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Second Line units were too young to be posted overseas and were transferred to Third Line units until they reached the age of 19. Although Third Line
Batteries were not common within the RGA, there is evidence that a 3/1st North Midland Heavy Battery briefly existed during 1916 and was engaged in training, probably at Larkhill, in July 1916. This would have been created after 2/1st Battery left for France on 28 May 1916 and would have begun training men as replacements for the two front line batteries. The 3/1st Battery did not serve overseas and appears to have been short-lived as many Third Line units were merged or disbanded from 1916 onwards.
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and back to
Dainville again by 15 December. By the year-end, they were back with VI Corps once more. Like the 1/1st Battery, the 2/1st was moved from one HAG to another, transferring to the 65th HAG on 24 November 1916 and to 35th HAG by the end of 1916. On 8 January 1917, the battery transferred back to 8th HAG and was re-allocated to VII Corps. By May 1917, the battery had moved to Henin with Left Section at La Herliere where they transferred to 73rd HAG on 12 May.
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in
January 1915, where it was tasked with the defense of London; 2/1st Battery relocating to Gadebridge Camp, Hemel Hempstead on 5 February. Here it received four 4.7 inch guns. It trained with the 59th Division until April 1916, but when the Division was posted to Ireland, 2/1st Battery proceeded to
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units, which accepted and began training men as soon as their "Second Line" battalions were posted overseas. New recruits were initially posted to these units for training before being sent to a battalion at the front. In addition, men aged 17 or 18 who had volunteered for the TF and were serving in
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bridgehead. The attack went in behind an artillery barrage in early morning mist, but despite some successes and good infantry–artillery cooperation, the operation failed in its objectives. The last defenders of
Dunkirk surrendered that day, and the following day the Germans renewed their offensive
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area. Here they took part in counter-battery work against German artillery in support of the attacks at Flers-Courcelette, Morval and
Thiepval Ridge by Fourth and Reserve Armies. By 1 December 1916, the battery was back at Dainville; moved to Bienvillers on 9 December for operations against Monchy;
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wrote in his diary that 5th
Division and the Corps artillery 'had been fighting a life and death struggle all day', and noted that I Corps had fired 5000 rounds of medium artillery ammunition in 36 hours. 'There is no doubt that the 5th Division in its fight on the Ypres-Comines Canal saved the II
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opened with German attacks further north on 10 May. At 04.00 on 13 May a heavy German barrage came down on 51st
Division's positions and was answered by the British artillery firing its designated fire-tasks. Three attacks were beaten off, and the sector remained quiet on 14 and 15 May. Late on 15
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with a strong artillery force, but by then artillery ammunition was running low. On 23 May, the BEF fell back to what were known as the 'Canal Line', and the 'Frontier Line'. British troops in these lines were not seriously attacked, but artillery ammunition was now so short that they could not
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Although they remained in 46th
Divisional area, the two Staffordshire batteries were brigaded with a headquarters and two batteries (213 and 214) from the West Riding of Yorkshire (49th Divisional area) in the 9th (West Riding and Staffordshire) Medium Brigade, RGA, which was subsequently
531:) had cut the BEF off from its main bases in Normandy, and 51st Division was unable to rejoin it. While the BEF was evacuated from Dunkirk, there were still 140,000 British troops in France streaming back towards the Normandy coast. 51st Division went into action with the French
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As part of the expansion of the TA shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the regiment was split into two, 215 (Staffordshire) and 240 (Shropshire Horse
Artillery) Btys remaining with 51 Medium Regiment, while 214 (2 West Riding) and 216 (Staffordshire) Btys formed a new
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was to withdraw heavy batteries from the divisions and allocate them to heavy brigades (later Heavy
Artillery Reserve Groups (HAGs)), so on 18 April the battery left 46th Division and after short attachments to other infantry divisions became part of XIII Heavy Brigade, RGA.
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and was assigned to 8th HAG on 3 June 1916 as part of Third Army. Here, they handed their 4.7 inch guns over to 119th Heavy Battery and three days later took delivery of four 60-pounders. The Battery went into action for the first time on 5 June 1916 when Left Section at
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with the rest of the North Midland Division. On 31 August 1914, all TF units were authorised to raise 2nd Line units, upon which the parent battery was designated 1/1st North Midland Heavy Battery and the new unit recruiting at Hartshill became the 2/1st Battery.
317:. The battery was brought up to a strength of six guns on 31 July 1916 when it was joined by a section from 149th Heavy Battery, which became Centre Section, and it maintained counter-battery fire in support of troops holding Arras until 12 September 1916.
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on 9 June 1917, being reallocated to 85th HAG within VIII Corps. On 14 June, they were transferred to 71st HAG within XVIII Corps Heavy Artillery, and relocated on 22 June to Elverdinghe to the north of Ypres. By July, the battery had moved to
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says 'The artillery deserve a large share of the credit for holding the German attack. Not only the field regiments but I Corps artillery fired almost continuously till their ammunition was in the end exhausted'. Lieutenant-General
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Corps and the B.E.F.' The position was held for three days until the bulk of the BEF had got inside the Dunkirk perimeter. Then the artillery destroyed their guns and took their place in the evacuation from Dunkirk (
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columns broke through to the south, effectively cutting the division off in the Le Havre peninsula. Too late, the French commanders ordered a retreat. By 9 June, 51st Medium Regiment (without its guns) was part of
566:' sent to form a defensive line outside Le Havre in an attempt to cover the retreat of 51st Division. Arkforce got into position quickly, but most of the Division was cut off and forced to surrender at
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Two weeks later, they moved to Belgium, where they were transferred to 93rd HAG, and re-allocated to IX Corps in Second Army. By 7 June 1917, the battery had moved to Hemmel ready to participate in the
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on 27 May. A counter-attack that evening supported by I Corps' medium regiments succeeded in steadying the line. The following day the line was held by desperate fighting, of which the
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After a short rest with MEF in Egypt and Palestine in May 1944, the regiment returned to Italy to rejoin Eighth Army by July, and was in action again for the assaults at
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based at Stoke. It formed part of 87 (Field) AGRA. However, the regiment was short-lived, being placed in suspended animation in 1950 and subsequently disbanded.
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and were transferred to 51st HAG. With the successful conclusion of the Battle of Messines Ridge, 2/1st North Midland Heavy Battery moved to Poperinghe outside
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May the French ordered 51st Division to withdraw to the reserve line. No further attack were made and the division was relieved in the line on 22/23 May.
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When the TA was reconstituted in 1947, the Shropshire RHA battery joined 639 Heavy Regiment RA, while the Staffordshire part of 51st Medium Rgt became
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They finally settled with the mixed-calibre 4th HAG (4th (Mixed) Brigade from 1 February 1918) on 25 November 1917. The brigade again transferred from
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during 1915-16. The battery was brought up to a strength of six guns on 14 February 1917 when it was joined by a section of 123rd Heavy Battery, RGA.
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disrupt enemy movements towards the Belgians. Soon afterwards the Belgians surrendered and German pressure forced the BEF back towards Dunkirk.
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and invasion alerts, 51 Medium Regiment was broken up to man coastal defence guns in Western Command, but in December 1940 it assembled at
768:. When the Germans broke through French lines, the Corps was forced to fall back on successive river lines. By 21 May the BEF was on the
291:. At first, the recruits had to train on 'Quaker' guns – logs of wood mounted on any available wheels. The division concentrated around
287:, Stoke-on-Trent on 31 August 1914, the 2nd-Line battery was assigned to the 2nd-Line North Midland Division, which was later numbered
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The Germans attacked all along 51st Division's front on 5 June, mauling the division badly, and although the division held along the
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Further reorganisations saw the 214th (2nd West Riding) Medium Bty rejoin from 54th Medium Bde in 1937, followed in 1938 by 240th (
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The 63rd Medium Rgt also went to France with the BEF, and when the Battle of France began it was deployed on the Dyle Front with
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827:. The regiment served throughout the North West Europe campaign in support of various operations. For example, 8 AGRA supported
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5.5-inch guns of 240th Battery, 51st Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, 7 July 1941 (IWM H11489)
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was formed in 1920–2, the former North Midland Heavy Battery was reconstituted as two batteries at Stoke-on-Trent:
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in the Saar sector. German patrols were active, and the artillery of both sides were in action. The
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of GHQ Reserve, supported by I Corps' artillery, took up a defensive position on the canals around
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200:, each of its infantry divisions included a heavy artillery battery in its establishment. For the
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994:'Allocation of Heavy Batteries RGA', The National Archives (TNA), Kew, file WO 95/5494/2.
