For the next 5 years he was a POW at 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. Click here to read the War Diary, Cpl. 24-04-1917. Dunkirk Memorial Column 57. 302 pp. However, the Worcestershire Yeomanry had already been reborn in 1947 in Worcestershire as the 300th Anti-tank Regiment R.A. (Worcestershire Yeomanry). Amongst those rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk were men from Worcestershire’s 67th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. 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. Fredric Leonard Richardson was taken prisoner while serving with the 8th Battalion Worcestershire, Regiment. To view and read about a French Military Postcard posted from Dunkirk on 24th May 1940, click here. The Worcestershire Regiment were engaged in military operations as the result of the German invasion of Belgium. Stalag VIIIB (later renamed Stalag 344). ?, Cpl. 8th Battalion with the B.E.F. here or image for story and photos. 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 WR regiment served Worcestershire and Herefordshire, in the West Midlands of England. ??? Samson, Pte. ??? Leo Cooper 1970: A.B. Worcestershire Regiment. 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. ??? The Worcestershire Regiment, 1922-1950. 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. E. W. B. Berry, Sgt. 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. In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and … Pickering, Pte. Watson. One night in April 1940 a patrol from the 8th snuck out and through German lines to a church from which the Germans had been flying a large Nazi flag. 1st Battalion was initially deployed to Palestine, and then Abyssinia, Egypt and Libya. Darby, Pte. Served with 'C' Company of the 8th Battalion. He later served, with some distinction in MI5 and MI6, being awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French. He helped a soldier from Newcastle on one of the marches. Brigade with a Testimonial, Click 2nd row (seated): Sgt. Pp. both went to France in 1940 and both were in the Dunkirk tragedy. W. Griffen, Pte. HISTORY OF THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT —WW2. Gilbert W. Wheeler 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. ?, Sgt. Son of Major James Kerr Macdonald and Emily Ann Macdonald, of Worcester. I have found out through a photo that he was in a POW camp Stalag V111B (camp 344). ???? 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. He was marched to XXa POW camp and was moved to Lamsdorf 344 camp in 1941. ?, Cpl. Pte. Additional Bibliography for this Page. A.I.B. To read about Reservist Jean Duverlie of the 511eme Regional Regiment, click here. Service No 58979. In good condition. here or image for story and photos, Number of men rescued (in chronological order), Click ?, L/Cpl. Amongst this force were the 7th and 8th Battalions of the Worcestershire Regiment and the 53rd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery (Worcestershire Yeomanry). 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. Lowe, Cpl. Its lineage is continued today by the Mercian Regiment. By the end of September there were over 150,000 British troops in France. the lack of information and confusion at the time he family was initially Its two regular battalions served in several different theatres. His regiment was subsequently evacuated during the retreat from Dunkirk; Coventry was killed in action … Notes from ?, Pte. ... Territorial Battalions, the 7th and 8th who first saw active service. Carrier Platoon - 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment (Le Forest, Spragg, Sgt. Nicholas Dykes’s father, Basil Dykes, was a Captain in the Worcestershire Regiment who went to France with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940. ?, Pte. ??? told he had been killed in action. ??? Due to 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. The Childers Reforms restructured the British army infantry Regiments into a network of multi-battalion Regiments each having two regular and two militia battalions. Two of the regiment's territorial battalions, the 7th and 8th, were part of the British Expeditionary Force rescued from Dunkirk in 1940. ?, Pte. Pte. The Worcestershire Regiment is a Line Infantry Regiment that was formed in 1881, tracing it routes back to 1661. Son of Alice Clarke of Buckman's Cottage, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern, Worcestershire… (Famous Regiments Series) 122pp : London. company forces outside Dunkirk on may 29th 1940. Reid, Pte. ??? It was commanded by Lt. Col. R.H. Wiggin with six-pounder anti-tank guns and later 17-pounder self-propelled guns. Worcestershire Regiment, CLICK Arras Roas Cemetery, Roclincourt, Pas-de-Calais, France. here to read the account by 2nd Lieut. Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939. ???? E. J. Haywood, Click here to read a letter from a Captain of the 138th He was part of the B.E.F. At the outbreak of war the 8th Battalion were a Territorial Army unit. 3rd row: Cpl. Bethell, 2/Lieut. ??? 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. Gwilliam 8th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment. Dunkirk in May 1940 he was captured near Bambecque on the 29th May. Battalion made its way towards DUNKIRK, and spent the night there, embarking the following … ?, Pte. HERE TO GO BACK TO THE DUNKIRK INTRO PAGE. Parker (Capt) A History of 1st Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment in Malaya 1950-53 41pp: Worcester; In the Firm 1954-56. Battalion War Diary (May 1940) My uncle, Jack Pritchard was captured at Bethune on 28th May 1940, fighting the rear guard action at Dunkirk. Fredric Leonard Richardson 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment . The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. 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.) In 1970 the regiment was amalgamated with the Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. Aldershot: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1952: R. Gale: The Worcestershire Regiment. 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. Bentley, Pte. As a POW he worked Click at a Cement Factory and Sugar Mill in the region of Upper Silesia. left for France. Coventry was a Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, which was part of the original Expeditionary Force sent to France in September 1939. France - May 1940) In 1940 the Battalion saw action in France at Wormhoudt and Dunkirk. Worcestershire Regiment . ??? 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 - … Captain, 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment, attached South Wales Borderers, formerly of Monmouthshire Regiment. ???? Jack Pritchard 7th Btn. To view and read about a British helmet recovered from a cellar in the town of Cassel, click here. Age 21. 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. This is an original Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Regiment collar badge for sale. 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