Next time I go to the National Archives at Kew, I'll check the war diary of 114 LAA as it should tell us what equipment they were using. The information I've got is that HQ, 372, 375 Btys of 114 LAA Rgt RA landed on Juno on 6/6/1944. If you can persuade him gently, you could apply for his service records for free as they will confirm which units he served in. If he does not like to discuss the subject of the war too much, then this may be a little difficult.
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Originally Posted by madame_faloola
Hi Rob and John,
Although I'm in Lincoln at the moment, I am infact a ScaleE brat, and my grandad has only been here a few times. He's from Walsall way, he originally was in the South Staffs branch of the TA (I think) and then served in the 114th LAA regiment, landing on Juno Beach on 6th June at Graye-sur-Mer. He told me he was on the beach for about two weeks and he saw Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Montgomery and the likes land on the beach infront of where he was parked (he hates it when I say that!) So with this new info, there is increasing likelihood that this could be the gun my grandad operated? He metioned they only had four mounted on crusaders but I don't know who he was referring to when he said it. Visiting Normandy again with him this year was interesting as we went in to the Pegasus Bridge museum and he was showing me where he stood and what he did with his mates on the gun that's there. He doesn't tell us much, but we get a little bit more everytime we go.
Rachel
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