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Sgt Pilot Bernard Henson RAFVR · 03-01-2007, 04:38 AM

Hello Roy.

Pre 1938 1 Battalion,expanded in 1938/9 to two Battalions:~
Cambridge & Ely= 1st Bn.
Isle of Ely{Fens}= 2nd Bn;
Not many Gallantry Awards @ all for 1939~45,1 x DCM,2 x MM,a Handful of MCs{not sure but under ten I think}& various other awards DSO,OBE; etc;
Their Capture in 1942 precluded many awards,though I belive a few post 1945/6 awards of BEMs & MiDs were granted to PoWs to recognise their efforts whilst in captivity.
Many books exist covering the Regiments role in WW2:~
A Line Of Lost Lives by J.S.Cosford a Veteran PoW
With The Cambridgeshires At Singapore by William Taylor of March Cambridgeshire,a Former Sergeant PoW.
Battalion At War {1st Bn} by Cyril "Pony" Moore a former Suffolk Regular who served with the 1st Cambridgeshire Regt in WW2 as Sergeant,also a PoW.
& If your interest extends to the Home Guard,an excellent History of the county's Home Guard Units,who wore the Cambridgeshire Regiment Badge,is:~
They Also Served,published in 1944,tells the story of each detachment of the County HG/LDV,a fine and scarce contemporary HG Unit History.

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Sgt Pilot Bernard Henson RAFVR Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridgeshire UK Posts: 124	Hello Roy. Pre 1938 1 Battalion,expanded in 1938/9 to two Battalions:~ Cambridge & Ely= 1st Bn. Isle of Ely{Fens}= 2nd Bn; Not many Gallantry Awards @ all for 1939~45,1 x DCM,2 x MM,a Handful of MCs{not sure but under ten I think}& various other awards DSO,OBE; etc; Their Capture in 1942 precluded many awards,though I belive a few post 1945/6 awards of BEMs & MiDs were granted to PoWs to recognise their efforts whilst in captivity. Many books exist covering the Regiments role in WW2:~ A Line Of Lost Lives by J.S.Cosford a Veteran PoW With The Cambridgeshires At Singapore by William Taylor of March Cambridgeshire,a Former Sergeant PoW. Battalion At War {1st Bn} by Cyril "Pony" Moore a former Suffolk Regular who served with the 1st Cambridgeshire Regt in WW2 as Sergeant,also a PoW. & If your interest extends to the Home Guard,an excellent History of the county's Home Guard Units,who wore the Cambridgeshire Regiment Badge,is:~ They Also Served,published in 1944,tells the story of each detachment of the County HG/LDV,a fine and scarce contemporary HG Unit History. __________________ In Memory Of Sergeant~Pilot Bernard Henson,RAFVR; 32 Sqn/257 Sqn RAF 1924~1940,Who Died @ the Guns of Adolf Galland,"A Few Quick Bursts From My Guns Put The Pilot Out Of His Misery" Adolf Galland Speaking Of 17th November 1940 in his Autobiography. "Per Ardua Ad Astra" Bernards Picture is My Avatar All Men Of The 1st & 2nd Battalions The Cambridgeshire Regiment,T.A;1939~46;Especially those who did not return:Salute The Fen Tigers. Last edited by Sgt Pilot Bernard Henson RAFVR; 03-01-2007 at 04:50 AM.