East Anglia City of London Rifles

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bofors gun , crew, summer 1944



hq @ lenwade house, near norwich
405 bty @ cromer

a trp @ cromer
b trp @ raf docking
c trp @ sheringham


408 bty @ lowestoft

a & b trps @ lowestoft
c trp @ hopton-on-sea
detachment @ raf oulton


409 bty @ aylsham

a & c trps @ raf coltishall
b trp @ raf bircham newton



may saw number of daylight attacks luftwaffe focke-wulf fw 190 fighter-bombers on yarmouth , lowestoft. defences of these towns reinforced moving detachments of 123rd laa rgt guarding raf stations , equipping them 20 mm hispano cannon.


that summer field force aa units shuffled went battle training or other brigades, , additional laa units arrived defend norfolk coast. on 11 june 123rd laa regiment moved grimsditch camp near salisbury , came under command of 100 aa bde.


on 2 january 1944, 123rd laa rgt temporarily rejoined 103 aa bde, @ time in south west england defending build-up of troops (mainly army) , landing craft invasion of normandy (operation overlord). regiment based @ bournemouth, relieved on 20 march , went no. 16 h&laa practice camp @ clacton-on-sea. officially joined second army month in preparation operation overlord.


it landed in normandy in june 1944 , served in air defence role throughout north west europe campaign.








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