Capt. Carrying the lineage of Battery C, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, the battalion carries campaign streamers from World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, and has served with the 4th Infantry Division and . However all good things must come to an end, so we left Poona and travelled by troop train across India to Ranchi in the State of Bihar, which was to be our home for the best part of a year, with a few short breaks. Now, with some air cover, the Battalion reached the shelter of woods on the outskirts of that town, 'Radio Normandie' being situated there. It was planned at 8th Army H.Q. But it was in the Napoleonic wars, and particularly in the Peninsula War that the regiment gained its battle honours. Please see my various contributions to this archive on the incident. Hutchinson M.B.E. The casualties were mainly exhaustion with malaria. Next day the force moved North to regroup. Gaya is supposed to be the birthplace of Buddha and there is an interesting Buddhist temple there, although India was at that time largely Hindu/Moslem and Buddhism associated more with Ceylon and countries further east. It was against a Japanese occupied village named Phakedzumi. 1 Kings Own later fought in Italy with the 10th Indian Div. 1/4th Border Regiment 2/4th Border Regiment (home service battalion) 3/4th Border Regiment (depot/training battalion) Roll of Honour[edit| edit source| hide] On 1 January 1914 the regiment was at Galveston, . The regiment was stationed in Egypt and Cyprus for the first half of the 1950s, moving on to West Germany in 1955 where it served with the British Army of the Rhine. Many battalions of the regiment were formed as part of Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener's appeal for an initial 100,000 men volunteers in 1914. The fighting continued all day in the beautiful spring day until nightfall when all the companies withdrew, taking numbers of prisoners with them. Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion was in India on the outbreak of the war. had. The Border Regiment. In 1756, the 4th and 34th were both included in the small garrison on the island of Minorca. If I get a better reply I've got your e-mail and I will send a message to you that way. We set off up the hill to join a track running into the village. 'D Company' held on to Incheville for several days until they ran short of ammunition. It continued to serve there, as well as in Burma, until 1890, when it was replaced by 2nd Battalion. lost a Company as POWs in France but was made up by the time they re-assembled at Kington Camp, including quite a number of newly commissioned officers. The hotel there was situated in an elevated area above a lake with broad steps the whole way down from the hotel to the lake, which, when lighted up at night, was a lovely spectacle. Again, intensive training was carried out for the next three months and again all enjoyed the amenities, which were just as good as in Hereford. There had been some severe fighting around Marjayoun, a nearby village, but after our arrival the main area of battle moved to the Coastal strip and, apart from twice daily shelling by the Vichy French forces, the only activity on the ground was infantry patrolling in the surrounding villages mostly at night. Correspondence. As I had an attack of malaria that morning, I was unable to go up to the town and my Christmas dinner consisted of bully beef, army biscuits, pickles, cheese and tinned fruit, whereas all the other officers had their Christmas dinner in the New Imperial Hotel in Delhi. This article was written by my father to record his personal experiences of WW2. 1 Kings Own were flown from India to Iraq in 1941, and took part in the defence of Habbaniya, one of the earliest examples of a battalion being flown into action. The only change to the regiment's structure during the period of 18811908 occurred in 1900, when a new volunteer battalion was raised, namely the 3rd (Cumberland) Volunteer Battalion. Two whole Divisions, plus many lines of communications and troops were drawn into battle with the Germans. We were actually on the train on Christmas Day, 1944, and it stopped all day at Delhi Station platform. We looked up and saw a Japanese officer looking down at us. On the evacuation of Palestine in 1948, it served in Somali-land, and later in the Canal Zone of Egypt. was ordered to move along the perimeter road that the Italians had built during the siege and press on towards El Adam Aerodrome. 11th Sikh Regiment, 4th . The 4th and 5th landed with the Army in the Crimea in 1854 and fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman. Regards, Find out how you can use this. No ground action was experienced by the Bn. But then, on hearing that Rouen had fallen into enemy hands, Fcamp became the destination. The whole of the 70th Division became engaged in the fighting on Sidi Rezagh and El Duda. This is a list of regiments within the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps during the Second World War.. On the creation of the corps in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, it comprised those regular cavalry and Territorial Army Yeomanry regiments that had been mechanised, together with the Royal Tank Regiment. We did not go ashore there, nor at Cape Town, where we lay off Table Mountain for a day, but we had four very pleasant days in Durban, entertained royally by the very hospitable residents. Some days afterwards the Bn. 2nd Kings Own and 2, 4 and 9 Border all fought in Burma as explained in the beginning of this article. to land in Gallipoli in April, 1915. Part of the new brigade was the 4th Battalion The Border Regiment. Having read the contribution you have made on behalf of Mr Hutchinson I see a mention of a rail journey through Rennes and arrival in Southampton 18th June 1940 (Tuesday). had come out with the withdrawal from Europe, not through Dunkirk but further west through Cherbourg and Brest. The battalion was moved to Dehra Dun to concentrate 23rd Bde. up the Tiddim Road and in the battles round Bishenpur and also in defence of the Silchar Track; 4 Border in 23 Bde, harassed the lines of communication of the Japanese 31st Div., and met up with 2 Border on the Ukhrul Road in June, 1944. In August 1945 when Japan surrendered, the 9th was stationed at Waw, west of Sittang River. The vessel in which I travelled was the destroyer, Jackal. Men of 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, at Arnhem, 20 September 1944. This was when your uncle would have been ordered to leave. This infantry regiment was formed in 1959. They were joined by the 34th in the siege and capture of Sebastopol. 4 Border Regt., 1940-1945 and R.M.O. Just at this time the dingdong battles with the Japanese in the Maungdau/Buthidaung area of the Arakom District in Burma flared up and the Bn. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not Five of the new Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiments. Lucia 1778.. 2 Border fought in the withdrawal from the Kabaw Valley to the Shenam Pass, where many engagements for the defence of Imphal in April/May, 1944 took place; 9 Border fought with 17 Div. The Bn. KOSB A1/1& 2. One lot was our battalion and the other lot was the enemy, which we discovered to our cost when they opened up on our truck and ambulance with anti-tank guns. During the training period from October the only time the Bn. It is a tragedy that since Indian independence they have been harassed to this day by the successors to the British Raj. Just then the monsoon broke and all military operations became static. As casualties were left for my attention, I and my orderly marched at the rear of the column and, rather than be left behind, we carried the casualtys pack ourselves as well as our own, and it sometimes happened that I arrived at the midday or evening rendezvous with two 80 lb. WO 169 / 1705 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment The Volunteer Training Corps were raised with overage or reserved occupation men early in the war, and were initially self-organised into many small corps, with a wide variety of names. Indeed, there is a little about this period in the book, which must also be based on the War Diaries and personal testimony only a couple of yearas after the end of the war. It then fought its way up through Italy, before returning to England in November 1943. 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment on the North-West Frontier of India, c1933. Moving out from the Brittany towns of Brest, Morlaix and St Malo, and then finally arriving at Aumale, the 4th Border was allotted the task of capturing three bridges west of Amiens on the River Somme. 'Orontes' bound for Suez. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. On the subject of the environment, I would like to make a comment here on the conditions in which the columns were operating. The Special Reserve reverted to its militia designation in 1921, then to the Supplementary Reserve in 1924; however, its battalions were effectively placed in 'suspended animation'. in moving his G.H.Q. vessels en route by sea to Tobruk. We spent a day or two in a transit area before being taken by guides up to the perimeter defences. 4th (Westmoreland & Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 6th (East Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 7th Battalion, Border Regiment 8th (Home Defence) Battalion, Border Regiment 9th Battalion, Border Regiment 30th Battalion, Border Regiment 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Border Regiment All the RAF and British troops were tehn withdrawn, and there was this mad dash to get to the ports. I sourced a 1960 local newspaper article, in French, which gives the best account of June 1940 events in Rennes that I have so far found. Between 1944 and 1946 I had in all nine attacks, but none after that. Especially we enjoyed the amenities of the St. Georges Hotel. An uncle of mine was killed along with more than 800 others in an air attack on trains in Rennes, Monday 17th June. After some delay, the 4th Battalion left the port and moved to Rennes by rail. 