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26-10-14, 10:24 PM
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59th and 69th Anti-tank regiments
My father and an uncle both served in the 6th TA regiment of the Hampshires.
The regiment was converted to the 59th and 69th Anti-tank regiments of the RA in 1937. Has anyone any information as to where these regts. served etc. 
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27-10-14, 06:19 AM
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For starters:
59 ATk Regt served in 43 (Wessex) Inf Div - served in NW Europe 1944-45 69 ATk Regt served, logically enough, in 45 Inf Div (the duplicate of 43 (Wessex) Inf Div - a UK-based training formation It is possible that these two units wore some item of insignia to mark their roots in 6 Hampshires, but I don't know what this might have been.
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27-10-14, 08:09 AM
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A little information here;
http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atk/page16.html http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/atk/page26.html Marc
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27-10-14, 07:58 PM
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jimbobqmi
Thank you both. The reason I asked the question is that my uncle did go over on the invasion of Normandy but my father wore ribbons for North Africa (Africa Star) and Italy (Italy Star) I know that they could have been in different Regiments but how did one get to N. Africa and Italy - The Regiment didn't. Help please.
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