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63 (Midland) Medium Rgt was placed in suspended animation in 1945 and disbanded in 1947.
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on 12 June. Arkforce was successfully evacuated from Le Havre the following night during
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began engaging German artillery south of Arras in preparation for Third Army's attack on
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for the final weeks of the war. On arrival in Germany, it came under the command of
466:, both being headquartered at Stoke and forming part of the West Lancashire Area of
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245:. The battery first went into action on 23 March. However, artillery policy in the
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1590:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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1046:"London Regiment - Regiment History, War & Military Records & Archives"
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1735:, Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1948/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2014,
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The obsolescent 4.7-inch guns were progressively replaced in the BEF by
164:. Converted to medium artillery in the 1920s, the unit took part in the
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and moved from Arras, first to Humbercamps and then to the Bayencourt/
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890:, was appointed Honorary Colonel of the regiment on 9 October 1933.
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2/1 North Midland Heavy Battery War Diary, TNA file WO 95/299/1.
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Shropshire RHA outline history at Shropshire Regimental Museum.
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as part of 2nd AGRA, where it came under the command of the US
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France independently, landing at Le Havre on 30 May. It joined
678:, the regiment reverted to Fifth Army command at Cassino, the
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76 AA Bde War Diary, January–July 1945, TNA file WO 171/4889.
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240th (Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery) Bty (H) at Coleham,
431:. 204 Battery was converted to anti-aircraft (AA) and joined
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682:, the final battle of Cassino, and the breaking of the
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West Lancashire Area 1939 at British Military History
346:, north-east of Ypres where they participated in the
736:, the regiment carried out occupation duties in the
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1702:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
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1202:Western Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files
1384:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1946, TNA file WO 171/8878.
1034:8th Brigade RGA War Diary, TNA file WO 95/213/8.
618:(MEF). In January 1943, it re-equipped with the
210:North Midland (Staffordshire) Heavy Battery, RGA
1824:Military units and formations in Stoke-on-Trent
1686:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1986,
414:51st (Cornwall and Warwickshire) Medium Brigade
196:When the TF was created in 1908 as part of the
18:63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
1819:Military units and formations in Staffordshire
1069:"The Territorial Force – the Long, Long Trail"
410:51st (Midland) Medium Brigade, Royal Artillery
1700:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
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835:(the recapture of Hill 112 on 10 July 1944),
451:216th (Staffordshire) Medium Bty (H) at Stoke
448:215th (Staffordshire) Medium Bty (H) at Stoke
429:60th (6th Cheshire and Shropshire) Medium Bde
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418:56th (Cornwall) Anti-Aircraft Brigade
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368:Most TF infantry battalions formed
882:, MC, TD, a former officer in the
868:351st Medium Regiment RA (Midland)
495:in February 1940, forming part of
300:heavy artillery at Dainville near
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1775:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
1099:54th Medium Bde at Regiments.org.
535:on 4 June in a counter-attack at
527:By now, the German breakthrough (
364:3/1st North Midland Heavy Battery
289:59th (2nd North Midland) Division
279:2/1st North Midland Heavy Battery
233:1/1st North Midland Heavy Battery
32:North Midland (Staffordshire) RGA
1798:British Artillery in World War 2
900:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery
880:William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley
819:During the preparations for the
515:to take over part of the French
425:Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery
220:The battery, consisting of four
176:, before returning to action in
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1780:British Army units from 1945 on
1621:The Turn of the Tide, 1939–1943
357:to Second Army on 7 July 1918.
1814:Royal Garrison Artillery units
1560:AGRAs at British Army 1945 on.
