Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| [G.R. Brocklebanck] | A short history of 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, from the outbreak of war | Duplicated, prepared in Italy, 1945 | ii, 83 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 15 Field Regiment Royal Artillery : regimental record of war service, 1939-1945 | Altrincham : John Sherratt, [1948] | 110 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| [J.M.A. Lumsden, assisted by L.F. Robinson] | 24th Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 | [Manchester : James Galt, 1947] | 67 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 25th Field Regiment Royal Artillery : (w.e.f. 1 May, 1947, changed to 29 Field Regiment, R.A.) : 12/25 Battery, 31 (Kirkee) Battery, 58 (Maiwand) Battery (now 8/79 (Kirkee) and 145 (Maiwand) Field Batteries : North-West Europe, 1944-1945 | [Aldershot : Gale & Polden, 1948] | [5], 33 p. |
Served under
| 4th Indian Division |
Literature
| Owen N. Roberts | 31st Field Regiment RA : a record | Bristol : Old Comrades Association of 31st Field Regiment RA, 1994 | c. 130 p. |
Commanding Officer
| (01.07.1942) | Lt.Col. R.D. Bolton |
| (06.06.1944) | Lt.Col. W.L. Newell |
| (03.09.1944-05.05.1945) | Lt.Col. B. Wilson |
Served under
| Guards Armoured Division | 08.06.1942-11.06.1945 |
Literature
-
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Richard Whitfield | The eyes and ears of the regiment : 67th Field Regiment RA 1939-1946 | Upton on Severn : Square One, 1995 | 256 p. |
79th (Lowland) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | Mike target : the story of 79th (Lowland) Field Regiment, R.A., in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany : from September, 1944 to May, 1945 | [UK : 79th Fd Regt RA, 1946] (Hanley : Wood, Mitchell) | 76 p. |
80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 80th (Lowland - City of Glasgow) Field Regiment, R.A., T.A. : a history of the period 1939-1945 | [Glasgow : 80th Fd Regt RA], 1948 (Glasgow : Robert Maclehose) | 206 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Wilf Goldstein | Farewell, screw gun : the tale of the 85th Field/Mountain Regiment R.A./T.A. | Lewes : Book Guild, 1986 | 175 p. |
| ? | each of the individual
batteries seems to have had its own "War history" published as well;
exact details unknown: 337 Field Battery R.A., later 337 Mountain Battery R.A. 338 Field Battery R.A., later 338 Mountain Battery R.A. 461 Field Battery R.A., later 461 Mountain Battery R.A. |
? | ? |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Stephen Bull | Lancashire gunners at war : the 88th Lancashire Field Regiment, 1939-1945 | Lancaster : Carnegie Publishing, 1999 | vi, 154 p. |
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | History of 90th (City of London) Field Regiment R.A. in the Second World War, 1939-1945 | [London, City of London Royal Artillery Old Comrades Association, 1946] | 39 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| George Aris | The 'Ninety-Second' : a short outline history of the 92nd Field Regiment, R.A. during the war of 1939-1945 | [London : 92nd Fd Regt RA, 1946] (London : Willams, Lea) | 108 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Peter Whately-Smith | The 94th (Dorset & Hants) Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 1939-1945 | [Dorchester : The Dorset Press, 1948] | xii, 112 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| T.B. Davis | The story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) : 1939-1946 | Ditchling, [East] Sussex : Ditchling Press, 1980 | xvii, 370 p. |
112th (Wessex) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Douglas Goddard & Eric Rankin & James Vigers | 112th (Wessex) Field Regiment RA TA 1938 to 1946 | [S.l. : s.n.], cop. 1997 | 206 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| [Sjt. Matthews] | 113th Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 | Worthing : Laceys, [1947] | 103 p. |
114th (Sussex) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Warren Bugler | The story of 114 : an informal history of the 114th [Sussex] Field Regiment (one-time Jungle Field Regiment) R.A., (T.A.) | [Great Britain] : F. Taylor for 114 (Sussex) Fd Regt RA, [1984] | 191 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 121 Field/Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, 1939-1946 | [S.l. : 121 Fd/Med Regt RA, 1946] (Guildford : Biddles) | ix, 124 p. |
Commanding Officer
