4 2 nd ▁Field ▁Regiment ▁also ▁initially ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Home ▁Forces , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁Italy ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁ 1 4 2 nd ▁Field ▁Regiment ▁was ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁ 4 5 th ▁Division . ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁command ing ▁two ▁batter ies 3 8 3 ▁from ▁Tor r ington ▁and ▁ 3 8 4 ▁from ▁South ▁Mol t ont he ▁third ▁battery ▁( 5 0 6 ) ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁regiment ▁at ▁B irc otes ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁author ised ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁" Ro yal ▁Dev on ▁Ye oman ry " ▁design ation ▁from ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁▁ 1 4 2 nd ▁Field ▁Regiment ▁fought ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁in ▁Italy ▁there after ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁ 8 th ▁Army , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁actions ▁of ▁that ▁campaign ▁including ▁the ▁land ings ▁in ▁Sic ily ▁and ▁An z io ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Monte ▁Cass ino . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁regiment ▁was ▁ ▁armed ▁with ▁Bishop ▁self - prop elled ▁guns ▁during ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁campaign ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁campaign ▁but ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁was ▁re ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁M 7 ▁Pri est ▁self - prop elled ▁gun . ▁For ▁its ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Canadian