Hi Everyone, I have been digitising my Grandads WW2 documents and photos and thought I would share some here for anyone interested. I have...
Operation Partridge was a raid carried out behind German lines on the Mediterranean coast of Italy on the night of 30th/31st December 1943. The...
Hi, My Dad's Cousin, John Farmer Robertson was a Lieutenant and then Captain in the 2nd Bn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders He served in...
My great uncle Pte was tragically killed in Normandy as part of the 7th Black Watch. (His name and rest of post deleted as don't want this top of...
Je recherche tous renseignements sur le 1er bataillon du Black Watch Régiment dans la région de Dunkerque en septembre et octobre 1944. MercI...
Army Number: 4454514 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: Ronald WOOD, MiD Unit: Durham Light Infantry ; Special Raiding Squadron, 1 Special Air Service...
Army Number: 2763368 Rank: Private Name: Douglas Fargie LYLE Unit: Long Range Desert Group Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1920 Date of Enlistment: 25 Jul...
Army Number: 2763806 Rank: Lance-Corporal Name: John Gordon LYONS Unit: 2 Black Watch ; 50 ME Commando Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1917 Date of...
I have uploaded a copy of my grandfathers service record. I would appreciate if someone could help decipher it for me, there is so much on there I...
Date of Enlistment: Army Number: 2752109 Rank: Serjeant Name: James Clark Reid FRASER Unit: 1 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Date of Birth:...
Personal Number: 67159 Rank: Major Name: Archibald John Arthur WAVELL, 2nd Earl Wavell, MC Unit: Black Watch London Gazette : 31 January 1936...
Hello all, I'm looking for some information (Or even better, a war diary) for my uncle (Pte Alexander Gordon Ellis - 14436178) and his friend...
Hi In several accounts there is mention of an RIASC Officer leading troops from the reinforcement centre and convalescent centre in the early...
Award Mentioned in Despatches Pte. Peter Cormack, 1st Bn Black Watch of Canada, Royal Highlander Regiment 2nd Canadian Division (D81507) Cormack...
Ancestry are showing WW2 War Diaries as "new" on their card catalogue - looking at UK, World War II War Diaries, 1939-1946 | Ancestry® they have...
Can anyone confirm if uniform in late 1944 was this? What is the ribbon above their left hand lapel? [IMG] TIA David
Hi, I am new to this forum and been having trouble locating any information on my Father. He signed up in 1943 with the RHR Black Watch, and ended...
Just wondering if anyone has any information on the officer listed above as I'm trying to piece together his SWW career. I have his service file...
Hi, I am looking for unit history, war diaries and/or after-action reports for the 1st Battalion, Black Watch, 154th Brigade, 51st Highland...
Personal Number: (9334) 3317 Rank: General Name: Sir Neil Methuen RITCHIE, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, MiD****, KStJ Unit: Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)...
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