119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 119th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, was an air defence unit of the British Army during World War II. Initially raised as an infantry battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (QORWK) in 1940, it transferred to the Royal Artillery in 1942. It served with 79th Armoured Division and then 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, with which it fought in Normandy and through the campaign in North West Europe until VE Day.
Cap badge of the Royal Artillery
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment's 'Invicta' cap badge.
A Bofors 40 mm LAA gun crew under training, January 1942.
Shoulder patch worn by the 15th (Scottish) Division.
79th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
The 79th Armoured Division was a specialist armoured division of the British Army created during the Second World War. The division was created as part of the preparations for the Normandy invasion on 6 June 1944, D-Day.
Brigadier N. W. Duncan of the 30th Armoured Brigade watches the attack on Caen from beside his Humber Scout Car outside Beuville, 8 July 1944.
Duplex Drive Sherman tank with its flotation screen lowered
Sherman Crab; flail lowered into a dip; turret traversed rear to avoid flails
Churchill AVRE from 5th Assault Regiment, Royal Engineers - Sword Beach, 6 June 1944.
