4th battalion border regiment ww2

Attached on arrival to Poona Brigade in 6th (Poona) Divisional Area. After we had travelled a mile or two from the village, Major Scott said that there was a wounded NCO left in the village and would I return there with a section of ten men and try to recover him. Line of Communication troops were brigaded together as infantry to act as support to those two Divisions. This was a regimental formation of men drawn from the towns and villages of Cumberland and Westmorland: Carlisle, Penrith,. Historical records of events in France, post Operation Dynamo, are sketchy. Have a look at pages 181-187. Soon, in the middle of recuperation from the long and arduous journey, enemy tanks appeared on the ridge above the woods. Personal information on file in military records on individual soldiers is only available to the soldier himself or to next of kin. But it was in the Napoleonic wars, and particularly in the Peninsula War that the regiment gained its battle honours. Heavy casualties resulted, with 27 killed and I had 97 wounded pass through my R.A.P. "First time @NAM_London today. This infantry regiment was created in 1881. By the outbreak of the Second World War (1939-45), 1st Battalion was back in Britain. He wrote out this contribution out long hand and sent it to Radio Cumbria. I might point out that 4 Border was in peacetime a Territorial Army unit, in other words part-time soldiers and there were still a considerable number of T.A. 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment Hello Joseph, All of the component units were federalized during the Spanish American War as the Second Infantry, Texas Volunteers. It was the last east-bound convoy before the liner was converted to troop carrying and the accommodation was of the 1st Class passenger variety, as was the food, though the troops mess decks were fairly cramped. to Ceylon. It deployed to France in September 1939 with the initial British Expeditionary Force, but was evacuated home in June 1940. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 4th Bn. Fighting on in France in 1940 after Dunkirk. 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being flown by glider into Burma to remain during the monsoon period, whilst the other brigades of Special Force were withdrawn, 23rd Brigade was put under the operational command of 14th Army to harass the Japanese L. of C. from the Chindwin to the Imphal/Kohima area, the former town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 was quite pleasant living in Dehra Dun, a regular peacetime station, but early in February we moved to the transit area for repatriates at Deolali. The Lancastria was sunk during the afternoon of same day. On the evacuation of Palestine in 1948, it served in Somali-land, and later in the Canal Zone of Egypt. 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. to a Company at an airfield at Side Barrani, where a roving Messerschmidt attacked us. We remained in Bangalore until coming up to Christmas and, just before Christmas, we entrained again, this time for Dehra Dun, a military cantonment in north India. Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion had moved from England to Ireland shortly after the regiments formation. It is a tragedy that since Indian independence they have been harassed to this day by the successors to the British Raj. 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. The date of the first contact with the enemy was early on the morning of 24th May 1940. referenced. 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 disorders soon settled down and we returned to Ranchi, but were shortly called upon again to assist the civil power, this time at Gaya, south of Patna. moved north and an armistice was signed on July 14th and we settled in to camping conditions on the outskirts of Qabb Ilyas. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Humphreys William. These were awarded 66 battle honours and four Victoria Crosses. It then fought its way up through Italy, before returning to England in November 1943. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not By January 1915, it was back in Britain and later that year fought at Gallipoli. But even so, the fighting patrols still went out, many of them at night. (d.5th December 1943) Hutchinson J. Pte. Cpl. From there, they went by troop camels up the desert to Sidi Barrani. was in good shape, an efficient unit, discipline and morale were good, and the unit well trained. It was always a view held amongst commentators that Deolali was a centre where those who had become mentally deranged after long service in crab stations were congregated prior to repatriation to an appropriate institution for their disablement, hence the anxiety of anyone posted to Deolali as to whether they would survive to arrive home or not, a view supported by the fact that the camp area allotted to us was just over a wall around the graveyard which contained graves of servicemen, extending well back into the last century. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. For any other comments, please Contact Us. I know what you mean about the problems of getting information, David, when you are not either the person who served in the Forces or their Next of Kin. All volunteer battalions were renumbered to create a single sequential order. The best of luck to you, and thanks again!. The vessel in which I travelled was the destroyer, Jackal. This record is held by King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Border Regiment to form The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment. We now proceeded towards the concentration area at Column H.Q. and after a night in the open, we rejoined the complete column. Between 1809 and 1814, 11 battle honours were won by the regiment. The whole of the 70th Division became engaged in the fighting on Sidi Rezagh and El Duda. 4 March 1915 : sailed from Avonmouth for India. By the end of the war, in May 1945, 1st Battalion had recovered sufficiently to help disarm the German occupation force in Norway. 