Impressive, as they only left Tripoli the day before.
On 16 November 4 of these guns were sent from Tripoli to the front.
On 16 November 4 of these guns were sent from Tripoli to the front.
Regards3 July 1941 TAHAG Camp
0645 8 B.L. 6” 26 cwt Howitzers were delivered to 211 Battery by 233 Battery of 68th Med Regt R.A. Guns arrived in good condition and packed in grease. Day spent in preparing guns for action.
Which suggests that for Western Desert campaign of Jan - Feb41, 64th Med Regt consisted of 211 and 234 Btys both equipped with 4.5"/60 pdrs and then for the Greek campaign, 64th Med Regt again consisted of 211 Med Bty's this time with 211 Bty having 4.5"/60 pdr and 234 Bty having 6" howitzers.28 February 1941 MENA CAMP
Maintenance of vehicles, guns and equipment and re-equipping continued throughout the day.
Orders have been received for 234th Medium Battery R.A. to hand over their 4.5”/60 pdr guns to 7th Medium Regiment R.A. and to receive eight 6” howitzers in exchange. Change over to take place 2.3.41.
All 4.5”/60 pdr guns of 211th Medium Battery have been ordered to go to ABBASSIA Ordnance Workshops, two at a time for special strengthening fitting to be applied to the trail-eyes.
Yes, that's right - except for the first half of1941 when 212 Bty went off to East Africa and 64th Med Regt took over 234 Bty in January in the Western Desert and also took them on the Greek expedition. I don't know about 68 Regt and 233 Bty, sorry.I thought that the 64th were 211 & 212 Bty.
And that the 68th were 233 & 234 Bty.
Regards2 March 1941 MENA CAMP
Maintenance and painting of unit and tactical signs on vehicles continued.
1430 Change-over, supervised by Lieut-Quartermaster G.F. May, R.A. effected of 234th Medium Battery’s 4.5”/60 pdr guns and 7th Medium Regiment’s 6” Howitzers.