Cambridgeshire Regt

[themonsstar]

Hi All
Can any one tell about the Regt.

How many Batt.
How many MC won
Any Books i can read ref the Batts in WW2.

Cheers Roy

[Sgt Pilot Bernard Henson RAFVR]

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.

[Owen]

Any info on what was happening on 16th Feb '42 when this Swindon lad was killed with the 2nd Bn?

CWGC :: Casualty Details

EDIT: Ok found this.
COFEPOW - The Armed Forces - The 2nd Battalion - Cambs Regiment