1st battalion, 8th infantry, 4th infantry division vietnam. Pte. The Border Regiment. Repatriation to the U.K. had begun for those with three years and eight months overseas service, so the strength of the battalion was gradually diminishing. Here a lot of the time was spent in processing Greek refugees, who had travelled from German-occupied Greece through Turkey to Syria, and were being sorted out for referral to the Greek authorities, in exile, in Egypt. They became part of Brigadier Orde Wingates Chindit Long Range Penetration (LRP) groups. Again, the problem is finding the right person. In the Army reforms of 1881, the 4th Kings Own Royal Regt was territorially affiliated to Lancaster, and recruited in Furness and North Lancashire. 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. Any information would be much appreciated. There were so many that the newspapers at home dubbed Kendal, the hometown of most of them, 'The Town of Missing Men'. 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. In the advance into Burma, 2 Border crossed the Irrawaddy on February 13, whilst in April, 1945, 9 Border fought in the battles for Meiktila. 2/4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion Formed at Kendal in September 1914 as a home service ("second line") unit. In any case, I hope you find out what happened. Fighting had broken out at this time in Syria and the Lebanon, so the Bn. Now, with some air cover, the Battalion reached the shelter of woods on the outskirts of that town, 'Radio Normandie' being situated there. If your French is rusty that might be a problem, but it can be overcome. The Durham Light Infantry Bn. 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. A. During World War II, the regiment fought German forces on three fronts, North Africa, Italy, and Northwest Europe. It continued in British Army service until 1958, when it was amalgamated with The South Lancashire Regiment to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Waless Volunteers). Alongside the Borders were the 4th 'Buffs' who ran into bombardment in the streets of Fcamp. It was like Beau Geste excepting instead of arriving on camels, they came in the latest American cars. They had not been informed as to our whereabouts. Three months later, it became the first British unit to join a major engagement by glider, when it landed in Sicily as part of 1st Airborne Division. The Royal Regina Rifles - Canada.ca As there is as yet so much more to learn about incident I ask perchance does your Mr Hutchinson have any knowledge of that incident? I had been left behind the advance attending an officer of ours who had been wounded by one of our own tanks, and when we were being guided back to join the battalion, as we approached, we saw two crowds like at a football match with about a quarter of a mile between them. It mentions that Churchill and the Ministry of Information kept the disaster of this evacuation quiet at that time. On this day in 1944 Captain D.V. It has been transcribed and submitted to the website by Joseph Ritson, a volunteer story-gatherer with the BBC Radio Cumbria CSV Action Desk. 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. A number of Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) troops were formed from the local battalions to defend specific points, such as factories. During these engagements the H.Q. 18 It was redesignated '1st Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF' on 7 November 1940, 19 and on 15 December 1940 it embarked for Great Britain. [2], The Border Regiment fielded 18 battalions[7] and lost almost 7,000[8] officers and other ranks during the course of the war. WO 169 / 1454 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. WO 169 / 1705 4th Battalion, The Border 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. You should be able to get hold of a book in English entitled 'Finest Hour' by Tim Clayton and Phil Craig (1999), Hodder & Stoughton. The HQ of the battalion was in Kendal, then in Westmorland. 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. At this time, the Japanese advance into India west of the Chindwin had begun and we were quite ignorant of the exact location of the forward Japanese troops and felt that there was a threat to the railway line with its many bridges, but we arrived safely without incident at Mariani. FEB '44 - JUN '45. was an integral part made a major impact on the Japanese to bring about a withdrawal from the Imphal/Kohima area of operations and they did not again attempt an invasion of India. Border Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom Be the first to hear about our latest events, exhibitions and offers. It also served in the Sudan and China in the 1920s, and in India again throughout the 1930s. During the daylight hours, shelling of the British positions in Raschid-el-Fokkar was continuous. 