755:63rd (Midland) Medium Regiment
479:51st (Midland) Medium Regiment
427:) Medium Bty transferred from
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243:46th (North Midland) Division
1785:Shropshire Regimental Museum
664:Battle of the River Volturno
91:Battery, later two Regiments
1770:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
493:British Expeditionary Force
247:British Expeditionary Force
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746:76th Anti-Aircraft Brigade
628:Army Group Royal Artillery
156:in 1908. It fought on the
1792:The Territorial Army 1947
1682:Gen Sir Martin Farndale,
843:on 2 December 1944), and
670:. After a short spell in
642:in March and April 1943.
590:During the period of the
208:, under the title of the
1760:British Military History
1716:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
1629:100th Edn, London, 1953.
1623:, London: Collins, 1957.
1471:Bryant, pp. 144 and 151.
1313:British Artillery in WW2
1189:"63 Med Rgt at RA 39–45"
837:15th (Scottish) Division
602:. The regiment moved to
539:intended to recover the
513:51st (Highland) Division
464:63rd Medium Regiment, RA
335:Battle of Messines Ridge
150:Royal Garrison Artillery
1698:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
1537:Litchfield, Appendix 5.
1082:Titles and Designations
951:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 63–6.
1650:The Battle of Normandy
1172:51 Med Rgt at RA 39–45
937:Litchfield, pp. 212–5.
888:Staffordshire Yeomanry
662:. It took part in the
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202:North Midland Division
1669:The Defeat of Germany
851:(the crossing of the
723:34th Armoured Brigade
668:1st Battle of Cassino
650:After the end of the
622:and moved up to join
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348:Third Battle of Ypres
309:and Right Section at
172:in the early part of
1731:Lt-Gen H.G. Martin,
821:Invasion of Normandy
676:Battle of the Sangro
568:Saint-Valery-en-Caux
485:Stone, Staffordshire
963:Becke, Pt2b, p. 19.
855:on 23 March 1945).
1663:Major L.F. Ellis,
1644:Major L.F. Ellis,
1410:, pp. 70, 75, 135.
1326:Joslen, pp, 484–6.
1270:, pp. 252, 262–70.
1007:Farndale, Annex M.
975:Farndale, Annex E.
705:in November 1944.
616:Middle East Forces
588:
483:After training at
226:Bishop's Stortford
170:Dunkirk Evacuation
1741:978-1-78331-085-2
1709:978-1-84342-474-1
1633:Major L. F. Ellis
1617:Sir Arthur Bryant
1257:, pp. 20, 249–52.
1145:Monthly Army List
849:Operation Plunder
833:Operation Jupiter
815:North West Europe
719:North West Europe
709:North West Europe
652:Tunisian Campaign
626:. As part of 5th
592:Battle of Britain
381:When the renamed
186:North West Europe
184:, and finally in
148:(TF) unit of the
146:Territorial Force
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680:River Garigliano
521:Battle of France
507:Battle of France
489:Bradford-on-Avon
433:73rd AA Regiment
397:redesignated as
383:Territorial Army
166:Battle of France
152:(RGA) formed in
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118:Battle of France
83:Medium artillery
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1292:Joslen, p. 341.
1291:
1287:
1278:
1274:
1265:
1261:
1252:
1248:
1239:
1230:
1226:Joslen, p. 462.
1225:
1218:
1211:
1207:
1200:
1196:
1187:
1186:
1177:
1170:
1151:
1143:
1136:
1129:
1104:
1097:
1088:
1080:
1076:
1067:
1066:
1062:
1057:
1053:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1006:
999:
992:
979:
974:
967:
962:
955:
950:
941:
936:
911:
907:
897:
876:
864:
817:
805:
790:, commander of
788:Sir Alan Brooke
762:
757:
715:21st Army Group
711:
648:
612:
580:
572:Operation Cycle
537:Mareuil-Caubert
509:
501:6-inch howitzer
481:
476:
468:Western Command
379:
366:
281:
235:
218:
198:Haldane Reforms
194:
138:
128:
124:
120:
116:
114:
110:
82:
81:Heavy artillery
50:
48:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1847:
1845:
1837:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1806:
1805:
1801:
1800:
1795:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1755:
1752:
1751:
1750:
1744:
1729:
1714:
1708:
1695:
1680:
1661:
1642:
1630:
1624:
1614:
1599:
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1575:
1563:
1552:
1539:
1530:
1517:
1508:
1495:
1486:
1473:
1464:
1451:
1438:
1425:
1412:
1399:
1386:
1377:
1368:
1366:, Appendix IV.
