North Irish Horse, Captain Reginald Thomas WHATLEY

Paul Whatley · 03-01-2007, 10:09 PM

Any information ref my late father's award of the Military Cross, he was seconded to the North Irish Horse in North Africa from Engineers later R.E.M.E., retired as a Major. Never told us anything about his award !!

Kyt · 03-01-2007, 11:22 PM

Hi Paul,

I posted some info :

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-hi...s-whatley.html

ourbill · 05-01-2007, 12:01 AM

The North Irish Horse was part of the 25th Tank Brigade along with 142nd RAC and the 51st RTR.

Gerry Chester was with the NIH and is on this forum, may I suggest you send him a PM, I'm sure he will be only too willing to point you to some info.

In the meantime have a look at his site: http://www.nih.ww2site.com/

Hugh Vaugh · 03-05-2007, 08:50 PM

Paul,
I'll be able to get a copy of the citation for his MC next week and shall then post it here.
Regards
Hugh

Gerry Chester · 04-05-2007, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ourbill

The North Irish Horse was part of the 25th Tank Brigade along with 142nd RAC and the 51st RTR.

Gerry Chester was with the NIH and is on this forum, may I suggest you send him a PM, I'm sure he will be only too willing to point you to some info.

In the meantime have a look at his site: http://www.nih.ww2site.com/

Hi Bill,

That is my site's old URL - it is now The North Irish Horse - By Gerry Chester

Great to see Hugh coming aboard. He and his brother Doug have done so much for me and the North irish Horse!

Cheers, Gerry

Hugh Vaugh · 04-05-2007, 09:37 AM

Gerry,

Thanks for the kind words as ever.

Is there a case for adding Lt Whately's MC to your site? Just a thought.

Here is a link to NIH War Diary recording the award of his MC, see 14/10/43: -

1943 Diary

Cheers

Hugh

Gerry Chester · 04-05-2007, 05:41 PM

Hi Hugh,

I did some research on Lt. Whatley’s record prior to his being posted to the NIH LAD, and promoted to Captain, 27.9.43. As the award of the MC was announced the following October, it was reasonable to assume that it is was earned while attached to one of our fellow 25^th Army Tank Brigade units – 51^st Bn. Royal Tank Regiment or 142^nd Bn. Royal Armoured Corps. While I suspected that it was with the former, nothing came up.

When you post his citation, especially if it refers to the Steamroller Farm battle, I may be able to come up with some more details for Paul. In any event I will check the NIH’s historian if it would be OK to add a footnote to the awards listing.

As always, Gerry

Hugh Vaugh · 11-05-2007, 06:10 PM

This was found on microfilm at The National Archives: -

The National Archives of the United Kingdom

WO 373/2, COMBATANT GALLANTRY AWARDS, North Africa (First Army),
02 Feb 1943-27 Apr 1944

WO373/2

Gerry, you were correct about the action being before his time with the North Irish Horse. Can you work out from this which regiment he was working with?

Regards

Hugh

Cpl Rootes · 11-05-2007, 08:03 PM

at the top it says he was '25 TK. Bde. W/shop R.E.M.E' or '25 Tank Brigade Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop'

Hugh Vaugh · 11-05-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cpl Rootes

at the top it says he was '25 TK. Bde. W/shop R.E.M.E' or '25 Tank Brigade Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop'

Yes, thanks for that. I meant, which one of the three regiments in 25 Tank Brigade was involved in the actions for which he was honoured, NIH, 51^st Bn. Royal Tank Regiment or 142^nd Bn. Royal Armoured Corps?

03-01-2007, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul Whatley Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 2	North Irish Horse, Captain Reginald Thomas WHATLEY Any information ref my late father's award of the Military Cross, he was seconded to the North Irish Horse in North Africa from Engineers later R.E.M.E., retired as a Major. Never told us anything about his award !!

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Kyt Very Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,968	Hi Paul, I posted some info : http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-hi...s-whatley.html __________________ _______________________________________ Squadron Leader Pujji - Audio Interviews (half way down the page)

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ourbill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire Posts: 238	The North Irish Horse was part of the 25th Tank Brigade along with 142nd RAC and the 51st RTR. Gerry Chester was with the NIH and is on this forum, may I suggest you send him a PM, I'm sure he will be only too willing to point you to some info. In the meantime have a look at his site: http://www.nih.ww2site.com/ Last edited by ourbill; 05-01-2007 at 12:11 AM.

03-05-2007, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hugh Vaugh Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	Paul, I'll be able to get a copy of the citation for his MC next week and shall then post it here. Regards Hugh __________________ In memory of North and South Irish Horsemen who gave their lives in both World Wars. http://southirishhorse.com/ http://southirishhorse.com/documents/sih_dead.htm http://southirishhorse.com/documents/7th_sih_dead.htm http://vaugh.co.uk/documents/nih_dead_ww1.htm Last edited by Hugh Vaugh; 04-05-2007 at 09:38 AM.

04-05-2007, 09:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hugh Vaugh Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	Gerry, Thanks for the kind words as ever. Is there a case for adding Lt Whately's MC to your site? Just a thought. Here is a link to NIH War Diary recording the award of his MC, see 14/10/43: - 1943 Diary Cheers Hugh __________________ In memory of North and South Irish Horsemen who gave their lives in both World Wars. http://southirishhorse.com/ http://southirishhorse.com/documents/sih_dead.htm http://southirishhorse.com/documents/7th_sih_dead.htm http://vaugh.co.uk/documents/nih_dead_ww1.htm Last edited by Hugh Vaugh; 04-05-2007 at 09:50 AM.

04-05-2007, 05:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gerry Chester WW2 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Originally Wallasey, Cheshire - Now a world-wide wanderer Posts: 848	Hi Hugh, I did some research on Lt. Whatley’s record prior to his being posted to the NIH LAD, and promoted to Captain, 27.9.43. As the award of the MC was announced the following October, it was reasonable to assume that it is was earned while attached to one of our fellow 25^th Army Tank Brigade units – 51^st Bn. Royal Tank Regiment or 142^nd Bn. Royal Armoured Corps. While I suspected that it was with the former, nothing came up. When you post his citation, especially if it refers to the Steamroller Farm battle, I may be able to come up with some more details for Paul. In any event I will check the NIH’s historian if it would be OK to add a footnote to the awards listing. As always, Gerry

11-05-2007, 06:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hugh Vaugh Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4	Lt Whatley's MC citation This was found on microfilm at The National Archives: - The National Archives of the United Kingdom WO 373/2, COMBATANT GALLANTRY AWARDS, North Africa (First Army), 02 Feb 1943-27 Apr 1944 WO373/2 Gerry, you were correct about the action being before his time with the North Irish Horse. Can you work out from this which regiment he was working with? Regards Hugh __________________ In memory of North and South Irish Horsemen who gave their lives in both World Wars. http://southirishhorse.com/ http://southirishhorse.com/documents/sih_dead.htm http://southirishhorse.com/documents/7th_sih_dead.htm http://vaugh.co.uk/documents/nih_dead_ww1.htm Last edited by Hugh Vaugh; 11-05-2007 at 06:17 PM.

11-05-2007, 08:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cpl Rootes Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: With Puff the Magic Dragon, living by the sea Posts: 1,040	at the top it says he was '25 TK. Bde. W/shop R.E.M.E' or '25 Tank Brigade Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Workshop' __________________ Regards, Alex http://rootsie.wordpress.com/

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