Hello all I am an English man now living in the north of Denmark. This is a forum packed full of information... I came across this site whilst trying to track down my grandfathers military involvement during the war. I have just yesterday found out he was in the Royal Artillery and transfered to The parachute regement (as it is now known as). Now, i need to find out what role he played and what division etc etc.( 1455190 Nevitt A C R.A.)
welcome to the forum lanevitt, I hope you can find the info you are searching for. Have you got your fathers service records?
Hello Kitty (HMMM thats got a good ring to it, I could make some money making toys by that title) All i have is what i have typed in my opening post above. He was born 1911 Birmingham, named Athur Charles Nevitt, Royal Artillery. Died 1969. And thats nearly as much as i know about my Grand dad.
OK Lanevitt, what you need to do first is get service records. As next of kin this will take some time as you will be banged to the bottom of the request queue. Ex Service personnel are taking priority over civilian requests. However go to this page and the relevant info you need is there, as are the links you will need for next of kin forms and request forms. Just be prepared for a very long wait. Best of luck, and make sure you request PHOTOCOPIES of his records, and not the typed summary. The photocopies have all the info you will need, the summary can be hit and miss. From that you will know where he was posted, when he made his ranks any charges etc etc. From that you can then contact the relevant regimental museums and ask for help accessing the regimental diaries to find out where they were and when. As a long range sniper he may have been attached to another infantry regiment at some point depending on the campaigns.
From the other end of the planet i send greetings and a G'day. I hope you find the info on your Grand Father that you seek, once you get his records all sorts of information becomes accessible. Long range sniper, Kitty it took me a moment to realize you meant The RA. Down here we refer to Artillery as Nine (9) mile snipers, Not that we have much actual 105mm Artillery anymore with the eventual withdrawal of the 105mm guns to be exchanged for 105mm mortars along with other sizes of Mortar and a increase in 155mm Towed and SP Guns. The Royal Australian Artillery do have Gun crews working Royal Artillery 105's along side, and under command of the Royal Artillery Regt in Afghanistan
awww c'mon! You gotta have artillery! whats the point of a war if you can't send whacking great big shells flying overhead?
I and many others down here agree, though with the increase in 155mm guns the troops will still see whacking big shells flying overhead. I think and i stress the point "I think", that they are choosing to change over, as modern mortars have the range needed for such activities while being easier to transport and set up. Also some battery's will be mounted on the recently updated APC's we have down here. Cheers Cbr
well for a small update on my granfather... I have found out that he didnt take his jump training when in the Airborne div'. So i would say he would have been part of the glider team. More to find out........... Thanks for your messages. Andrew.
he may have been one of the RA in the gliders, all you can do is wait for his records as that will pretty much list all the basic info you will need.
Hi Dane Your Grandad was a gunner ? You must be proud! As I am a long dyed in the wool 25 pdr man, cheers and welcome to the forum. Cheers Keith DXXII
