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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
6 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.

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #primosole #augusta #catania #normandy #sexton

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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.

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

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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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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
7 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
7 months ago
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Murders! Regimental and Divisional:

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

#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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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.

#familyhistory #royalartillery #ww2history #ww2 #Sicily #25pdr #sicilia #168brigade #50division #151brigade #primosole #simeto #catania #messina #gundet #det #detachment

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@theworldatwar.bsky.social
9 months ago
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British soldiers cross the Primosole Bridge in a Bren carrier after it was captured during Operation Fustian - Sicily, Italy, July 1943 #primosole #bridge #sicily #italy #bren #ww2 #worldwar2 #britisharmy #carrier

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