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment on the North-West Frontier of India, c1933. The railway complex at Rennes was bombed during mid morning Monday 17th June. column from 8th Army arrived but was quickly cut off by the enemy and had to remain in Tobruk. The Chinese Dragon with which the Border Regt was always associated was awarded to the 55th after the First China War of 1841. By the outbreak of the Second World War (1939-45), 1st Battalion was back in Britain. 1947-1959. [2], The Border Regiment fielded 18 battalions[7] and lost almost 7,000[8] officers and other ranks during the course of the war. David G. We haven't had a message back from Mr Hutchinson yet I'm afraid. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Alongside this, the 4th (Militia) Battalion was also disbanded in 1908. My feeling is that someone in the Rennes area will have researched the people who died on 17 June. Now began a period of intensive jungle training on Chindit lines. where they had an airstrip. In 1982, 4 SAI converted to a mechanised infantry battalion mainly consisting of Ratel-20 IFVs. The result was that out of a battalion of some 950 strong, we had, in just under a year, 1,500 hospital admissions, mainly from malaria and relapses despite full anti-malaria precautions which, by and large, were rigorously carried out. Fighting on in France in 1940 after Dunkirk. I only know a little about that area and that incident, but if 'Ouest France' has featured the story, then I am sure there must be many details available about what happened. The Border Regiment fielded 18 battalions [7] and lost almost 7,000 [8] officers and other ranks during the course of the war. The two Divisions were the 51st Highland Division and the 1st Armoured Brigade. Later we moved forward to Mersah Matruh itself with even nicer sea bathing and I accompanied our C.O. All volunteer battalions were renumbered to create a single sequential order. In the immediate post-war period, the army was significantly reduced: nearly all infantry regiments had their first and second battalions amalgamated and the Supplementary Reserve disbanded. After a week or two of rest at railhead, during which malaria began to take its toll, we once more entrained for the long journey back to our old haunt Bangalore. They were part of the 70th British Infantry Division]". During the siege, after being the Western Desert Force the Division became the 70th British Division. was established in a school and detachments were sent out to areas north of here, right up to the Nepalese border. A. The Naga Hillmen were 100% loyal to us and never let us down. This infantry regiment was created in 1881. But then at night, the Australian artillery returned the compliment tenfold! From Brest, they went by ship to Southampton, where they arrived on the morning of June 18th 1940. The 4th Battalion of the Borders were given the task of clearing the woods that were partially held by the Germans. National Defence Companies were combined to create a new "Home Defence" battalion. Even though suppressive Mepacrine tablets were regularly taken, malaria was not entirely suppressed. After an uneventful journey through the Suez Canal, with a visit to Simon Artz store in Port Said, and a few days lying in Gibraltar Harbour, we arrived at Greenock. After the obvious withdrawal of the Japanese, the column moved westwards to Ukhrul and here then operations were complete. I was unlucky enough to develop malaria, but, as I carried plenty of Mepacrine tablets, I treated the attacks myself and did not go to hospital. When the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot, to become The Border Regiment in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, four pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Cumberland and Westmorland were integrated into the structure of the regiment. Unfortunately for this account I do not have contact details for Mr Hutchinson personally. moved north and an armistice was signed on July 14th and we settled in to camping conditions on the outskirts of Qabb Ilyas. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4th Marines) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards from the Vietnam War, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and is a part of the 5th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division. It appears the British authorities at the time suppressed news of those left behind while, for understandable propaganda reasons, playing up the relative success of Operation Dynamo. 41 The battalion was disbanded on 4 April 1946. The regiment's territorial components formed duplicate second and third line battalions. Good. Over in Europe it seems a lot easier finding out official information about the war and commemoration is taken very seriously. As we rested before finally stepping up onto the track, a Naga hillman came up and said Japani. to a Company at an airfield at Side Barrani, where a roving Messerschmidt attacked us. 4th (Westmoreland & Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry), or L Edmn R, is a Primary Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Armed Forces based in Edmonton, Alberta. He was R.M.O. Whilst 1 Border served in BAOR and Berlin, the Kings Own served in Aden and Kenya. Exactly how many were killed in this evacuation I am unsure, but all together, with the Lancastria, other ships and on the trains it must have been 2000+. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Depots were open in Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster for The Kings Own, and in The Castle, Carlisle for The Border Regt. After the war the two regular battalions served in Germany and Italy, before I Border was posted to Palestine in 1947. After withdrawal, the Unit moved Northwards, their lines of communication being constantly dive-bombed by the Germans. The result was that, although no ground was secured by the attack, the next day the enemy had moved off westward. Instead of being flown by glider into Burma to remain during the monsoon period, whilst the other brigades of Special Force were withdrawn, 23rd Brigade was put under the operational command of 14th Army to harass the Japanese L. of C. from the Chindwin to the Imphal/Kohima area, the former town now having been infested by the enemy and the main supply road from railhead to Dimapore cut between the two towns. It then participated in the Cherbourg Peninsula operation while attached to 2nd Armored Division from 19 July through 2 August 1944. Border Regiment soldiersatThiepval Wood, August 1916, Medals of Sergeant Fred Bowman, The Border Regiment, c1918. This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. 10th Parachute Battalion 11th Parachute Battalion 2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA 4th Parachute Squadron, RE 133 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC 1st Airlanding Brigade Brigade Headquarters 1st Battalion The Border Regiment 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment 7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers . Volunteer battalions had been created in reaction to a perceived threat of invasion by France in the late 1850s. It was also atthis time that the 'Lancastria' was hit. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (2/4) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. On the 1st December 1945 the Battalion amalgamated with the 4th Battalion, taking on the name of the latter. I am aware WW2 Peoples War is soon to close for contributions. View this object. The regiment mobilized 'The South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF' for active service on 1 September 1939. I think he was one of the Burgess newspaper family so he may have written his memoirs somewhere. public. Disembarking, they moved to El Quassasin by rail. Capstick William. At 3pm Orders received for the 4th and 5th Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers to move from huts they are at present occupying to bivouac in H2g - HQ to Hopital Farm. had attacked a strongpoint ahead of us and occupied it and we passed through them with a squadron of Matilda tanks and, by daylight, had occupied an escarpment short of El Adam. to Ceylon. The Army rescued European captives from the Emperor Theodores mountain stronghold, Magdala, and returned to the coast before the spring rains swelled the rivers and blocked the route. After re-training for D-Day, the battalion eventually had to wait until August 1944 to deploy to North-West Europe. On forming up we travelled by train to railhead further south and then by road to Bawli Bazar. Fighting had broken out at this time in Syria and the Lebanon, so the Bn. Here in the Basse Fort d'Eu, supported by the artillery of the 51st Highland Division. Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion had returned to Britain from South Africa in 1907 and deployed straight to France in September 1914. whose name, curiously, was the same as mine, Capt. The 1st Bn The Kings Own fought at Le Cateau and in the retreat from Mons in the first actions in the 1914-18 War. Now it was a question of taking over internal security that had been under Vichy French control. The 4th Border group that took the train was headed by Captain J.L. As we were not now in touch with the two platoons on roadblocks, and as I was not an infantry officer and Major Scott was wounded, it was decided to withdraw as the party was no longer large enough to carry out an assault on the strong point on the hill from which the LMG fire had come. Recognition of the corps by the authorities brought regulation and as the war continued the small corps were formed into battalion sized units of the county Volunteer Regiment. It would be almost impossible for me to source documentary evidence of kinship to my grand-uncle George. After an uneventful voyage across the Indian Ocean, we eventually arrived at Bombay. 42 PDF version, 681.5 KB Footnotes GO 155/05. Find out more about the site contributors. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines was constituted in April 1914 during World War I when it was activated as one of the three . Stretchers and litters were constructed of bamboo and casualties were evacuated with Nagas acting as stretcher-bearers. Intensive field training was carried out but, in addition, we enjoyed the considerable amenities of Hereford. packs on my back. Abandoned by the fleet and besieged by the French, they were forced to surrender, but were allowed to march out with colours flying as a tribute to their gallant defence. H.Q., which was replied to by our R.A. batteries. The 2nd Bn The Kings Own and the 1st Bn The Border Regt fought in the Boer War and both were present at the Relief of Ladysmith in 1900 and in the battles before the Relief. On 1 June 1945, a third Active Force component of the regiment, designated '4th Battalion, The Regina Rifle Regiment, CIC, CAOF', was mobilized for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. It remained in Britain re-equipping until April 1943, when it took part in the landings in Tunisia. No escort could be provided but all casualties evacuated by these means arrived safely at Brigade H.Q.. Other ranks' cap badge, The Border Regiment, c1905, 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, in South Africa, 1900. The German invaders over-ran Rennes on Tuesday 18th June and currently I have an account of their initial arrival and occupation in translation. The main duties of the battalion in this situation were the control of and dispersal of mobs and setting up of roadblocks and checkpoints. In 1947, 1st Battalion moved to Palestine. So, men from Cumberland and Westmorland were present at both checks on Rommel and the German Afrika Corps! Then, in 1966, the first three battalions of the 8th deployed to Vietnam, fighting in 9 campaigns and . 4th Raider Battalion designated as 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. During these engagements the H.Q. Hello Joseph, The Kings Own fought with General Moores Army in 1808-9 and took part in the famous retreat to Corunna, and the defence of the town whilst the Army was evacuated. During the few days that we were assembling at Mariani, word came through that Gen. Wingate had been killed in an air accident. After three weeks in Aleppo Barracks we were relieved by an unruly lot of Australian A.E.F. H.W.W. We remained here three weeks during which we had the opportunity to visit Beirut, which was a beautiful town with wonderful amenities and it is so sad to think of the horrors that it has suffered in recent years. I've left a message for Jemma, the co-ordinator for the Radio Cumbria volunteer story gatherers, asking for your question to be passed on to Mr Hutchinson, and if he has further details. A total of 13,167 of the regiment were killed in action. Pte. 20 The battalion took part in the raid on Dieppe on 19 August 1942. A pathway over sunken ships and merchandise had been constructed from ship to shore and we were guided in the dark by Australians. and I met their M.O. Humphreys William. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites WO 169 / 1454 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. The regiment lost over 7,700 men during the war. The 11th and 12th Borderers, New Army "Service" battalions, were referred to as "Pals" Battalions because they were predominantly composed of colleagues. [All the above relieved the Australian infantry. Remained in India throughout the war. Inter-war The inter-war period saw 1st Battalion fighting on the North West Frontier in 1921, garrisoning India and then moving to Palestine. However we got into the unit lines without casualties, only to be shelled by our own Howitzers from inside Tobruk. The column now moved to another hilltop village, Thetsemi, and after many more harassing raids against the Japanese, one night we noticed heavy traffic along a track leading to the Chindwin River crossing into Burma proper. Regards, [All the above were present throughout the siege]. Often for this kind of enquiry I've asked at the Town Hall and someone there can usually know where to start or who to contact. 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Moving off into the town street fighting began. The 2 Kings Own were flown into Broadway on March 10, 1944 and flew out from Myitkyina on July 26, having marched and fought over 1,100 miles behind the Japanese lines. This immediately changed the role of 23rd Brigade. Thanks again for your reply and interest, you have been most helpful. By then, they were surrounded. The Durham Light Infantry Bn. Arroyo dos Molinos is unique to the regiment, mainly on account of the fact that the English 34th met and defeated in battle the French 34th, capturing their drums and drum-majors mace, both of which are still in possession of the regiment and trooped every year on the anniversary of the battle. WO 169 / 1713 Durham Light Infantry In October 1941, they were taken by destroyer to Tobruk. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment. In 1918 these were linked to county regiments.[9]. 70th Div. As I had always feared, I had an attack of malaria that morning, but, on taking Mepacrine, and on having my pack carried on a vehicle, I managed to march to the station and duly arrived at Bombay Docks, where we embarked on the Queen of Bermuda. Then, after yet another railway journey, this time at night, they arrived at Brest.
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