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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery



   71st (Royal Welch) Anti-Tank Regiment served with 53rd Welsh Division in Northern Ireland and across Western Europe.

 

15th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

16th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

17th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

18th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

19th Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

20th Apr 1944 Exercise

21st Apr 1944 Exercise  location map

22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends  location map

2nd Jun 1944 Codeword Received

3rd Jun 1944 Welfare

4th Jun 1944 Preparations

5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued  location map

6th Jun 1944 Waterproofing

6th Jun 1944 Concentration  location map

7th Jun 1944 Instruction

8th Jun 1944 Briefing  location map

9th Jun 1944 Orders  location map

10th Jun 1944 Lectures  location map

12th Jun 1944 Waterproofing

13th Jun 1944 Shelling  location map

14th Jun 1944 Advance Party

15th Jun 1944 Rockets

16th Jun 1944 On the Move

17th Jun 1944 Orders

18th Jun 1944 On the Move

20th Jun 1944 Preparations

21st Jun 1944 On the Move

24th Jun 1944 Waiting

25th Jun 1944 On the Move

26th Jun 1944 On the Move

27th Jun 1944 Security

29th Jun 1944 Concentration  location map

29th Jun 1944 Orders

30th Jun 1944 Orders

1st Jul 1944 In Action

1st Jul 1944 Conference

1st July 1944 Orders  location map

2nd Jul 1944 Heavy Shelling

2nd July 1944 Reliefs  location map

3rd Jul 1944 Mortar Fire

4th Jul 1944 Shelling

5th Jul 1944 Shelling

10th Jul 1944 Orders

11th Jul 1944 Move

12th Jul 1944 Move

12th Jul 1944 Batteries withdrawn  location map

13th Jul 1944 Shelling

14th Jul 1944 Attack Made

15th Jul 1944 Planning

16th Jul 1944 Paratroopers

17th Jul 1944 Attack Made

18th Jul 1944 Attack Fails

19th Jul 1944 Reliefs

19th Jul 1944 Reliefs  location map

21st Jul 1944 Shelling

23rd Jul 1944 Recce

25th Jul 1944 Moves

26th Jul 1944 Reinforcements

28th Jul 1944 Equipment

29th Jul 1944 Shelling

31st Jul 1944 Shelling

3rd Aug 1944 Instructions

5th Aug 1944 Moves

8th Aug 1944 Orders

9th Aug 1944 Moves

10th Aug 1944 Move

11th Aug 1944 Moves

12th Aug 1944 Attacks Made

13th Aug 1944 Advance

14th Aug 1944 Moves

15th Aug 1944 Moves

16th Aug 1944 Moves

17th Aug 1944 Moves

18th Aug 1944 Orders

19th Aug 1944 Advance

20th Aug 1944 Moves

21st Aug 1944 Move

22nd Aug 1944 Concentration

23rd Aug 1944 Maintenance

25th Aug 1944 Instructions

27th Aug 1944 On the Move

28th Aug 1944 On the Move

29th Aug 1944 River Crossed

30th Aug 1944 River Crossed

31st Aug 1944 Orders

31st Aug 1944 Planning

18th Sep 1944 Attacks

19th Sep 1944 Moves

19th September 1944 Moves  location map

20th September 1944 Attack Made  location map

22nd September 1944 A Difficult Day  location map

4th Oct 1944 Batteries Deployed

6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence

7th Oct 1944 Enemy Targetted  location map

11th Nov 1944 Wireless Silence  location map


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Those known to have served with

71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Gipson John Robert. Gnr.
  • Lockie John Pretswell. Gnr. (d.14th Aug 1944)
  • Proctor Leslie John. Gunner (d.2nd Jul 1944)
  • Stanaway James . Gnr. (d.17th Jul 1944)

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

Records of 71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery from other sources.



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Want to know more about 71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery?


There are:526 items tagged 71st Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


Gnr. John Robert Gipson 71at Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery

My father John Robert Gipson served in the R.A. from enlistment on 5th November 1942 to the end of the war. His records show he was in 71st Anti Tank Regiment, RA from 23rd May 1943 through to being wounded on 2nd of July 1944 by mortar fire (in North West Europe), thereafter returning to UK for treatment and then on to other regiments.

If anyone has any information or photos, I'd love to have a copy.

Steve Gipson



Gunner Leslie John Proctor 71st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.2nd Jul 1944)

Leslie Proctor was one of the first casualties of the 71st Anti Tank Regiment, RA after landing in France on the 27th June 1944. Ironically his task before the invasion was making white crosses to mark graves of causalities.

Philip Barnett



Gnr. John Pretswell "Jock" Lockie 71st Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery (d.14th Aug 1944)

Jock Lockie was one one of the two recruits from Selkirk, who joined up together and were posted to the 71st anti tank regiment. Jock along with 30 other members of the Regiment lost their lives between being landed by Rhino barge at Courseulles-sur-Mer and the breakout from around Caen. The other, Martin Joyce fought with the Regiment to the end of the war and returned to Selkirk.

Philip Barnett



Gnr. James " " Stanaway 71st Anti Tank Regiment (d.17th Jul 1944)

I'm looking for information about or anyone who served with my great uncle James Stanaway from Smethwick, Staffordshire (now West Midlands). He was killed in Caen in July 1944 aged 21, whilst serving with the Royal Artillery 71st Anti Tank. He was the son of Alice and James Stanaway of Smethwick.

Dennis Day









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