by maui | Sep 10, 2023 | Dossiers
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry. It came into being when created as a distinct arm of the Royal Artillery on 1 July 1899, and was re-amalgamated back into the Royal Artillery...
by maui | Sep 3, 2023 | Heroes
Eric Rackham “89-year-old Eric, originally from London, was in the RASC (Royal Army Service Corps) and drove a DUKW amphibious vehicle to ferry personnel and supplies between the D-Day ships off Arromanches and Gold Beach from 7 June to mid-July 1944 when the...
by maui | Sep 3, 2023 | Dossiers
Royal Army Service Corps The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coast al and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters’ units, supply of food, water,...
by maui | Sep 3, 2023 | Heroes
Albert Figg “Albert Figg was a sergeant in the Royal Field artillery. He joined the Swindon Territorial Army at age 18 in 1939. He was with the 43rd division and landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on June 24th. He was with the division when it fought in the...
by maui | Aug 20, 2023 | Dossiers
ROYAL NAVY – HMS Vanquisher In May 1944, HMS Vanquisher was selected for participation in Operation Neptune, the assault phase of the Allied invasion of Normandy scheduled for early June 1944, and was assigned to Escort Group 106 with the frigate Strule, the...
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