| (1939) | Lt.Col. R.A.P.R. Kidston |
| Lt.Col. J.M. Hailey | |
| (1945) | Lt.Col. J.N.D. Tyler |
Served under
| 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division | 03.09.1939-31.08.1945 |
Literature
-
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 132 (Welsh) Field Regiment, R.A. 1939-1945 : war diary | Swansea : C.E. Watkins, 1946 | 15 p. |
135th (Herts Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | Diary of 135th (Herts Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA (TA) during the campaign in Malaya and Singapore, January-February 1942 | [S.l. : 135th Fd Regt RA, 1963?] | 30 leaves |
136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| G.W. Robertson | The rose and the arrow : a life story of 136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 1939-1946 | [Reigate?] : [136 Fd Regt RA, Old Comrades Association], [1988?] | 338 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | Royal Devon Yeomanry : the story of 142 Field Regiment R.A., 1939-1945 | Eastbourne : The Baskerville Press, 1947 | [xiv], 142 p. |
144th Field Regiment RA (Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry, Queen Mary's)
Commanding Officer
| ? | Lt.Col. H.T.W. Clements |
Consisted of
| 389th Battery | |
| 390th Battery | |
| 522nd Battery |
Service record
| 11.12.1940 | came under command 5th Indian Infantry Division on arriving in Sudan from United Kingdom |
| 26.06.1941 | arrived in Egypt with Division |
| 24.08.1941 | under command British Troops in Egypt |
| 28.01.1942 | came under command 4th Indian Infantry Division in Libya |
| 23.02.1942 | under command 1st Armoured Division |
| 27.04.1942 | under command 5th Indian Infantry Division in Egypt |
| 10.05.1942 | ceased to be under command 5th Indian Infantry Division |
| 19.05.1942 | under command 10th Army in Iraq |
| 30.05.1942 | 103rd Anti-Tank Battery came under command |
| 27.06.1942 | 103rd Anti-Tank Battery rejoined 79th Anti-Tank Regiment |
| 04.07.1942 | arrived in Syria with 17th Indian Infantry Brigade |
| 24.08.1942 | under command 31st Indian Armoured Division in Persia |
| 20.11.1942 | arrived in Iraq with Division |
| 05.01.1943 | 522nd Battery formed |
| 22.01.1943 | arrived in Egypt with Division |
| 24.02.1944 |
arrived in Palestine with Division |
| no further change |
Literature
| T.B. Davis | The story of 98th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry Q.M.R.) R.A. (T.A.) and 144th Field Regiment (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) R.A. (T.A.) : 1939-1946 | Ditchling, [East] Sussex : Ditchling Press, 1980 | xvii, 370 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| I.A. Graham Young & R.I. Gray | A short history of The Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) 151st Field Regiment, R.A., 1939-1946 | Ayr : Observer Office, 1947 | 80 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| B.M. Knox | Brief historical notes on the Ayrshire Yeomanry (Earl of Carrick's Own) : 152 Field Regiment, R.A., 1939-45 | Ayr, Scotland : Stephen & Pollock, 1946 | 80 p. |
Commanding Officer
| (01.07.1942) | Lt.Col. D.C.W. Sanders |
| (06.06.1944-05.05.1945) | Lt.Col. J.S. Atkins |
Served under
| Guards Armoured Division | 01.06.1942-11.06.1945 |
Literature
| B.T. Brassey & P.D. Winslow | 153rd Leicestershire Yeomanry Field Regiment R.A. T.A., 1939-1945 | Hinckley : W. Pickering, 1947 | xvi, 101 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| G.E. Bouskell-Wade | "There is an honour likewise..." : the story of 154 (Leicestereshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, R.A. | Leicester : Edgar Backus, [1948] | xi, 143 p. |
155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| 01.09.1939-07.01.1942 | Lt.Col. A. Murdoch |
| 07.01.1942-.........1942 | Maj. P.R. Gold |
| .........1942-15.02.1942 | T/Capt. J.C.H. Fasson |
Served under
| 9th Indian Infantry Division | 05.05.1941 |
| 11th Indian Infantry Division (captured by Japanese 15.02.1942) | 01.10.1941 |
Literature
| John McEwan | Out of the depths of hell : a soldier's story of life & death in Japanese hands | London : Leo Cooper, 1999 | 176 p. |
| Jack Edwards | Banzai, you bastards! | London : Souvenir Press, 1991 | 336 p. |
| Arthur Titherington * | One day at a time : a British prisoner of war’s account of 1,300 days in a Japanese slave labour camp | Hanley Swan : Self Publishing Association, 1993. | 313 p. |
* Although not from the Regiment, Titherington was alongside them in captivity.
