Stalag VIIIB (later renamed Stalag 344). Back row: Pte. ?, Pte. Pte. Parker (Capt) A History of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment in Malaya 1950-53 41pp: Worcester; In the Firm 1954-56. Gwilliam Gilbert W. Wheeler (Famous Regiments Series) 122pp : London. ... Territorial Battalions, the 7th and 8th who first saw active service. ??? During the retreat to The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. Front row: Pte. Pte. Worcestershire Regiment during World War 1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. W. Griffen, Pte. Served with 'C' Company of the 8th Battalion. company forces outside Dunkirk on may 29th 1940. Dunkirk 1940 - Worcestershire Regiment Dunkirk (1940) On the 4th September 1939, just a day after war was declared with Germany, advance elements of the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) here to read the account by 2nd Lieut. The Worcestershire Regiment, 1922-1950. E. J. Haywood, Click here to read a letter from a Captain of the 138th In good condition. Dunkirk Memorial Column 57. Spragg, Sgt. HISTORY OF THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT —WW2. 7th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment (Machine-Guns) 14th Battalion The City of London Royal Fusiliers (company size) - garrison unit; 8th Battalion The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment (Machine-Guns) 9th Overseas Defence Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment - … Worcestershire Regiment, CLICK ??? 8th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment. It was commanded by Lt. Col. R.H. Wiggin with six-pounder anti-tank guns and later 17-pounder self-propelled guns. ?, Cpl. Jack Pritchard 7th Btn. Additional Bibliography for this Page. He later served, with some distinction in MI5 and MI6, being awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French. Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939. ?, Cpl. At the outbreak of war the 8th Battalion were a Territorial Army unit. ???? For the next 5 years he was a POW at Carrier Platoon - 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (Le Forest, ?, Sgt. Two of the regiment's territorial battalions, the 7th and 8th, were part of the British Expeditionary Force rescued from Dunkirk in 1940. Watson. Personal account of Sergeant HFH Matthews, 7th Worcestershire Regiment I was at Dunkirk, at the time I was a Sergeant in the 7th Worcestershire regiment, 2nd (Infantry) Division, and was evacuated from Dunkirk beach in the early hours of 1st June. Worcestershire Regiment . To view and read about a French Military Postcard posted from Dunkirk on 24th May 1940, click here. By the end of September there were over 150,000 British troops in France. He was marched to XXa POW camp and was moved to Lamsdorf 344 camp in 1941. To view and read about a British helmet recovered from a cellar in the town of Cassel, click here. Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939. Son of Major James Kerr Macdonald and Emily Ann Macdonald, of Worcester. About this Item: Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, London, 1853. or the Herefordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the Regiment in 1701, and of its subsequent services to 1852. The 1st Battalion was initially deployed to India, while the 2nd Battalion was initially deployed to Ireland, the Channel Islands, Malta, Bermuda and then Canada. here or image for story and photos. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1952: R. Gale: The Worcestershire Regiment. told he had been killed in action. British troops retreating to Dunkirk (27th May 1940), 7th Fredric Leonard Richardson was taken prisoner while serving with the 8th Battalion Worcestershire, Regiment. The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. Notes from Several men were interviewed in 1995 as part of the then Hereford and Worcester Record Office’s World War II oral history project, just ahead of some of them returning to the beaches to attend various ceremonies. The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. Withdrawal route taken by the Carrier Platoon - 8th Battalion He helped a soldier from Newcastle on one of the marches. He was part of the B.E.F. 2nd row (seated): Sgt. This is an original Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Regiment collar badge for sale. Brigade with a Testimonial, Click Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military badges for sale including other Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Regiment collar badges. Samson, Pte. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and … The Childers Reforms restructured the British army infantry Regiments into a network of multi-battalion Regiments each having two regular and two militia battalions. His regiment was subsequently evacuated during the retreat from Dunkirk; Coventry was killed in action … The WR regiment served Worcestershire and Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England. His regiment was subsequently evacuated during the retreat from Dunkirk ; Coventry was killed in action on 27 May 1940 at La Bassée , during the Battle of Dunkirk which preceded it. Click here to read the War Diary, Cpl. Leo Cooper 1970: A.B. Arras Roas Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. Due to Dunkirk - Carrier Platoon, 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment : The following account of Carrier Platoon's withdrawal to Dunkirk is given by 2nd Lieutenant (later Captain) E. W. B. Berry, M.C. Service No 58979. Its lineage is continued today by the Mercian Regiment. Its two regular battalions served in several different theatres. First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and World War I as horsed cavalry before being converted to an anti-tank regiment of the Royal Artillery for service in World War II. Worcestershire Regiment. However, the Worcestershire Yeomanry had already been reborn in 1947 in Worcestershire as the 300th Anti-tank Regiment R.A. (Worcestershire Yeomanry). The Worcestershire Regiment is a Line Infantry Regiment that was formed in 1881, tracing it routes back to 1661. ???? 302 pp. at a Cement Factory and Sugar Mill in the region of Upper Silesia. Amongst this force were the 7th and 8th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment and the 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Worcestershire Yeomanry). A.I.B. Son of Alice Clarke of Buckman's Cottage, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire… Died aged 28 on 29th May 1940. To read about Reservist Jean Duverlie of the 511eme Regional Regiment, click here. ?, Pte. Battalion War Diary (May 1940) ??? The 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1701.Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881. P. Huxter, Cpl. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. Dunkirk - 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (1939-40) During 1938 the 7th and 8th Battalions formed a solid Worcestershire representation in the 144th In 1939 the 4th and 6th Battalions of the Gloucestershire Regimens who had completed the Brigade left for reconstitution, the one as a searchlight regiment, the other as a mixed tank battalion. Pp. ?, L/Cpl. ???? both went to France in 1940 and both were in the Dunkirk tragedy. 3rd row: Cpl. ??? In 1881 the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot were amalgamated to form The Worcestershire Regiment as part of the Childers Reforms. Pte. ?, Pte. here or image for story and photos, Number of men rescued (in chronological order), Click ??? Dunkirk in May 1940 he was captured near Bambecque on the 29th May. 24-04-1917. Captain, 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, attached South Wales Borderers, formerly of Monmouthshire Regiment. the lack of information and confusion at the time he family was initially 1st Battalion was initially deployed to Palestine, and then Abyssinia, Egypt and Libya. 8th Battalion with the B.E.F. ??? left for France. Age 21. Click Reid, Pte. ??? Lowe, Cpl. Amongst those rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk were men from Worcestershire’s 67th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Darby, Pte. Pickering, Pte. ??? Battalion made its way towards DUNKIRK, and spent the night there, embarking the following … ?, Pte. E. W. B. Berry, Sgt. As a POW he worked In 1940 the Battalion saw action in France at Wormhoudt and Dunkirk. Bethell, 2/Lieut. In 1970 the regiment was amalgamated with the Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. Fredric Leonard Richardson 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment . 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