John Curzon
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He was the son of Thomas and Betsy Curzon and the brother of Thomas and Arthur Curzon. In 1921, they lived at 5, Clarence Street, Carlton Road, Sneinton, Nottingham. John Curzon and Ada Jarvis were married at Nottingham in 1934. They had two daughters - Maureen (1936) and Sylvia (1939).
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In October 1944, the 42 (The Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) was deployed in Belgium as part of the Scheldt defences and Antwerp operations under the US 50th Anti-Aircraft Brigade.
Key Details for October 1944:
• Unit Identity: Formed in August 1940 from the 42nd Anti-Aircraft Battalion Royal Engineers, representing the 7th Battalion (The Robin Hoods) of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) converted into the Royal Artillery.
• Location & Theatre: Deployed to Belgium in September 1944, and throughout October 1944 was actively engaged in anti-aircraft and searchlight defence duties around the crucial port and supply hub of Antwerp and the Scheldt estuary.
• Active Batteries in late 1944: Comprised 366, 367, and 368 Searchlight Batteries (battery 369 having been reduced earlier in February 1944).
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