The following are the main references sources used for this site.
- Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978 Vols 1 & 2
JBM Frederick, 1984 : Microform Academic Publishers, Wakefield
ISBN 2 Vol set – 1 85117 009 X - Orders of Battle Second World War 1939-1945
Lt Col HF Joslen : Naval & Military Press (reprint)
ISBN 9781843424741 - Regiments of the British Army 1939-1945 (Artillery)
Malcolm A Bellis, 1995 : Military Press International
ISBN 0 85420 110 6 - History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery – The Years of Defeat 1939-41
Gen Sir Martin Farndale KCB, 1996 : Brassey’s, London
ISBN 1 85753 080 2 - History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery – The Far East Theatre 1941-46
Gen Sir Martin Farndale KCB, 2002 : Brassey’s, London
ISBN 1 85753 331 3 - History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery – Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914-55
Brig NW Routledge OBE TD, 1994 : Brassey’s, London
ISBN 1 857753 099 3 - The Dress of the Royal Artillery
D Alastair Campbell, 1971 : Arms & Armour Press, London
ISBN 85368491 X - The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
Captain RJ MacDonald, 1985 : Crecy Books, Bristol (reprint)
ISBN 0 947554 05 X - The Territorial Artillery 1908-1988
Norman EH Litchfield, 1992 : The Sherwood Press (Nottingham)
ISBN 0 9508205 2 0 - The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book 1939-45
- British Military Markings 1939-45
Peter Hodges & Michael D Taylor, 1994 : Cannon Publications, Retford
ISBN 1 899695 00 1 - Vehicle Markings of the B.E.F from the GHQ diary of 11 April 1940
Andrew Foulkes, 2011 - Gunners at Larkhill – A History of the Royal School of Artillery
NDG James, 1983 : Gresham Books Ltd.
ISBN-10: 0946095078, ISBN-13: 978-0946095070 - AA Command – Britain’s Anti-Aircraft Defences of the Second World War
Colin Dobinson, 2001 : Methuen Publishing
ISBN 0 413 76540 7 - Operation Diver – Guns, V1 Flying Bombs & Landscapes of Defence 1944-45
Colin Dobinson, 2019 : Historic England, Swindon
ISBN 978 1 84802 475 5 - History of Coast Artillery in the British Army
Col KW Maurice-Jones DSO, 1959 : Royal Artillery Institution, London - Various discussions on WW2Talk
Regimental Histories
RHA
- Chaplain at War – 11 Honourable Artillery Company RHA
Revd K Oliver, 1986 : Angel Press, Chicester
ISBN 0 947785 12 4 - Prepare to Move – With the 6th Armoured Division in Africa & Italy – 12 Honourable Artillery Company RHA
Frank Beckett, 1994 : Frank & Eileen Beckett Publishers
ISBN 0 9520897 0 X Hardback ; ISBN 0 9520897 1 8 Paperback - To The Last Round – South Notts Hussars 1939-42 (107 RHA)
Peter Hart, 1996 : Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley
ISBN 0 85052 514 4
Field
- Ubique – 2nd Field Regiment RA
AM Cheetham, 1987 : Freshfield Books, Formby
ISBN 0 9512853 0 0 - Gunfire Target – 6 years with the RA (11 Field Regiment)
Edward A Oates, 1996 : The Book Guild, Lewes
ISBN 1 85776 066 2 - Sheldrake – Memories of a 2nd World War Gunner (24, 132 & 133 Regiments)
Maj Richard Hughes, 2016 : Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley
ISBN 9781473868601 - 31st Field Regiment RA – A Record
Owen N Roberts, 1994 : Old Comrades Association 31st Field Regiment RA
ISBN 0 9523547 0 5 - The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments RA – Part 1 Field Regiments – 86, 135 & 191 Field Regiments
JD Sainsbury, 1999 : Hart Books, Welwyn
ISBN 0 948527 05 6 - Lancashire Gunners at War – 88th Field Regiment 1939-45
Stephen Bull, 1999 : Carnegie Publishing, Lamcaster
ISBN 1 85936 068 8 - Yeoman Service – A Short History of the Kent Yeomanry 1939-1945 (97th Field Regiment)
Lt-Col Franklin Lushington : Naval & Military Press
ISBN 978 1 78331 073 9 - The Surrey & Sussex Yeomanry in the Second World War – 98 & 144 Field Regiments
Lt-Col TB Davis, 1980 : Ditchling Press, Hassocks
ISBN 0 9500584 3 2 - The Ups & Downs of a Gunner – My Life Story – 112 Field Regiment
Albert Figg, 2017 : Amazon
ISBN 13: 978 1544090962 ; ISBN 10: 1544090996X - Field of Fire – Diary of a Gunner Officer (127 Field Regiment)
Jack Swaab, 2005 : Sutton Publishing, Stroud
ISBN 0 7509 4275 4 - Gunner Jack Dunkirk to Burma – The untold story of 130 Assault Field Regiment RA
Martin McLean, 2022 : Kindle Books
ISBN 9798404924367 - The Rose & The Arrow – A Life Story of 136th (1st West Lancashire) Field Regiment RA 1939-46
GW Robertson : 136 Field Regiment RA Old Comrades Association - 153rd Leicestershire Yeomanry Field Regiment RA TA 1939-1945
Naval & Military Press, Uckfield
ISBN 978 1 78331 155 2
Medium
- The History of the 7th Medium Regiment RA – (now 32nd Medium Regiment RA) During World War II 1939-1945
7th Medium Regiment Historical Committee, 1951 : Loxley Brothers Ltd, Sheffield - A Well Known Excellence – The authors travels with 64 Medium Regiment
Denis Falvey, 2002 : Brassey’s, London
ISBN 1 85753 312 7
Anti-Tank
- Mars & Venus – 210 Battery, 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) 1937-43
Jack Creed, 2000 : Brewin Books, Studley
ISBN 1 85858 160 5 - Ours Was Not The Glory – 93rd Anti-Tank Regiment RA – 8th Army Italy 1943-45
Peter Johnstone, 1993 - Shabash-149 – The war story of 149th Regiment RA 1939-45
EW Capleton, 1963 : C Tinling & Co, Liverpool
Heavy Anti-Aircraft
- 6th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA
Patrick Walker, 2011 : The Choir Press, Gloucester
ISBN978 0 9562190 4 6 - Wall of Steel – The History of 9th (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (SR)
Richard Doherty, 1988 : North West Books, Limavady
ISBN 0 907528 13 9 - Ever Your Own, Johnnie – Britain 1938-42 – Edited letters of RSM John Kemp (53 & 88 HAA Regiments)
Nick Kemp, 2016 : Nickkempbooks@yahoo.co.uk
ISBN 978 1 326 59785 6 - Ever Your Own, Johnnie – North Africa 1942-43 – Edited letters of RSM John Kemp (76 HAA Regiment)
Nick Kemp, 2016 : Nickkempbooks@yahoo.co.uk
ISBN 978 1 326 59890 7 - Ever Your Own, Johnnie – Sicily & Italy 1943-45 – Edited letters of RSM John Kemp (76 HAA Regiment)
Nick Kemp, 2016 : Nickkempbooks@yahoo.co.uk
ISBN 978 1 326 59892 1 - The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments RA – Part 2 79 HAA Regiment & Searchlight Battery
JD Sainsbury, 2003 : Hart Books, Welwyn
ISBN 0 948527 06 4
Light Anti-Aircraft
- Ack-Ack – A History of 15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)
Curwen Clague, 1981 : Old Comrades Association 15th LAA Regiment - The Sparrows – 79 Battery, 21 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Tony Paley, 1992 : The Self Publishing Association, Worcestershire
ISBN 1 85421 145 5 - True Loyals – History of 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1940-46
Tom McCarthy, 2010 : Countyvise Ltd., Birkenhead
ISBN 978 1 906823 38 2
Searchlight
- Flames of Calais – A Soldiers Battle 1940 (Author in 2 Searchlight Regiment RA)
Airey Neave, 1972 : Pen & Sword Military, Yorkshire
ISBN 978 1 52674 851 5
Light & Air Landing
- The Gunners at Arnhem
Peter Wilkinson, 1999 : Spurwing Publishing, Northampton
ISBN 0 9535754 0 3
Survey/Locating
- Larkhill’s Wartime Locators – a history of the Survey Regiments
Massimo Mangilli-Climpson, 2007 : Pen & Sword Books, Barnsley
ISBN 9781781594445
Air OP
- From Auster to Apache – The history of 656 Squadron RAF/RCAF 1942-2012
Guy Warner, 2013 : Pen & Sword Aviation, Barnsley
ISBN 978 1 78159 -098 0 ; EPUB ISBN 978 1 47382 246 7
