Decorations and Awards to Members of the Reconnaissance Corps

Starting a thread on Awards to the Recce Corps. Starting with a list from "This Band of Brothers" by Jeremy Taylor. Did the list as a PDF so as to not have a huge list of names in the thread.

These list's are not complete especially the MIDs, any additions are most welcome.


Cheers
Paul

 

Well done paul. Superb piece of work.
Tom.

 

Paul
I might have some of the citations for the Airborne Recce chaps if you want them however night take a while as have just disconnected printer etc, so no scanner.
If you can wait until Ive moved house! then I will do it all then when I am up and properly running again computer wise!

Regards

Andy

 

Paul,

Well done.

I looked at Appendix 2 of Only the Enemy in Front, which is the same list, save that the Mentions in Dispatches is just a paragraph, but slightly different from your list.

I Quote.

In all, 492 Mentions inm Despatches were awarded to the Corps. Of these, eleven were second mentions, giving a total of 481 individuals who received. A significant number of these men-thirty-three-were also recipients of other awards with one officer, Lieutenant-Colonel E A S "Raddy" Brett of 1 Recce, awarded the DSO as well as two Mentions.

Regards
Tom

 

Tom, Corrected typo in file.

Cheers
Paul

 

Hi Paul
I got in it another officer of my BRETT Fask Force reserch!!!

Ciao a tutti
Massimo

 

Consistently, the most medals won by units, are the Royal Engineers. It certainly was in Monty's Ironsides, for there, the Sappers won 43. With far less men than the infantry battalion's, or come to that. Any other regiments or Corps.
Sapper

 

Excellent research Paul.

All awards given to 53rd Reconnaissance Regiment are listed here including Commander in Chiefs Certificate for Gallantry and Good Service.

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/allied-units/22945-53rd-reconnaissance-regiment.html

Paul, what is the best way to send you a copy of the transcribed war diary you asked for? I have tried to scan it as a PDF but the file is massive. If you PM your address I could photocopy it and send it via snail mail?

Also another copy of this band of brothers has popped up on ebay if anyone is interested, still out of my price range at this point in time!!

 

Dave PM sent

Cheers
Paul

 

PM'd back

Dave

 

Starting a thread on Awards to the Recce Corps. Starting with a list from "This Band of Brothers" by Jeremy Taylor. Did the list as a PDF so as to not have a huge list of names in the thread.

Cheers
Paul
Hi Mitch,
I am new member to the Forum. My father 6918419 WS/SGT Leslie "Chunkie" Dunn MM, 5th (3rd Tower Hamlets Rifles) Recce Rgt, seems to be omitted from your list of Awards. I guess that this was due to the Regimental Records being fire damaged in Palestine. The subsequent Roll of Honour was then compiled from memory by the Adj Cliffe Prince. Dad is still with us, he is 90 tomorrow, and we are off to Italy with Poopy Travel in October.

 

Hi Mick and welcome to the forum.

Let me know if you want a free copy of the citation

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Regards
Andy

 

Mick, Welcome to the forum. I have your fathers name and am still in the process of obtaining the citations (free) from the NA. Where in Italy are you going to travel? Are any cemeteries included in your trip? Have updated file with your fathers name.

Cheers
Paul

 

Mick,

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Regards
Tom

 

Name David Allsopp
Rank: Temporary Captain, Lieutenant
Service No: 105457
Regiment: 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
Theatre: Foreign to British: Netherlands
Award: Bronze Lion
London Gazette: 08 November 1945
ReferenceWO 373/144

 

Name Cecil Charles Bolton
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 6105318
Regiment: 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
Theatre: Foreign to British: Netherlands
Award: Dutch Bronze Cross
London Gazette: 08 November 1945
ReferenceWO 373/144

 

Paul

Had a quick loook through your super list but couldn't find my good friend Donald Carlton:

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/all-anniversaries/22601-ajex-remembrance-service-parade-2009-a.html

Do you need any info on him ?
Just went back to my records & found this: BBC - WW2 People's War - Cambridge and Bethnal Green Boy's Club, The club that produced heroes

Best regards

Ron

 

Name Thomas Joseph Firbank
Rank: Lieutenant
Service No: 149129
Regiment: 1st Airborne Division Reconnaissance Squadron, Coldstream Guards
Theatre: Italy
Award: Military Cross
London Gazette: 13 January 1944
ReferenceWO 373/4

 

Name Douglas Galbraith
Rank: Lieutenant
Service No: 240321
Regiment: 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
Theatre : North West Europe 1944-45
Award: Military Cross
London Gazette: 21 December 1944
ReferenceWO 373/49

 

Name Charles Frederick Howard Gough
Rank: Captain
Service No: 31420
Regiment: 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron
Theatre: Italy
Award: Military Cross
London Gazette: 27 January 1944
ReferenceWO 373/4