Looking for info on when this chap died. CWGC :: Casualty Details Capt Frank Ellis 111 Field Regt RA killed 08/12/1943. I believe they were with 8th Indian Divison at the time. It's a friend of mine's father. Help, please.
I've found this.They were supporting NZ troops. River Sangro and Orsogna, 11 Nov 1943 - 17 Jan 1944 Anyone have a history of 8th Indian?
111 was supporting the NZers for the Orsogna operation (Operation Torso) from the 7th: River Sangro and Orsogna, 11 Nov 1943 - 17 Jan 1944 II: Operation TORSO | NZETC
I was reading this site this morning about the error with Bardia and Tobruk. Whatever source he used did not acknowledge the Australian 6th Division as the division who took both places. New Zealand in WW2
There seems to be conflicting info about the 111. As far as I can tell, they were part of the 2nd NZ Division. Thet may have been attached to the 8th Indians for a while but I cannot find them in the 8ths order of battle. The 111 did move around quite a bit as this shows: Axis History Forum :: 111th Field Regiment R.A (TA) I don't have the official history of the 8th Indians (damn difficult to get hold of) but a general hsitory is avaiable online in its entirety: The Tiger Triumphs. The Story of Three Great Divisions in Italy. 1946. Foreword. Table of Contents. Interestingly I can't find Ellis's name in The Times casualty lists (not that is any indicator). Has your friend applied for his service records?
They were here at El Alamein October 1942. XIII CORPS [Lt General Horrocks] 577 Field Company RE 578 Field Company RE 576 Field Park Company RE 13 Corps Signals 50TH (Northumbrian) INFANTRY DIVISION [Major General Nichols] 2 Bn Cheshire Regiment (machine gun bn) 74 Field Regiment RA 111 Field Regiment RA 124 Field Regiment RA 154 Field Regiment RA 102 Anti-tank Regiment RA 34 LAA Regiment RA 233 Field Company RE 505 Field Company RE 235 Field Park Company RE 50 Northumbrian Division Signals 1 Greek Infantry Brigade [Brigadier ] 1 Infantry Battalion 2 Infantry Battalion 3 Infantry Battalion 1 Artillery Regiment 1 Machine Gun Company 1 Engineer Company 151 Infantry Brigade [ Brigadier Percy] 6 Bn Durham Light Infantry 8 Bn Durham Light Infantry 9 Bn Durham Light Infantry 69 Infantry Brigade [ Brigadier Cooke-Collis] 5 Bn East Yorkshire Regiment 6 Bn Green Howards 7 Bn Green Howards
I didn't get the full story until today. There is more to the story that I won't put on the forum but they tried to get Service Records but aren't listed as NoK. Seems a complicated personal story. Don't think the July bit is correct as they'd be in Sciliy in July nowhere near the Sangro.
My father in law was in the 111th and was awarded the MM during his time in the Adriatic, sadly he passed away this year. However during his last days we talked a bit about his war and he mentioned that they were on the island of Hvar as a reconn party, they had stopped and were having a drink in a old barn when a sniper bullet killed his captain I am sure he said his name was Ellis he described him as a good officer.
