135 BATTERY WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BATTERIES WITHIN THE REGIMENT

THE BATTERY WAS ARMED WITH THE QF 18 pdr FIELD GUN

AS PART OF THE POST WAR REORGANISATION IN 1922 THE BATTERY NUMBER
WAS CHANGED TO 72

ONCE AGAIN IN IN 1947 THE BATTERY CHANGED NUMBER
THIS TIME TO 179

DUE TO RESEARCH BY MICK MORTIMOR OF THE OCA WE NOW HAVE FURTHER
INFORMATION REGARDING 179 BTY

179 BTY ACTUALLY SERVED WITH 181 REGIMENT OF WHICH A BOOK HAS BEEN
WRITTEN AND ALSO A WEBSITE
THE BOOK AND WEB SITE WAS INSTIGATED BY DON NEAL
BECAUSE HIS FATHER SERVED WITH THE REGIMENT DURING THE SECOND WAR
DON HAS KINDLY AGREED TO ALLOW A LINK TO HIS WEBSITE
AND IT CAN BE LOGGED ONTO HERE

181 REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY


IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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