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stating which one(s) you would like to see.This page documents where the Artillery Regiments of 7th Armoured Division were located in the UK prior to embarking for the Normandy Landings
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CRA |
Didlington Hall, Norfolk |
3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
| Location | Info Sheet [2] | Multimap | Microsoft Local Live [1] | |
| RHQ | Fakenham [3], Norfolk | Fakenham, Norfolk | Fakenham | Fakenham |
| D Battery | East Rudham [3], Norfolk | East Rudham, Norfolk | East Rudham | East Rudham |
| J Battery | Raynham Hall, Norfolk | Raynham Hall, Norfolk | Raynham Hall | Raynham Hall |
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M Battery
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Fakenham [3] ('J' Troop in Swaffham in British Legion Hall [4]) |
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5th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
| Location | Info Sheet [2] | Multimap | Microsoft Local Live [1] | |
| RHQ | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp | Cranwich Camp |
| G Battery | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp | G Bty Area |
| K Battery | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp | K Bty Area |
| CC Battery | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp, Norfolk | Cranwich Camp | CC Bty Area |
| REME Workshop at Cranwich Camp | ||||
65th Antitank Regiment, (Norfolk Yeomanry), RA
| Location | Info Sheet [2] | Multimap | Microsoft Local Live [1] | |
| RHQ | Kimberly Hall, nr Wymondham | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall |
| 257 Battery | Kimberly Hall, nr Wymondham | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall |
| 258 Battery | Attleborough [3] | Attleborough | Attleborough | Attleborough |
| 259 Battery | Wymondham [3] | Wymondham | Wymondham | Wymondham |
| 260 Battery | Kimberly Hall, Wymondham | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall | Kimberly Hall |
15th (Isle of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
| Location | Info Sheet [2] | Multimap | Microsoft Local Live [1] | |
| RHQ | Morley Hall, nr Wymondham. | Morley Hall, nr Wymondham. | Morley Hall | Morley Hall |
| 1 LAA Battery | Hargham Hall, nr Attleborough | Hargham Hall, nr Attleborough | Hargham Hall | Hargham Hall |
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41 LAA Battery
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Uplands House, Diss (Now part of Diss High School) |
Uplands House, Diss
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Uplands House |
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42 LAA Battery |
Moss Manor, Gissing, Diss [5] | Moss Manor, Gissing, Diss | Moss Manor | Moss Manor |
Notes:
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[3] Billeted in the town - No specific locations known at present.
[4] This reported to be a listed building still in use in the town, near or in the town square close to a pub.
[5] Location based on information on only Moss Manor in the Diss area. (26-27 Upper Street, Gissing, DISS, IP22 5UW)