3rd/4th Canadian Medium Artillery Regiments, position Oct 31st, November 1st, 1944

[randall klein]

Help wanted!
An Arty friend on ww2talk.com is after information regarding the location of the RCA 3rd and 4th Medium Gun Regiments 31st Oct, 1st Nov 1944.
Apparently the book " Gunners of Canada " does not contain the info.

Many thanks.

[RHClarke]

3rd and 4th Med Regts were part of 2nd Cdn AGRA's order of battle for the operation to take Walcheren. They were jammed together along the coastal strip west of Breskens (from the Gunners of Canada). A more specific location will have to be devined by researching the regimental histories, which may or may not reveal the details you are looking for.

[randall klein]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

3rd and 4th Med Regts were part of 2nd Cdn AGRA's order of battle for the operation to take Walcheren. They were jammed together along the coastal strip west of Breskens (from the Gunners of Canada). A more specific location will have to be devined by researching the regimental histories, which may or may not reveal the details you are looking for.

Thanks very much for the lead. My friend is planning a trip to the National Archives at Kew. Perhaps more information will be available once he checks the war diaries and or regimental histories.

Cheers
Randall

[servicepub (RIP)]

The war diaries will give the name of the town and/or the map reference. These map references are not identical to today's but I believe that there is a utility available that allows you to determine the exact spot on today's maps. Ed Storey may be able to help.

[Mark W. Tonner]

As Clive pointed out "The war diaries will give the name of the town and/or the map reference . . ."

The War Diaries for the period in question of the two regiments are available on microfilm reels and can be borrowed through your local Library from Library and Archives Canada on an Inter-Library Loan.

The file references for each are:

for the 3rd Medium Regiment - Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14388, Reel T-15903-15904

and

for the 4th Medium Regiment - Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14394, Reel T-15910-15911

See your local Library for details on borrowing these files from Library and Archives Canada through an Inter-Library Loan.

Cheers

[randall klein]

Originally Posted by Mark W. Tonner

As Clive pointed out "The war diaries will give the name of the town and/or the map reference . . ."

The War Diaries for the period in question of the two regiments are available on microfilm reels and can be borrowed through your local Library from Library and Archives Canada on an Inter-Library Loan.

The file references for each are:

for the 3rd Medium Regiment - Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14388, Reel T-15903-15904

and

for the 4th Medium Regiment - Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14394, Reel T-15910-15911

See your local Library for details on borrowing these files from Library and Archives Canada through an Inter-Library Loan.

Cheers

Mark, Clive

Many thanks for your help.

Randy

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by randall klein

Mark, Clive

Many thanks for your help.

Randy

Another source may be the War Diary for the period of HQ 2 Cdn AGRA, the file reference for which is: Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14319, Reel T-15446-15447

Cheers

[randall klein]

Originally Posted by Mark W. Tonner

Another source may be the War Diary for the period of HQ 2 Cdn AGRA, the file reference for which is: Reference: RG24, National Defence, Series C-3, Volume 14319, Reel T-15446-15447

Cheers

Mark,

Many thanks again. I will add this to the list.
Pity, they are not available on line.
Cheers
Randy

[37patt]

The RCA museum in Shilo, Manitoba holds the triplicate copy of the war diaries for all of the Canadian Artillery units.
An email to them through the museum website could be worth a try as well.
Best of luck.

[randall klein]

Originally Posted by 37patt

The RCA museum in Shilo, Manitoba holds the triplicate copy of the war diaries for all of the Canadian Artillery units.
An email to them through the museum website could be worth a try as well.
Best of luck.

Eric,
Thanks for the info. I will pass it along.

Randy