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261645 Gnr. William Henry Redgrift British Army 420th Bty. 1st Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery from:Grimsby William Redgrift, 1st Heavy AA Regiment, RA William Henry Redgrift was my granddad. He served with 420th Battery of the 1st HAA Regiment RA. In Bristol, he was awarded 7 days Confined to Barracks and forfeited 1 day's pay for going AWOL from 23.39hrs on 5/11/42 to 21.45hrs on 7/11/42 (he said he had been drinking with others from his group). On 15/8/43, he and the 1st HAA embarked for Sicily; they disembarked on 27/8/43. On 10/4/44, he was classified lep 1A A0 14/43 (this is on his service record, but I don't know what it means). On 22/2/45, he was posted to X(4) RATD. On 18/3/45, he was awarded 7 days C B and forfeited 1 day’s pay by RW for AWOL 12hrs 25mins (he was drunk again with his mates). On 7/4/45, he was transferred to RA (field) X(4) (A) RATD. On 20/6/45, he embarked for the UK. On 7/10/45, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star and the Italy Star. Despite my grandmother’s protestations, he then signed up for another 1 year. He was posted to Draft RAJPN, then re-posted to X(4) list, and proceeded to 50 Res J D regiment Randio. His last posting was to the 160th Field Regiment RA on 14/5/46. On 28/6/46, he embarked for the UK again. My granddad never spoke about the war to his children, but for some reason he opened up to me and told me what he did and the guns he worked on and where in the world he went, Italy at Mt. Cassino, India, etc. Lee Redgrift Add to this record.  Related Content: 1st Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 420th Battery, Royal Artillery Operation Husky - Sicily Battle of Monte Cassino Italian Campaign Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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