- Contributed by听
- William Ledbury.
- People in story:听
- William Ledbury.
- Location of story:听
- Algeria, Tunisia and Central Europe
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A1290601
- Contributed on:听
- 18 September 2003
The 142 Field Regiment, R.A. was formed out of the latter- mentioned R.D.Y.Artillery and it remained in Okehampton during that coldest Winter since 1881.Just before we moved in May, 1940 my Brother who was in the R.A.S.C.had been transferred from Catterick, Yorks. to Higher Barracks, Exeter and one day made me a surprise visit. We spent a while in the Naafi canteen and we tried to kid ourselves that the war would be over in about 6 months!I waved him good-bye when he left by train for Exeter but did not know at that moment that I would never be seeing him again, because he was killed in Libya on 27th May. 1942.Our Regiment moved to Robertsbridge,E. Sussex,Where we were told that we were now regarded as being on active service and were told that we were now entitled to write any letters free of postage simply by writing O.H.M.S. on the envelopes!
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