1352:
1340:
1328:
1316:
1294:
1285:
1272:
1259:
1246:
1228:
1216:
1205:
1194:
1175:
1149:
1134:
1102:
1086:
1074:
1060:
1051:
1037:
1023:
1009:
997:
977:
965:
953:
939:
908:
906:
903:
896:
893:
892:
891:
875:
872:
863:
860:
816:
813:
804:
801:
761:
758:
756:
753:
710:
707:
647:
644:
611:
608:
606:in July 1941.
579:
576:
508:
505:
480:
477:
475:
472:
459:
458:
452:
449:
446:
440:
394:
393:
390:
378:
375:
365:
362:
280:
277:
234:
231:
217:
214:
206:Stoke-on-Trent
193:
190:
136:
133:
132:
107:
103:
102:
100:Stoke-on-Trent
97:
93:
92:
89:
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84:
79:
75:
74:
64:
60:
59:
57:United Kingdom
46:
42:
41:
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34:
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24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
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3:
2:
1846:
1835:
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1761:
1758:
1757:
1753:
1748:
1745:
1742:
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1734:
1730:
1727:
1726:0-9508205-2-0
1723:
1719:
1715:
1711:
1705:
1701:
1696:
1693:
1692:1-870114-00-0
1689:
1685:
1681:
1678:
1677:1-845740-59-9
1674:
1670:
1666:
1662:
1659:
1658:1-845740-58-0
1655:
1651:
1647:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1611:1-847347-39-8
1608:
1604:
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1596:1-847347-39-8
1593:
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1579:
1572:
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1509:
1505:
1499:
1496:
1490:
1487:
1483:
1477:
1474:
1468:
1465:
1461:
1455:
1452:
1448:
1442:
1439:
1435:
1429:
1426:
1422:
1416:
1413:
1409:
1403:
1400:
1396:
1390:
1387:
1381:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1359:
1357:
1353:
1347:
1345:
1341:
1335:
1333:
1329:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1314:
1309:
1307:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1286:
1283:, pp. 271–92.
1282:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1263:
1260:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1244:, Appendix I.
1243:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1223:
1221:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1198:
1195:
1190:
1184:
1182:
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1176:
1173:
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1160:
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1139:
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1132:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1078:
1075:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1016:
1014:
1010:
1004:
1002:
998:
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990:
988:
986:
984:
982:
978:
972:
970:
966:
960:
958:
954:
948:
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944:
940:
934:
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930:
928:
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920:
918:
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914:
910:
904:
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901:
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889:
885:
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878:
877:
873:
871:
869:
861:
859:
856:
854:
850:
846:
842:
838:
834:
830:
826:
822:
814:
812:
810:
802:
800:
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793:
789:
784:
780:
776:
771:
767:
759:
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749:
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739:
735:
730:
728:
724:
720:
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708:
706:
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691:
689:
685:
681:
677:
673:
669:
665:
661:
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653:
645:
643:
641:
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633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
609:
607:
605:
601:
597:
593:
584:
577:
575:
573:
569:
565:
560:
559:
554:
549:
547:
544:south of the
542:
538:
534:
530:
525:
522:
518:
514:
506:
504:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
478:
473:
471:
469:
465:
457:
453:
450:
447:
445:
441:
438:
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430:
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421:
419:
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411:
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384:
376:
374:
371:
363:
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258:
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251:
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230:
227:
223:
222:4.7-inch guns
215:
213:
211:
207:
203:
199:
191:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
158:Western Front
155:
154:Staffordshire
151:
147:
143:
137:Military unit
131:
127:
123:
119:
113:
112:Western Front
108:
104:
101:
98:
94:
90:
86:
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
61:
58:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
27:
19:
1791:
1746:
1732:
1717:
1699:
1683:
1668:
1664:
1649:
1645:
1636:
1626:
1620:
1602:
1587:
1570:
1566:
1555:
1547:
1542:
1533:
1525:
1520:
1511:
1503:
1498:
1489:
1481:
1476:
1467:
1459:
1454:
1446:
1441:
1436:, pp. 194–5.