.
Both the 155th and 156th Field Regiments were drawn from the territorial regiment - the Lanarkshire Yeomanry.
On the outbreak of WW2, the Yeomanry Regiment was given the choice to become either a field artillery or anti-tank unit and the CO, Lt Col Alan Murdoch chose the
former [ironic when you read the account below about the action at Slim River]. They were based in
the small Lanarkshire market town of Lanark. The Regiment which dates back to the early 19th
century traditionally drew its strengh from volunteers resident in the County of Lanark and from
Dumfrieshire. In February 1940, the Regiment, having been augmented by regular RA non-commissioned officers, was then divided into the 155th and a new 156th Field Regiment. Batteries of the latter were based in the
Lanarkshire towns of Lesmahagow and Strathaven - usually in village or school halls as the country was being
mobilized for war and suitable accommodation was at a premium. But those two 'novice' Regiments
were quickly moulded into efficient military units. The 156th were then moved south for further training and were based at Portsmouth. In March
1941, the 155th left the port of Gourock on board the SS Strathmore bound for India. After further acclimatisation, B and C Batteries were
moved to Malaya in October just before the Japanese invasion. [A Battery remained in India and was subsequently to be assumed into the 60th Field Regiment under the title of the 'Lanarkshire Yeomanry' Battery'.] Much has been written about the disastrous Malayan campaign but whatever the opinion of historians about the effectiveness of the Commonwealth troops, there is nothing but praise for the performance of the
155th. In his book, 'Seventy days to Singapore', the American historian Stanley Falk speaking about the action at Slim River, records 'Finally, two miles below the bridge, at about 9.30, they [the Japanese] met their
match: a regiment of field artillery [B Battery of the 155th], moving forward to support the 28th Brigade. The Japanese overran part of the surprised artillery column; but then a howitzer detachment got its 4.5
inch piece into action. At a range of only thirty yards, it knocked out the leading tank and impressed upon the others the wisdom of
withdrawal'. In this action the CO, Lt Col Murdoch was killed and the Adjutant,
Captain Charles Gordon Brown, who had moved to the front line to command the detachment which took on the tanks, lost an arm but won an MC. A few days later, an other officer of the Battery, Captain
Andrew Sewell won an MC in a separate action. Despite their bravery and
determination, like all the other British and Commonwealth units which had been badly let down by the political and military hierarchy, the 155th were lead into captivity and thereafter
subjected to barbaric and despicable treatment at the hands of the Japanese. Some ended up on the infamous Burma - Thai Railway but most were shipped to Formosa [now Taiwan] where they slaved in the
hell hole of the notorious Kinkaseky Copper Mine. Meanwhile, the 156th under the command of Lt Col Younger saw action in the Middle East, Sicily, Anzio and further into Italy and ended the war in Germany. They also had an eventful time as described in
the privately printed and published book, '593 : the story of a Field Battery 1940-45' which is dedicated to Major F.W. Batey, MC and Bar, who was killed in action at Anzio. Contributing to the story was the
Battery Commander, Major E.J.H. Bates who himself won the MC at Anzio. Both those Field Regiments have a history to be proud of.
