referenced. 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment After returning to the United Kingdom, it spent time in South Wales on Guard duties before being posted to North Africa in 1941. [All the above relieved the Australian infantry. [5]. Thank you for your detailed reply to my query and I await any further information. The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. ‘Tobruk’ by Frank Harrison [ISBN 1-85409-361-6], War Diaries: The regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. These messages were added to this story by site members between June 2003 and January 2006. The battalion was then assigned to the 23rd Infantry Brigade, part of the 70th Infantry Division. The problem at this time is that there is only just over a week before the site is closing down for furter postings! An account of the visit is contributed to WW2 People’s War. ... would suffice to drive all the way to Baghdad. The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. At any one time, one battalion was to be on foreign service and one on "home" service. Finally, while still holding Incheville with 'D Company', the Borders and Foresters were driven back, suffering casualties from heavy German mortaring and shelling. WO 169 / 1713 Durham Light Infantry Regards, Bombing and shelling here in Tobruk became the daily and nightly ‘portion’. They were an ordinary Infantry Battalion, cut off from the main body of the British Expeditionary Force. Pictures of the 4th Border Regiment who held a large sector of the Somme during a vital stage in the German advance. This story has been placed in the following categories. [9]. In 1942, it moved to Ceylon and later took part in the Burma Campaign from 1944 onward with the 100th Indian Infantry Brigade, part of 20th Indian Infantry Division. To view and read about a British helmet recovered from a cellar in the town of Cassel, click here. Under the reforms, each line infantry regiment was to have a defined regimental district, with two regular battalions sharing a single permanent depot. Cumbria's Museum of Military Life is run by the King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Trust, a Registered Charitable Trust No. Here, the 6th British Division was relieving the Australians who had been besieged there since the previous April and who had inflicted the very first defeat of German arms on land. Occupying the village of Kiam in the central sector, the battalion were engaged in patrolling. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment to form the Duke of Lancaster Regiment. Y Gatrawd 5ed o Glwy'r Traed- The 5th Regime… WW2 Border Regiment Section. From Brest, they went by ship to Southampton, where they arrived on the morning of June 18th 1940. I am aware WW2 People’s War is soon to close for contributions. The battalion did not see active service for the rest of the war. In 1968 the regiment was amalgamated with the other regiments of the Fusilier Brigade–the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and the Royal Fusiliers –to form the current Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The Battalion was part of the force that suppressed the Afridi and Red Shirt Rebellions of 1930 – 1931. The section has been taking part in reenactment / living history events since the early 1990's and is the main focus of VERA. Annotated ts Operation Order No 14, apparently the last one before the evacuation from Dunkirk, issued by the 1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 27 May 1940. The fighting continued all day in the beautiful spring day until nightfall when all the companies withdrew, taking numbers of prisoners with them. CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester), Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border), List of battalions of the Border Regiment §. In September 1944, it fought in Operation Market Garden, a failed opening of an attempt to liberate the Netherlands and invade Germany before the end of 1944. From there, they went by troop camels up the desert to Sidi Barrani. The Battalion saw action at Colenso and Spion Kop as part of the campaign to relieve Ladysmith. The regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot. The 1st Battalion moved to the North West Frontier of India, where it was engaged in the Waziristan campaigns of 1919–1920 and 1921–1924. The best of luck to you, and thanks again!. Subsequently, the regiment amalgamated with the Green Howards and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment to form the Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006. When the ’breakout’ came, more aggressive raids began, until they were relieved by the Polish Carpathian Division. He enlisted firstly to the Border Regiment on 15 November 1939. The 4th Border group that took the train was headed by Captain J.L. The 4th Battalion of the Borders were given the task of clearing the woods that were partially held by the Germans. In 1941, it was decided to convert the 42nd Division into an armoured division due to a shortage of armoured troops and the division became the 42nd Armoured Division. 1st Battalion, Border Regiment VERA's main section portrays the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment during World War 2. It served under various titles and fought in many wars and conflicts, including both the First and the Second World Wars, from 1680 to 1959. In 1958 the regiment was amalgamated with the South Lancashire Regiment to form the Lancashire Regiment which was, in 1970, merged with the Loyal Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. WO 169 / 1454 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Mixed fortunes followed: one company was ambushed before they reached their objective and scattered. It was also atthis time that the 'Lancastria' was hit. The third company reached their allotted bridge, crossed to the east bank and drove off the enemy. Both Battalions were heavily engaged in the German Blitzkrieg of May 1940, which ended in the successful evacuation from Dunkirk. 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. The battalion, which had gone to Sicily with a strength of 796 officers and men, returned to North Africa with just 200. The HQ of the battalion was in Kendal, then in Westmorland. In 1924, it moved to Aden, returning to England in the following year. There seems to be some accounts in the Public Records Office about what happened. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot. 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The whole of the 70th Division became engaged in the fighting on Sidi Rezagh and El Duda. 225th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), "Border Regiment & King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum", 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot, 40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot, 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers), Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry), Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment), Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment), Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment), Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's), Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), Liverpool Rifles, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Liverpool Scottish, King's (Liverpool Regiment), Leeds Rifles, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), Cinque Ports Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, Hallamshire Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. 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