Recently I finished Alex Bowlby’s memoir “The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby”. It is a good read and certainly gives you a good idea of the...
Number 3 Troop of 612 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers were attached to H.Q. 8th Rifle Brigade on the above date, during operation 'Goodwood'. At...
Dear members, For your information. On Saturday, 2 May 2015 a war memorial will be dedicated in my hometown Sint Joost, the Netherlands. More...
Hello all, Can someone please put me out of my misery and explain whether the Rifle Brigade, QVRs, Rangers were all part of the KRRC during WW2?...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC WHITE, DENNIS HENRY Rank: Rifleman Service No: 6918985 Regiment/Service: 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade...
Hello everyone. I'm mrgreedy55 (Brian), and I have just joined your website. My interest lies in piecing together the exploits of my dad George...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC BUTTERWORTH, JACK HERBERT COLE Rank: Rifleman Service No: 6849267 Regiment/Service: 1st Bn. Rifle...
Hi All, Hoping someone might be able to help. I have started researching my Grandfathers steps during WW2. One area I have very little info on is...
Remembering Today Casualty Details | CWGC CRUMP, CYRIL Rank: Rifleman Service No: 1781642 Regiment/Service: 2nd Bn. Rifle Brigade Date of...
Hi I am looking for any information regarding 'H' Coy 8th Rifle Brigade in Normandy. My Uncle served with H Coy and was killed on 31st July 1944...
Here's a quote from IMDB After Great Britain declared war in 1939, he was one of the first actors to go back and join the army. Although Niven...
Was the 7th R.B a motor battalion in 1942?
I am trying to find some information on a James Joseph Walsh b24/08/07 who enlisted in the 11th Battalion Rifle Brigade as an Eire Recruit in...
I am trying to identify the names of officers, WOs and NCOs who served with 1 RTR and 1 Btn (Motor) Rifle Brigade, 22 Armoured Brigade 7 Armoured...
Hi Can someone enlighten me to the origin of the term? As far as I can see the coys were named A, B, C, S, and HQ. I am looking at November 41. I...
The other day it struck me that given the British order of battle for an Armoured division, the mechanized infantry unit for the 26th Armoured...
I'm searching for any information however big or small on my granddad. His name is David Kerr and was born in 1922. I've got a wedding...
TNA Catalogue Reference: WO 217/3 Private War Diaries of Various Army Personnel, Second World War, British Expeditionary Force Scope and...
Serjeant SIDNEY HARRY ROOTS 7018349, 10th (2nd Bn. The Tower Hamlets Rifles) Bn., Rifle Brigade who died on 01 September 1944 Remembered with...
hello all I am doing a photo representation of service through the conflict and in need of a representation of the B.E.F shoulder patch...
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