After the war, like many proud units they were merged and re merged until their identity has all but disappeared.
There is a growing interest in the history of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry and its place in military history over the years and anyone with any relevant information, or who would wish to know more, can contact
Campbell Thomson at ct@jcthomson.co.uk
156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. R. Younger | |
| Lt.Col. G.R. Mockler | |
| Lt.Col. S.R. Osmond | |
| Lt.Col. T.B. Somers | |
| Lt.Col. R.C.M. Monteith |
Served under
| 5th Infantry Division | 29.08.1942-31.08.1945 |
Literature
| Harold Brook Hodgson (ed.) | 593, the story of a field battery, 1940-1945 : 156th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment R.A. : commenced at Anzio, 1944, completed in Germany, 1945 | [Pinneberg, Ger., 593rd Fd Bty, 1945] | 328 p. |
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166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment RA
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| Edward W. Chafe | Gunners, World War II : 166th (Newfoundland) Field Regiment Royal Artillery | St. John's, Nfld. : Creative Publishers, 1987 | vii, 162 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | A brief history of 172nd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery | [S.l. : s.n., 1945?] | 12 leaves |
Commanding Officer
| (1942) | Lt.Col. E.O. Herbert |
| Lt.Col. A.C.E. Devereux | |
| Lt.Col. R.B.W. Bethell | |
| (1945) | Lt.Col. T.P. Keene |
Served under
| 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division | 07.11.1942-31.08.1945 |
Literature
| Don Neal | Guns and bugles : the story of the 6th Bn K.S.L.I. - 181st Field Regiment R.A., 1940-1946 | Studley : Brewin Books, 2001 | 109 p., 48 p. of pl. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| John Mercer | Mike target | Lewes : Book Guild, 1990 | [180] p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | The history of 186 Field Regiment R.A. [cover title: 186 Field Regiment, R.A. 1942-45] | [Belgium : 186th Fd Regt RA, 1945] (Bruxelles : J. Felix) | 40 p. |
Commanding Officer
| (1943)-(1945) | Lt.Col. R.J. Streatfeild |
Served under
| 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division | 29.03.1943-31.08.1945 |
Literature
-
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| David A. Lamb | View from the bridge: the story of the 191st Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery, the Herts & Essex Yeomanry, 1942-1944 | Watford : D.A. Lamb, [1971] | 114 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | 264 (7th London) Field Regiment Royal Artillery (T.A.) : a short history [1860-1947] | [S.l. : 264th Fd Regt RA, 1948] (Woolwich : Royal Artillery Institution) | [32] p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| - | The Royal Regiment of Artillery, Territorial Army : the Field Artillery Regiment of the City of Leeds, 1860-1954 : short history of the regiment [269 West Riding Field Regiment] | Leeds : [269th Fd Regt RA], 1954 (Leeds : Jowett & Sowry) | 8 p. |
Commanding Officer
| Lt.Col. |
Served under
Literature
| C.W. Ikin ... [et al.] | Lewisham gunners : a centenary history of 291st (4th London) Field Regiment, R.A. (T.A.) formerly 2nd Kent R.G.A. (Volunteers) | [S.l.: 291st Fd Regt RA (TA)], 1962 (Chatham : W. & J. Mackay) | vi, 74 p. |
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The Stafford battery: 241/61st Field and super heavy regiment,
Royal artillery, 1939-1945.
Auteurs: Evans, Rupert John Charles.; Hamilton, Eric
Leslie,; Lewin, George Ronald,
Uitgave: [Stafford,
Jaar: 1946]
Collatie: 100 p.