Guards' photos please

Sergeant P McCarthy`s Irish Guards November 1940.


Kyle

 

Hopefully a member with access to findmypast may be able to answer the Garlington query Diane by reference to the CG enlistment books that are on that site.

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Squad Photo Dec 1938 suggests an enlistment July/Aug 1938 - unless “back squaded”. Peacetime recruits were held at the Depot until they were sufficient in number to form a squad of about 30 men - that could be reduced by almost 50% by the end of 20 week pre war initial training.

There can often be a 2 or 3 week spread of enlistment dates within a CG squad as recruitment numbers were unpredictable.

Steve

 

One from September 1936 .
Cpl J Muldoon`s Squad IRISH GUARDS September 1936.






Kyle

 

Sgt E. McGarrigle's Coldstream Guards Squad Dec 1938 Caterham Barracks





Kyle

 

Last one for now (Thanks to J.P) [Uncle Shifty Flickr]








Back Row: Guardsman T. WOODS, Guardsman R. MERRILL, Guardsman S. McNEICE, Guardsman R. WILSON, Guardsman E. KENNY, Guardsman F. BEATTIE


Middle Row: Guardsman R. OLIVER, Guardsman B. CRAIG, Guardsman J. HODGKISS, Guardsman F. MULKERRIN, Guardsman K. HAZELBY, Trained Soldier W. McGRANAGHAN, Guardsman A. RATH, Guardsman J. CHITTY, Guardsman J. BENT, Guardsman S. MILLER, Guardsman W. ALLISTER


Front Row: Guardsman R. LINDSAY, Guardsman J. GILLIGAN, Guardsman F. FORSTER, Corporal T. MAHER (Squad Instructor), Serjeant A. WIGGAN, (Supt. Serjeant) Guardsman L. MAGUIRE, Guardsman G. HAMILL, Guardsman T. O’CONNOR
Kyle

 

Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts

LANCE SERJEANT ALBERT LIONEL GRAHAM
Service Number: 2721431
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Irish Guards

3rd Bn.

Date of Death
Died 18 July 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at
BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY

• Country of Service United Kingdom
• Additional Info Son of Harry and Veronica Graham, of Watford, Hertfordshire; husband of Peggy Graham, of Watford.
• Personal Inscription SLEEP ON, BELOVED, TAKE THY REST, WE LOVE THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVES THEE BEST

 

Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts
LANCE SERJEANT HAROLD JOHN BIRD
Service Number: 2738164
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Welsh Guards

2nd Armd. Recce. Bn.

Date of Death
Died 08 September 1944

Age 34 years old

Buried or commemorated at
LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY

IV. C. 16.

Belgium

• United Kingdom
• Additional Info Son of John Wade Bird and Sarah Rosa Bird; husband of Bessie Marion Bird, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
• Personal Inscription BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD

 

Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts


GUARDSMAN DAVID JOHN EDWARDS
Service Number: 2737056
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Welsh Guards

2nd Bn.

Date of Death
Died 29 June 1942

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at
WATFORD CEMETERY

Sec. I. Uncons. Row 1. Grave 999.

United Kingdom

• Country of Service United Kingdom
• Additional Info Son of Arthur Haydn Edwards and Elizabeth Jane Edwards.

 

Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts

LANCE SERJEANT ERIC JOHN NORMAN
Service Number: 2621802
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Grenadier Guards

5th Bn.

Date of Death
Died 17 April 1943

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY

I. B. 10.

Tunisia

• Country of Service United Kingdom
• Additional Info Son of William Herbert and Edith Mary Norman, of Salisbury.
• Personal Inscription "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" SWEET MEMORIES MUM AND DAD

 

Isaac Elliot (wife Violet Elliott) son of Isaac and Ellen Jane of 2 South View Crawcrook - served in the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards

2664819 GUARDSMAN ISAAC ELLIOTT
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Coldstream Guards
2nd Bn.
Date of Death
Died 10 June 1944
Age 37 years old
Buried or commemorated at
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
IV, E, 5.
Italy

Kyle

 

Hi,

I’ve made reference to Anthony Drongin in several posts over the years. I’ve just been listening to Reel 5 of Sgt Reg Seekings (SAS original) IWM Oral History that refers to the Sept 1942 Benghazi Raid where Drongin was mortally wounded.

Seekings describes being in the same truck as Drongin when the latter was caught by a burst of machine gunfire across the hips as they were driving through a roadblock on the outskirts of the town.

Seekings also speaks of arranging medical treatment for him and encountering him again on the return trip. He found him alive but left unattended at the side of the road - presumably after he had been treated by the MO Malcolm Pleydell. Seekings said he spoke to him and saw he was in bad shape.

He says he took Drongin’s pistol from him as he was asking Seekings to shoot him and he feared Drongin would shoot himself if he didn’t take his weapon.

Seekings promised to send help back for him once he had reached the rendezvous point. Sadly Drongin was never found.

Steve

 

Sgt. E. Foreman's Squad Grenadier Guards October 1931 , Sadly was too big for my scanner but uploaded so the header and squad names are both available here

 

Sgt. E. Foreman's Squad Grenadier Guards October 1931

 

Some more squad photos sadly I'm unsure , taken between 1931 and 1942 , I believe 2nd batallion or 5th

 

Hi,

Not squad photo’s……..

1. Likely a Grenadier Guards wartime 2nd Armoured Battalion Squadron? photo as men are wearing beret’s.

2. Pre War GG Company Photo - could be any of 1st to 3rd Battalion. Likely taken in U.K.

Steve

 

Thanks for pointing that out , the damaged photo is stamped on the back Trowbridge not sure if that is a relevant location or if its a photographers address , I think that is closer to 1940s as my great grandfather looks older in it compared to the others posted

 

2 pre war Guards Depot Coldstream Guards Squad photo’s from a recent Coldstream Gazette submitted by the son of the Recruit/latterly Cpl Lindsey featured in both images.

1. Corporal Ellis’ Squad December 1927 - featuring Recruit Lindsey. These men would likely be liable to recall as reservists in September 1939 (possibly even recalled for training mid August 1939) despite their 12 year service commitment having less than a month left until it expired.

2. Corporal Lindsey’ Squad August 1934. These men would definitely have been recalled in September 1939.

I haven’t got access to CG records on Findmypast atm or I would’ve researched the named men on that site.

Steve