. He was then posted to F Battery at Aldershot. From September to December 1932 he was sent to Egypt as a member of A Battery, Chestnut Troop on the troopship Nevasa and was billeted outside Cairo at Abasia. Jack was kicked by horse in the stomach and was operated on in Egypt then returned home on the troopship Neuralia. From February to September 1933 he spent 7 months in Netley Military Hospital at Southampton. He was then sent to Woolwich then to Salisbury Plain, and posted to K Battery RHA at Newport, by end of 1933. He served Newport until Autumn 1936 then went to St. John’s Wood. Jack rode in the Coronation in 1936 and the Musical Ride at Olympia in 1937 He finished regular Army Service on the 10th of December 1937 and transferred to the Reserve He was called up from Reserve on the 15th of June 1939 for training until the 15th of August.

Jack was recalled on the 2nd September 1939 to served with the Royal Artillery and joined the Sound Ranging Battery, 3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery. They were sent as part of British Expeditionary Force to France and were billeted at Haynes near Arras. He took part in the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. Back in England he was posted to 2nd Survey Regiment, then volunteered to join a Field Battery made up of 6 pounder guns from Hood. He was sent to Weedon Baracks, Northampton. They received Mules and became 454th Battery, part of 3rd Mountain Regiment. Served across Scotland, based at Muir of Ord. He finished call up in December 1945.

From memory Jack also mentioned Kyle of Lochalsh where he said he was when his daughter was born in January 1942. I believe he was also in North Wales at training with the Mountain Regiment prior to Scotland. ?

Michael Seddon



Lt. George William Clissold MC. 3rd Survey Regiment Royal Artillery

George Clissold MC died in March 2000. I have no knowledge of my father's War record nor what he did to earn the MC as he refused to talk about to my late mother nor me. I have his Military Cross, but not his Efficiency Medal, and am unaware as to why they were awarded.

Stephen Clissold



Thomas Ernest Eyles 3rd Survey Regiment Royal Artillery

Thomas Eyles served with the 3rd Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Philip Eyles









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Larkhill's Wartime Locators: Royal Artillery Survey in the Second World War

Massimo Mangilli-Climpson


Artillery survey suffered during the pacifist inter-war period but the war in North Africa highlighted its importance. By the end of 1942 ten major survey units had been formed. Nine were conventional serving in all the main theatres, including the Far East. They played a key part in victories such as El Alamein, Anzio, Caen and Imphal, with their flash-spotting, sound-ranging and surveying of gun lines. A tenth regiment was secretly involved tracing the flight of Hitler's V1 and V2 rockets in order to locate their launch bases. These 'soldier-scientists' were all trained at the School of Survey, Larkhill, on Salisbury Plain. Their work took them to the front line and a considerable number were casualties or became POWs. This is the story of the contribution of these 4,000 men who made up the Survey Regiments. It tells of the heroes, such as Robert (Tug) Wilson of the SBS and the skilful men whose actions under the most difficult and dangerous conditions have received little acknowledg




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