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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
7 months ago
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As the Sicily campaign draws to a close, a legacy remains that will continue with the Regiment for the remainder of the war.

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Regimental Wagon Lines:

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Oliver Perks strikes a deal...

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #primosole #simeto #catania #messina #operationbaytown #carruba #oliverperks

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
7 months ago
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The regiment is on the move again.

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Another incredibly busy day for the Regiment. Two men are taken prisoner.

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #primosole #simeto #catania #messina #prisonerofwar #pow #langsdorf #deathmarch

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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The Regiment crosses the Simeto...

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #primosole #simeto

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Murders! Regimental and Divisional:

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Castello Duca di Misterbianco or Windsor Castle or Carnation or Primosole Castle or GR: 956679...

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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'88's' and new OP's...

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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A 'premature' on an A Troop gun leads to more casualties:

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #primosole #simeto #hawthorne

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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The Fosso Bottaceto

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Into battle! The regiment takes on a vital role.

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #fossobottaceto #primosole #catania

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Referred to as a ‘Detachment’ or ‘Det’, the 25-pounder gun crew was usually made up of 6 men.

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Vehicles and guns continue to arrive.

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Guy Ant Quads - 90th (City of London) Field Regiment, RA., in Sicily.

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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SS Ocean Peace...

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Operation Husky:

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Operation Husky - day by day...

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90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
90th (City of London) Field Regiment RA in WW2.
@chriswoff.bsky.social
1 year ago
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Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Remembering the men of the 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles.

The 90th (City of London) Field Regiment provided artillery support for 1LIR while in Sicily in 1943.

#stpatricksday #StPatricksDay2025 #londonirishrifles #168brigade #ww2 #ww2history

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