Royal Ulsters - What was happening in April 1945?

[pmcrory]

Originally Posted by Owen D

Why have the Brother's got different surnames? McRory & McGrory?

A question I ask myself also. The Irish spellings were pretty interchangeable - I'm a McGrory who dropped the 'G' two generations ago. Ultimately it'll be how the names were recorded on their individual attestation papers: James and Paddy didn't join at the same time.

Many thanks to Owen and Sapper for the info and recommended reading:I'll look into the Bremen campaign in more detail. Becklingen is 60 miles ESE of Bremen: does this mean that this is likely to be the closest military cemetary? Having said that, its location looks like it could have been in enemy-occupied area (depending on the situation) at that time.

Paul

[sapper]

Paul. although I was back in England at that time, I was still in touch with me comrades, I can tell you that the movement of troops was so swift and spreading in all directions ..That at times it was difficuklt to find where your own unit was. If you moved as a separate platoon, it not be unusual to find that your "lot" had moved and advanced.
The RUR will have a Regimental history.
Sapper

[Owen]

Paul,
This info from the CWGC will tell you why the men are it that Cemetery.

The site of Becklingen War Cemetery was chosen for the position on a hillside overlooking Luneburg Heath, where Field-Marshall Montgomery accepted the German surrender from Admiral Doenitz on 4 May 1945. Burials were brought into the cemetery from isolated sites in the countryside, small German cemeteries and prisoner of war camps cemeteries, including the Fallingbostel cemetery, within a radius of about 80 kilometres.

PS. Glad to help.Have you tried to get their Service Records from the MOD yet?

[lancesergeant]

Owen, is this the historic disclosures part. If not it could be another avenue to try. Costs £25

Historic Disclosures
Mailpoint 400
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX

If it is I've just duplicated someone elses post!

[Owen]

That's it. Paul Reed mentioned it here.
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/searchi...s-address.html

He's the expert.

[lancesergeant]

Thanks for that Owen, I didn't want to stand in anyone's light credit where credit's due.. Regards.

[raf]

Hi all

my grandad passed away in 1995 and as i child i use to ask him so many questions about the war that most of the answers ive forgot.

His name was Frank Weston and at 16 joined the British army around 1943. He was sent to the lake district for training in preperation for D,Day

i was told that he was only of a few english men to then be attached to the irish regiment.

he then went to dover castle and although he wasnt involved in the d,day landings he went to France then Arnhem were there is no mention of this regiment then onto Berlin after the war he was posted to palestine.

i would be very pleased if any one has any information on Frank Weston the Irish ulsters or the battles they were involved in

many thanks



i have now found my Grandads paybook and his army number is 14746480
he signed up at carlisle 18-4-44

his paybook doesnt say much to be honest apart from territorial nothing about France or Germany although he has the star most entries seem to be when he was in palestine

from what i recall he was in the lakes then portsmouth castle then onto dover,calais,arnham,berlin and palestine.

ive also just bought the rifles are there a very good book

i hope you could give me more information with the army number cheers

[Owen]

From "Assault Division" page 268 Looks like they are all buried in the same row.

A disaster dulled the Ulster Rifles' triumph of the previous day, when, setting off in a carrier towards Huchting, Major Bird, Lieutenant Tony Hancock and a section, drove over a magnetic sea-mine concealed under the road. There were no survivors.

Name:	BIRD, ALAN CURTIS
Initials:	A C
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Major
Regiment/Service:	Royal Ulster Rifles
Age:	35
Date of Death:	26/04/1945
Service No:	105617
Awards:	MC
Additional information:	Son of Sidney Arthur and Norah Agnes Bird.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	8. G. 11.
Cemetery:	BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY

Name:	HANCOCK, ANTHONY STRANGMAN
Initials:	A S
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Lieutenant
Regiment/Service:	The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
Unit Text:	9th Bn.
Secondary Regiment:	Royal Ulster Rifles
Secondary Unit Text:	attd.
Age:	22
Date of Death:	26/04/1945
Service No:	249763
Additional information:	Son of Capt. Dugald Strangman Hancock and Vivien Fearne Hancock.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	8. G. 4.
Cemetery:	BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY

[Mostonian]

My Nana's first husband was in the Ulster Rifles attached to the airborne. He was also an Englishman. He died just before the date you're after taking part (I believe) in Operation Varsity. He's buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
RIP Tommy Stubbs.

[Owen]

Originally Posted by Mostonian

My Nana's first husband was in the Ulster Rifles attached to the airborne. He was also an Englishman. He died just before the date you're after taking part (I believe) in Operation Varsity. He's buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
RIP Tommy Stubbs.

Name:	STUBBS, THOMAS
Initials:	T
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Rifleman
Regiment/Service:	Royal Ulster Rifles
Unit Text:	1st (Airborne) Bn.
Age:	30
Date of Death:	24/03/1945
Service No:	7342471
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	40. C. 4.
Cemetery:	REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY