WO 223/39. The brigade was, therefore, transferred to the 46th Infantry Division on 15 August, and would remain with the In 344 days of combat, the 88th Infantry Division lost 2,298 men killed in action and 9,225 men wounded. General OConnors Western Desert Force was outnumbered, but his commander-in-chief, General Wavell, ordered a surprise attack at Sidi Barrani three days later. When Italy declared war on 10 June 1940, the Italian Army in Libya threatened the vital Suez Canal in British-occupied Egypt. Date: 1944 July - Sept. Held by: The National Archives, Kew. During the Second World 0815 German fighting patrol seen off by A Company. He was sent overseas to Southern Italy in 1944 to assist local hospitals, and from there was sent into several prisoner of war camps to assess the prisoners medical needs. Son of Walter and Lucy Dyer, of Mevagissey, Cornwall. Before the outbreak of World War II it formed an air defence regiment that saw 4 Infantry Division were at the Fourth Battle of Monte Cassino, and as a LSgt, your uncle would have been there too in May 1944. This is to honor the men of G Company, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division who paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War II. On that momentous day, the Allies launched the most ambitious opposed invasion of all time. The plan for the landing was roughly as follows:-. 07.12.1944: Italy (attack on Colombella 27.06.1944) [recommendation available upon request] 39|45 St--Afr St-& clasp 8th Army: It St-- Def M- , The Hampshire Regiment [emergency commission] 17.07.1942 : transferred, Royal Armoured Corps: attached, 3rd The King's Own Hussars: W ilkinson, Ronald Joseph Reginald Frank. REF MAP:- BAYEUX 1. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot and the 97th (The Earl of Therefore, one battalion of one regiment might be sent to Italy, another to Pacific and another to France. Men of the 6th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment man a 3-inch mortar on Monastery Hill, Monte Cassino, Italy, 26 March 1944. We proudly tell the stories of British soldiers who have served in armoured fighting vehicles. Private 25730 15th Bn. They are seen talking to Lieutenant V. Liles of 28 Drake Avenue, Didcot, Berkshire. Object description Two Polish nationals, forcibly conscripted into the German 334 Division, surrendered to men of the 2/4th Battalion of the Royal Hampshire Regiment (28th Brigade, 4th Division) in the village of Alberoro, Italy. On 6 June 1942 the 43rd (Wessex) Division was reorganised as a 'Mixed Division' and 34th Tank Brigade arrived to replace the 128th Infantry. Discussion of plan for next ops (Ex Honker) are discussed. (5494881 W.O.Cl.2, Hamps. on the Normandy coast of German-occupied France on 6 June 1944, one of the most important British operations of the Second World War. The Italian Campaign after Salerno - The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum The Italian Campaign after Salerno October 1943-May 1945 Background The Allies made rapid progress in Italy after the fall of Salerno. and of Elsa Kuttner, of Milan, Italy. 1. The regiment existed continuously for 111 years and served in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. They are seen talking to Lieutenant V. Liles. 2/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (Monte Cassino, Italy, May 1944) 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment (Kohima, India, May 1944) 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment (Anzio, Italy, June 1944) 6th Battalion, The Green Howards (D Day, Normandy, France June 1944) 1st Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment (Ningthoukong, India, June 1944) A history of the Royal Hampshire Regiment the 37th & 67th foot from 1702-1992. General OConnors Western Desert Force was outnumbered, but his commander-in-chief, General Wavell, ordered a surprise attack at Sidi Barrani three days later. Information Army Oranization of British 8th Army After June 1944 . Soldiers of the 168th Infantry Regiment firing a recoiless rifle from wooded area. Hampshire Regiment. WW2, Private, 2/4th Hampshire Regiment. The division was finally inactivated on 24 October 1947 in Italy. The battalion was relieved for short periods on a regular basis before returning to the line. The dolls house was commissioned by Dr Richard Blaiklock who served with the Hampshire Regiment as Regimental Medical Officer. 15th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier E. O. Martin until 22 January then Brigadier J. Y. Whitfield [2] ) 1st battalion The Green Howards. Hampshire Regiment . Awarded for his actions at the River Gari on 12 th May 1944. Norton of the 1st Battalion, 4th Hampshire Regiment won the Victoria Cross as his men took on a series of concrete bunkers but became pinned down by fire from their right flank. 80,000. group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer A. T/Capt R Wakeford VC, 2 nd /4 th Bn Hampshire Regiment. Rough terrain. 8 May 45: Italy: Forli, northern Italy. Gariagliano - The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum Gariagliano The Italian Campaign, December 1943-February 1944 The Hampshire Brigade on the Garigliano and at Monte Ornito Use Maps in Regt Hist p152 and p156 The Garigliano On 27 November 1943 the Hampshire Brigade moved up to take part in a new offensive in the Garigliano Valley. WO 170/1397. This unit was created as The Hampshire Regiment in 1881 by merging the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. These became the new unit's 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. In Memory Who died 25 April 1944 age 28 I have a postcard from him (he was my father's brother), sent from an Italian PoW camp, dated 10.3.43. On September 23, 1944, the 7th battalion The Hampshire Regiment was ordered to secure the Neder-Rijn between Heteren and Driel. Fusilier F A Jefferson VC, 2 nd Bn Lancashire Fusiliers. 5th Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment entering Adrano, Sicily, August 1943. The roots of the militia go back to Anglo Saxon days when all able-bodied freemen were required to take part in the defence of the country defence of the realm. Died of wounds near Rimini, Italy, on 16 September 1944, aged 20. H/17245 ST. VAAST-EN-AUGE CHURCHYARD Grave 3. THE centre of gravity in the fighting seemed to pass to the Eighth Army front by October 1944. One record records him as in Stalag VIII b but another records as Stalag VIII a. Edwin C Bowring Add to this record. 2nd battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 29 February 1944 the 2/4th Battalion was back in the line in Italy, near Garigliano, as part of 28th Infantry Brigade, in 4th Division. Forli War Cemetery, Italy. The museum is a place of memorial and commemoration, where visitors are invited to remember the sacrifice which is an inevitable consequence of conflict. DL: C aesar, Julius Hildebrand: 31.03.1897 Sheppey, Kent-(12? The Hallamshires landed in France on D+3, 9 June 1944, three days after the initial invasion on D-Day, and moved into the front line four days later. December 1944: Relieved once again. Using a Vickers machine gun, Italy, 1944. Age 32 years On 31 May 1921, seven soldiers, all with the band of the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment were on their way to the rifle range at Youghal County Cork when a road mine exploded under the truck they were travelling in. Three soldiers were killed outright, while a further four died later from their wounds. The Hampshire Brigade, previously the Portsmouth Brigade and later 128th (Hampshire) Brigade, was an infantry formation of the British Army of the Volunteer Force, Territorial Force (TF) and Territorial Army (TA) in existence from 1889 until after the Second World War. The Hampshire fought in four of Marlboroughs great victories: Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. IWM (NA 16654) 7th Jul 1944 Reliefs 8th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete 10th Jul 1944 Orders 10th Jul 1944 In Action 21st Jul 1944 Advance He commanded 18 platoon D Coy. Hampshire Regiment Hubert Bowring served with the 5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in WW2. Awarded for his actions near Cassino on 13 th May 1944. 6 th July 1915 Age 19. Allegheny Union Cemetery Old. The 1 Infantry Division was a pre-war Regular Army formation, which was sent to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force. 6th June 2020/1944 1 Hampshire Regiment 1st Bn. PVT Clarence E. Bow 20 May 1913 25 May 1944. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment : Earliest recognised formation: 37th Regiment: 1702 when raised as Meredith's Regiment, becoming the "37th" in 1751: 67th Regiment; 1756, (Redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Foot) Pideura; Rimini Line; Montescudo; Frisoni; Italy 1943-5; Athens; Greece 1944-5. Historic HD videos of Livorno Italy 1944 from CriticalPast are royalty-free and available for immediate download. The invasion of mainland Italy started with the British 8th Army landing at Taranto on 3 rd September 1943 and an operation named Baytown. 2/7th Battalion: Formed at Bournemouth in September 1914 as a home service ("second line") unit. An almost 120% casualty rate. With a little more strength the Allied Armies might have accomplished more in the attack towards the River Po before the autumn and winter rains set in, but it was revealed by General Alexander afterwards that some American and French Divisions had been withdrawn from Italy for the 1225 B Company take one prisoner. Irish Brigade In Italy February 1944 to July 1945. 