1433:
1428:
1420:
1415:
1407:
1402:
1394:
1389:
1380:
1371:
1363:
1288:
1280:
1275:
1267:
1262:
1254:
1249:
1241:
1208:
1197:
1144:
1081:
1077:
1063:
1054:
1040:
898:
884:10th Hussars
867:
865:
857:
818:
806:
803:Home Defence
782:
775:5th Division
763:
750:
731:
712:
695:Forlimpopoli
692:
649:
620:4.5-inch gun
613:
610:North Africa
600:5.5-inch gun
589:
578:Home Defence
556:
550:
528:
526:
517:Maginot Line
510:
482:
474:World War II
463:
460:
444:Huddersfield
422:
409:
403:
395:
380:
370:“Third Line”
367:
359:
352:
331:
319:
282:
274:
259:
252:
236:
219:
209:
195:
178:North Africa
174:World War II
141:
139:
26:
744:area under
688:Gustav Line
684:Hitler Line
640:Enfidaville
636:Wadi Akarit
632:Mareth Line
624:Eighth Army
553:River Besle
546:River Somme
439:HQ at Stoke
344:Vlamertinge
270:Fourth Army
266:Second Army
255:60-pounders
216:World War I
162:World War I
106:Engagements
96:Garrison/HQ
1808:Categories
1667:, Vol II:
1580:References
829:VIII Corps
727:Westphalia
660:Fifth Army
456:Shrewsbury
355:Third Army
315:Gommecourt
311:Berneville
283:Formed at
1648:, Vol I:
1528:, p. 285.
1506:, p. 317.
1462:, p. 204.
1449:, p. 202.
845:XII Corps
596:Ellesmere
541:Abbeville
529:see below
497:III Corps
408:becoming
326:Hebuterne
322:VII Corps
307:Dainville
285:Hartshill
262:Armistice
40:1908–1950
1546:Watson,
1504:Normandy
1482:Normandy
1397:, p. 47.
895:See also
825:8th AGRA
792:II Corps
738:Dortmund
672:1st AGRA
666:and the
564:Arkforce
533:IX Corps
377:Interwar
298:VI Corps
239:Le Havre
1548:TA 1947
1526:Victory
1524:Ellis,
1502:Ellis,
1480:Ellis,
1460:1939–40
1458:Ellis,
1447:1939–40
1445:Ellis,
1434:1939–40
1432:Ellis,
1421:1939–40
1419:Ellis,
1408:1939–40
1406:Ellis,
1395:1939–40
1393:Ellis,
1364:Victory
1362:Ellis,
1281:1939–40
1279:Ellis,
1268:1939–40
1266:Ellis,
1255:1939–40
1253:Ellis,
1242:1939–40
1240:Ellis,
862:Postwar
847:during
841:Blerick
831:during
766:I Corps
656:Salerno
604:Bedford
160:during
45:Country
1739:
1724:
1706:
1690:
1675:
1656:
1609:
1594:
770:Escaut
742:Bochum
734:VE Day
732:After
703:Faenza
558:Panzer
487:, and
192:Origin
144:was a
63:Branch
54:
37:Active
1571:Burke
905:Notes
853:Rhine
779:Ypres
699:Forlì
646:Italy
416:into
339:Ypres
302:Arras
293:Luton
182:Italy
115:WWII:
1737:ISBN
1722:ISBN
1704:ISBN
1688:ISBN
1673:ISBN
1654:ISBN
1607:ISBN
1592:ISBN
886:and
701:and
686:and
638:and
180:and
168:and
140:The
109:WWI:
88:Size
78:Role
799:).
725:in
717:in
350:.
268:or
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