D-Day Gold Beach: Company Commanders

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  1. Sheldrake

    Sheldrake All over the place....

    86 (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment
    CO Lt Col G D Fanshawe
    2IC Maj Morgan-Smith

    BC 341 Maj Loveday FOO Run-in shoot, then BC 7GH
    BK 341 Capt Kiln LCH King Red 5 EY then BK
    TC A Capt Hall FOO run-in shoot then FOO 7GH
    TC B Capt Perry FOO 7GH
    CPO Lt
    GPO A Lt Cranston
    GPO B Lt Beck

    BC 342 Maj Swann BC 6GH
    BK 342 Capt Hankins LCH King Green 6GH then BK
    TC C Capt Street FOO 6GH
    TC D Capt Ash FOO 6GH
    CPO Lt
    GPO C Lt Eisen
    GPO D Lt Jamieson

    BC 462 Maj Scammell BC 5EY
    BK 462 Capt OC follow up party UK
    TC E Capt Turnbull FOO 5EY
    TC F Capt Pamphilon FOO 5EY
    CPO Lt
    GPO E Lt Mathers
    GPO F Lt Geer

    147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment
    CO Lt Col R A Phayre
    2IC Maj Brooke
    Adjt Capt Gee
    BC 413 Maj C J Sidgwick
    BK 413 Capt E C B Edwards
    BC 431 Maj R B Gosling
    BK 431 Capt Beale (Beck?)
    TC Capt K Munro
    TC Capt D B Taylor
    BC 511 Maj C H Gosling
    BK 511 Capt Lyons
    Capt Warburton
    Capt Gepp

    90 Field Regiment
    CO Lt Col I G G S Hardy
    2IC
    OP s deployed as follows
    Maj Comyns with 2 Devons
    Capt Bishop with 1 Dorset
    Capt Johnsen with 56 Bde
    Capt Bland in LCH as advisor to D/SOAG
    Capt Smedley with CO
    Capt Vine with 1 Hamps
    Capt Cook with 1 Dorset


    74 Fd Regt
    296, 440, 452 Btys
    Sp 151 Inf Bde
    CO Lt Col H W W Harris
    2ic Maj Dawson
    Adjt Hutt
    BCs Majs Clarke, Wakelin, Parke
    TCs Weber, Hanson, Crossley (att 90 Fd), Hamilton (att 90 Fd), Highfield, Pitt


    124 Fd Regt
    288, 441, 489 (6GH) Btys
    Sp 69 Inf Bde
    CO Lt Col P H Gough
    2ic Maj Colville
    Adjt Capt Heptingstall
    BCs Majs Shakerley (Att AF HQ), J C P Ross, J S S Bury (att 74 Fd Rgt)
    TCs Capts Ramsden, Wood; Price, Smart; A B Clark, Hawkins
    Lt K M Clark, Lt D G Greig att 86 Fd Regt, Lt R R Crump att 74 Fd Regt, Lt Huber att HQRA

    102 ATk Regt
    M10 (one tp of four/bty) 6-pdr (two tps of four/bty)
    CO Lt Col A K Matthews
    2IC Maj Cowen
    Adjt Capt Spence
    99 ATk Bty Maj Dunlerley, Lts Bonsall*, Van Bergen, Tongue
    107 ATk Bty Maj Burnett, Lts Milliken*, Roberts, Botherway
    288 ATk Bty Maj Balfour, Lts May*, Brameld, Packham
    289 ATk Bty Maj Browne-Swinburn, Winde*, White, Garner
    *M10 tp
    Att
    198/73 ATk Regt Maj Pinn
    234/73 ATk Regt Maj Asquith

    73 ATk Regt
    CO Lt Col H StM Perry
    2IC Maj Hemelryk
    195 ATk Bty Maj Murray
    196 ATk Bty Maj Kenyon
    *198 ATk Bty Maj Pinn
    *234 ATk Bty Maj Asquith
    *M10

    113 HAA Regt
    CO Lt Col F R Gilbert
    2IC Maj Macdonald
    Adjt Capt Beames
    BCs 362, Carey, 366, Millner, 391, Bealey

    120 LAA Regt
    393, 394, 395, LAA Btys
    Eqpt: Triple 20 mm Crusader AA [tank], 20 mm towed, 40 mm Bofors Mk I
    CO: Lt Col J B Allan
    2IC: Maj J R Morgan
    Adjt: Capt H G Woods
    BC393 Maj W Drake King A - Johnstone, B - Dawson, C – Dunn
    BC394 Maj R Snodgrass Evans D – Dudley-Smith, E – Storey, F- Arnold
    BC395 Maj J Whitton Lewis G - Ennis, H - Senior, J – Young
    Also A and B Troops of 320 Bty / 93 LAA Regt Triple 20 mm Crusader AA [tank], 20 mm towed,
    B Tp 320 Bty Capt Lewis??
     
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  2. IanTurnbull

    IanTurnbull Well-Known Member

    Hannover
    Technically 147 Field Regiment (Essex Yeomanry) were attached to the 50th (Northumbrian) Division (supporting 231 Infantry Brigade) for D Day and became a part of the 8th Armoured on D + 2 (5 Troops out of 6, the final Troop joined on D +3). I will augment Sheldrake's post that identifies the 147 Fd Officers.
    Ian
     
  3. IanTurnbull

    IanTurnbull Well-Known Member

    I can add a bit more detail to Sheldrake's post on 147 Fd on D Day
    147th (Essex Yeomanry) Field Regiment
    CO Lt Col R A Phayre
    2IC Maj C V Broke
    Adjt Capt P W P Gee

    413 Battery
    BC Maj C J Sidgwick
    BK Capt E C B Edwards
    TC "A" Captain AA Warburton
    TC "B" Captain G W Culley

    431 Battery
    BC Maj R B ("Dick") Gosling
    BK Capt M G Beale
    TC "C" Capt R R B Foreman
    TC "D" Capt K A Munro

    511 Battery
    BC Maj C H Gosling
    BK Capt T C Gepp
    TC "E" Capt D B Taylor
    TC "F" Capt G M ("Blue") Lyon

    Ian
     
  4. Steve Mac

    Steve Mac Very Senior Member

    2/Cheshire Regiment supporting MG & Mortar Bn.
    CO: Lt-Col. S.V. Keeling DSO
    2nd i/c Maj. HR Moon
    A Company (MG): Maj. PL de C. Martin MiD (x2)
    B Company (MG): Maj. RWF Mellor MiD
    C Company (MG): Maj. FL Abel MiD
    D Company (Mortar): Maj. RC Langrishe
     
  5. Cassino1944

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