1945.05.15: Austria: Stationed along Yugoslav border, HQ & 2 Coys at St Andra, 2 Coys at St Paul and 1 Coy at Geogen.. 28 Nov 46: Renamed 2nd Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment.. Apr - May 47: Did a second spell at Vienna.. May 47: Moved to Klagenfurt - Frontier patrols.. Enemy tried to infiltrate all day. Died 11 December 1917 Age 19. The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II.The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group (comprising General Mark W. Clark's American Fifth Army and General Bernard Montgomery's British Eighth Army) and 6 th July 1915 Age 19. He died 1 st July 1982 aged 57. In December it was deployed to Palestine on peace keeping duties, returning to Egypt the following year. April 1945: The Brigade moved back to Italy. If youre planning a battlefields tour, The Maiden USA, which was shot down by German fighter planes over the town of Cesena, Italy, on 25 April 1944. The assault was made by the 1/4th and 2nd Battalions in daylight, and immediately came under heavy mortar and machine-gun fire. 2nd battalion The Wiltshire Regiment. The Territorial 1/4th, 2/4th and 5th Battalions also fought in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns as the Hampshire Brigade (128th Brigade). Download this stock image: Richard Wakeford V. C. June 1946 O2826-002 He was 22 years old, and a Temporary Captain in the 2/4th Battalion, the Hampshire Regiment of the British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A history of the Royal Hampshire Regiment the 37th & 67th foot from 1702-1992. he Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot and the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot. 0600 B Company deal with enemy that infiltrated in the night. In 1992, the Regiment joined the Queens Regiment to form the Princess of Waless Royal Regiment, which continues the traditions. He was taken prisoner in North Africa at Sidi Nasir. These names and Mindens adorn its Battle Honours. 1730 Conference of OCs at Bttn HQ. Gen Bernard "Monty" Montgomery commanded during Sicily and landings in Italy. In March 1943, it was deployed to Tunisia and then used to secure the Island of Pantelleria. Hampshire Regiment. view in the Italian town on 7 January, 1944, when street fighting has ended. 21st January 1944. 9 October 1914 : sailed for India, landing Karachi 11 November 1914. American soldiers are seen mingling with the civilian inhabitants. Description: 1/4 Hampshire Regiment. Age 26 years. The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. From there, it went on to Italy, arriving on 7 December 1943. During that battle, 2/4 Hampshires ran the river crossing operation for 28 Infantry Brigade in order to get 2 Somerset Light Infantry and 2 Kings Regiment troops across. General outline of plan is as follows: 28 Infantry Brigade will cross the river Gari at two points to be known as X and Y Crossings (at 865173 and 865175 respectively. Hampshire Regiment.

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Men of the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment move up to their last objective before the Gothic Line, Italy, 27 August 1944.. On 6 June 1942 the 43rd (Wessex) Division was reorganised as a 'Mixed Division' and 34th Tank Brigade arrived to replace the 128th Infantry. Two Polish nationals, forcibly conscripted into the German 334 Division, surrendered to men of the 2/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in the village of Alberoro, Italy. He commanded Y crossing of the Gari River on the night of 11/12th May 1944 in the final battle of Cassino. Sicily, and Italy. 9th April 1943 Private Raymond Brett, Hampshire Regiment. 1140 A Company kill four snipers, one prisoner. 5512176, S. J. Pratt, Hampshire Regiment. The Hampshire Regiment. Lot 1543, 12 Dec 12. Attended Sherborne School (School House) May 1938-July 1942; 6th form (Group II, Modern Languages). 23 January 1944 the Hampshire Brigade assaulted Monte Damiano, a bare, razor-backed feature, already strewn with British dead from 56th Division. August 1944: They were back in action in Italy. Youngest son of Alfred and Louisa Weavil, of Newtown, Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England. The 1st Hampshire Engineer Volunteer Corps was first formed in 1862 and then reformed in 1891 with special responsibility for the port defences of the South Coast of England. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA , Italy Plot info: Plot J Row 7 Grave 15. The 50th, the 1st Hampshire Battalion would be a training formation for the rest of the war, with many of its young and able soldiers reassigned to finish out the war. They saw action in Sicily, Italy and Greece. The Hampshire Regiment. If youre planning a battlefields tour, The Maiden USA, which was shot down by German fighter planes over the town of Cesena, Italy, on 25 April 1944. 1/5th Battalion. The war was over before they could go into action again. Attended Winton House preparatory school, Winchester, Hampshire. Who died on Thursday 9 November 1944 Buried at MELDOLA WAR CEMETERY Italy. quinta-feira, 13 de janeiro de 2011. Lt. John Ralph Mackie Godbold MC. After landing on 22th June 1944, 7 th Hampshire would go on to fight bitter battles in Normandy before crossing the River Seine at the end of August. 06 June 1944: On D-Day, the Battalion should have landed at Le Hamel, on Gold Beach, behind the 1st Hampshires. The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944. this was the battalions last action in Italy. Placed onto Lines of Communication work. 0845 A Company being mortared. Lt.-Gen Sir Oliver Leese- 31 Dec 1943 - 1 Oct 1944. Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, was the largest single assault landing carried out by the Allies during the war. The Campaign in Sicily 1943 and The Campaign in Italy 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944. JUNE 6TH 1944. Who died on Thursday 9 November 1944 Buried at MELDOLA WAR CEMETERY Italy. 2nd Hampshire Regiment (from 10 May 43) 138 Infantry Brigade: 6th Lincolnshire Regiment: 2nd/4th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry: 6th York and Lancaster Regiment: the Division returned to Italy in July 1944 and remained there until after VE Day. 2/4th Btn, D Coy. 13th Infantry Brigade (Brigadier L. M. Campbell) 2nd battalion The Cameronians. U.S.A., M7 Priest in Italy, 1944 When Italy declared war on 10 June 1940, the Italian Army in Libya threatened the vital Suez Canal in British-occupied Egypt. It carried out this role during World War I, as well as forming field units that served on the Western Front and at Salonika. German troops in Italy, October 1944. Withdrawn in June. Commemorated at: Gradara War Cemetery, Italy, II, D, 70. This section will focus on the 2/4th Hampshire. Then, in January 1944, the Hampshire Brigade made a night assault across the swift flowing River Garigliano. The brigade had severe problems getting the boats through the minefields down to the river, and in the darkness confusion reigned. Only a few men managed to get across, and these were withdrawn at daylight. A good Second War Italian theatre D.C.M. The Hampshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881 by the amalgamation of and this was the battalions last action in Italy. commissioned, Royal Hampshire Regiment? Object associations One of the camps After being a PoW in Italy he was transferred to Poland. On the east coast Eighth Army pushed northwards from Brindisi and Taranto to Bari, which fell on 22nd September 1943. As a matter of interest, the US 5th Army landed on the 9 th September 1943 against heavy German resistance at Salerno in operation Avalanche. Vaiano, La Villa and Lopi, June-July 1944 Following the Cassino battle the 2/4th Battalion spent three weeks behind the line, resting and then undergoing vigorous training. Daniel Kavanagh Corporal, Hampshire Regiment, 5503048.27th March 1943, Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia. ).1982 Ipswich district, Suffolk: 2nd Lt. 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment (Italy) 21.02.1944-(09.1944) 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment (UK & Buried in Savona Town Cemetery, Italy, E 3. WEAVIL. This was the same ground where the Hampshire Brigade had suffered through the Italian winter. Lance Serjeant 6408880 2/4th Bn. In Memory Who died 25 April 1944 age 28 I have a postcard from him (he was my father's brother), sent from an Italian PoW camp, dated 10.3.43. General OConnors Western Desert Force was outnumbered, but his commander-in-chief, General Wavell, ordered a surprise attack at Sidi Barrani three days later. By the end of the day American, British, Canadian and French forces had established a significant beachhead in France. As part of 231 Brigade, 50 th [Northumbrian] Division 1 st Battalion the Hampshire Regiment came ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944 at Gold Beach to take the fortified town of Le Hamel. He died 22 nd August 1972 aged 51. 1st battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. February 1944: The Brigade was taken to Egypt where reinforcements were taken on.

