REGIMENTAL HISTORY FOR SERIAL 0082 Page 1
1939 16 Field Regiment RA Lt Col FB.Binney
Leipsic Barracks, Ewshort with RHQ 27/72 and 34/86 Batteries
Major E.G Broomfield MBE RA (Retd)
34/86 Battery 16th Field Regiment RA
"DUNKIRK REMEMBERED "
Lt Col B.A.T Hammond OBE RA (Retd)
"THE TRAIN 1945 MANDALAY BURMA"
Lt Col B.A.T Hammond OBE RA (Retd)
"4 BRIGADE,s LAST FLING "
Serving Batteries were
34 - 27 - 72/86
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXTRACTS FROM PERSONNEL DIARIES
BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE GUNNER MAGAZINE
1939 to 1947 as 16 Regiment Royal Field Artillery
In 1947 the Regiment was changed to 42 Field Regiment RA. at the same time, the
Battery numbers also changed as follows.
34 became 87 - 27 became 68 - and 72 became 179
Therfore the Batteries now serving were
68 - 87 - 179
EVERYWHERE
WHERE RIGHT & GLORY LEAD
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