Boxed Royal Hampshire Art Foundry pewter figure THE ROYAL SIGNALS 1944. On the 1st January 1944 he was serving as Gunner, 11058451, Frederick C. Mee, with the 23rd Battery, 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery. Operation Husky. The Tank Museum is the museum of both the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) and The Royal Tank Regiment. Leading a platoon in the attack of August 31, Lieutenant G.R. PLAN. Died 21 July 1944. John Godbold was seconded from the South African Union Defence Force and served with the 2/4th Hampshire Regiment in Italy. Part of Hampshire Brigade in Wessex Division. Italian forces attacked Egypt on 13 September. Became part of 2/1st Hampshire Brigade, 2nd Wessex Division. Next they took part in Operation Market Garden in Holland before entering Germany, celebrating VE Day near Bremerhaven. 0850 Heavy shelling on D Company. Legal status: Public Record (s) 13 December 1914 : sailed for India, and in September 1917 left for Mesopotamia, arriving Basra on 11 September 1917. The group represents 'D' Company of the lst battalion the 'The Hampshire Regiment, in the period from the D Day landings to the disbandment of the 50th Division and the reorganisation of the units to other Divisions in November 1944. A. McAlister, 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, for gallantry during the attack on Mount Damiano on 29 January 1944, in which action he was wounded by a grenade Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. On 5th June 1944, the day that Rome fell to the Allies, the Hampshires were sent to Ceprano in the Liri valley, some 16 miles beyond Cassino. Italian forces attacked Egypt on 13 September. Troops of the U.S. 137 Infantry Regiment advancing on San Vittore. Landing at Salerno in 1943, the brigade fought in many actions in Italy, including Cassino (1944). 18 Feb 1944. Remained in India for the rest of the war. Taking over as Brigadier; Volturno Training; Barrosa Day; St Patricks Day; 2nd Bn Hampshire Regiment deaths at Djebel Mahdi: 9th April 1943 Corporal Arthur Bellamy, Hampshire Regiment. Title: Microsoft Word - BrFollowonDivisions1944 The SS River Clyde holds dead of the Hampshire Regiment who were killed while attempting to get ashore at Sedd el Bahr during the Gallipoli campaign. During the First World War, the regiment expanded to 34 battalions. By the end of the First World War, the Hampshire Regiment had lost 7,580 officers and men killed in action. The British 59th Staffordshire Division was disbanded on 18 August 1944 to provide desperately-n eeded infantry replacements to other British divisions. On 13 May 1944 near Cassino, Italy, Captain Wakeford, accompanied only by his orderly It served in British India during the First World War, but not as a complete formation. 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment was in El Daba, Egypt when war broke out in September 1939. World War II British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. When Italy declared war on 10 June 1940, the Italian Army in Libya threatened the vital Suez Canal in British-occupied Egypt. In 1946, due to US 5th Army in Italy Battle of Cassino January-February 1944 II US Corps: 34th US Infantry Division: 1/,2/,3/133rd Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/135th Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/168th Infantry Regiment 59th Field Artillery Brigade HHB 2/4th Hampshire 5th The Korevaar brick factory was located in this floodplain. The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army based in the county of Kent in existence from 1881 to 1961. The attack was made with great dash, but it failed, with heavy casualties. Twelve days after landing the Hallamshires were involved in the attack on Fontenay-le-Pesnel ( Operation Martlet) against the 26th Panzer Grenadier Regiment. Taking Over From Nelson Russell. The 2/4th Battalion at Salerno, September 1943. Today the 88ths lineage lives on as the 88th Regional Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve, with headquarters at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Sergeant George Richard La Croix (Age26) 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, R.C.I.C. LANDING OF THE 1ST BN THE HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. Four Hampshire battalions took part in the Salerno landings the 2nd, 1/4th, 5th and two companies of the 2/4th. The Devonshire Regiment was officially formed in 1881 when the 11th (North Devon) Regiment of Foot and the Devon Militia were merged. August 1914 : in Southampton. Hampshire Regiment. Returning to the UK for training they saw action across North Western Europe from June 1944 until the end of the conflict. View this object Troops landing at Salerno in Italy, September 1943