11th Sikh Regiment, 4th . Other ranks' cap badge, The Border Regiment, c1905, 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, in South Africa, 1900. The 4th Kings Own formed a part of General Napiers Army that fought the Abyssinian War of 1867-68. With the 34 Column of 4th Battalion Border Regiment, they departed from Mokokchung on 22 April having begun building the airstrip there as described in the previous Blog. This regiment was formed in 1881 by amalgamating the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After an uneventful voyage across the Indian Ocean, we eventually arrived at Bombay. After its posting in India and Burma from 1890, it moved on to South Africa in 1905. THE BORDER REGT. David G. Thanks for taking the time to read the article about the 4 Bn Borders in WW2 and your most interesting question. Border Regiment - Wikipedia and I met their M.O. Before Dunkirk, 1 Border, 4 and 5 Border and 5 Kings Own fought in France. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Borderers were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. Tobruk by Frank Harrison [ISBN 1-85409-361-6], War Diaries: It was believed that this was the infantry of the 7th German Panzers. We set sail down the Bristol Channel on 21st March. ORIGINS: The 144th traces its lineage to six volunteer militia companies of the Texas Volunteer Guard in northeast Texas organized as the Fourth Regiment of Infantry, April, 1880. To give the reader some idea of the preparedness for, and the attitude of the British Indian Establishment, it is of interest to relate that the first action of the authorities was to try to carry out a customs examination of a mobilised British division arriving in the country complete with weapons and transport from a war zone to a potential war zone. In October 1941, they were taken by destroyer to Tobruk. Exhausted, the 4th Battalion of the Border Regiment set sail. David G. We haven't had a message back from Mr Hutchinson yet I'm afraid. those of the BBC. joined 23rd Brigade as a reserve brigade in the 4th Indian Division. The 4th Battalion of the Borders were given the task of clearing the woods that were partially held by the Germans. Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment move out over the seawall on Utah Beach after coming ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. and for reinforcement, which eventually led to the amalgamation of 4th and 9th Bn., The Border Regiment. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Borderers were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. There was much suffering but also much success, including the taking of many prisoners. Just before Christmas we again moved, this time to Malvern, in the neighbouring county of Worcester, the home of a famous English school. 6 Border were a beach landing group at the Normandy landings. Such was not possible in the Naga Hills. The regiment lost over 7,700 men during the war. The following article has been submitted to the BBC "People's War" website on behalf of Mr Hutchinson. These messages were added to this story by site members between June 2003 and January 2006. Archive List > United Kingdom > Hereford and Worcester. The Chinese Dragon with which the Border Regt was always associated was awarded to the 55th after the First China War of 1841. Mr Hutchinson has written the article which was then sent it in to BBC Radio Cumbria, Carlisle. Normal infantry training was resumed and included two weeks jungle warfare training, which gave us a welcome change of location from our camp area. It was then sent to South Africa in 1899, where it fought throughout the Boer War (1899-1902). Raising of the Regiment. Todays regiment incorporates the history and traditions of three former regiments. An account of the visit is contributed to WW2 Peoples War. In October 1940 I joined 4 Border at Kington Camp, Hereford, where I had been posted as Regimental M.O., following my officer recruitment training at RAMC Depot, Crookham, Aldershot. The other regular battalion were hastily brought home from the East, Kings Own to fight in France, and Border to join the Incomparable 29th Div. REGIMENTAL HISTORY | 6th Cavalry Museum 1st Punjab Regiment, 4th (Outram's) Bn. Leaving the desert, the 70th Division, including the 4th Battalion The Border Regiment, were now went to India and Burma. at that time had no other role than a training role, we set off in motor transport and arrived at Patna on the River Ganges, where we were billeted at Patna University, which was not operating and without students. Moving off into the town street fighting began. The Tobruk perimeter defences were not a system of continuous trenches like WW1, but consisted of underground concrete strong points built by the Italians before they came into the war. Military Digest: Sudan evacuation a reminder of India's World War II ties The following year, 2nd Battalion returned to Britain, while 1st Battalion was sent to occupy Trieste. public. In August 1945 when Japan surrendered, the 9th was stationed at Waw, west of Sittang River. Now began a period of intensive jungle training on Chindit lines. were evacuated. At this point I should mention that the 51st Regiment of the Royal Field Artillery, comprising of men from Carlisle and all over Cumberland were present during the whole of the siege. HISTORICAL RECORDS of THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS | The - Archive Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. The battalion spent an unpleasant time bivouacking without cover, but eventually formed up for embarkation on river transport. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the Over the six-month period, the Bn. Find out more about the site contributors. It is no longer possible to leave messages here. I could not imagine a more appropriate ending. From there we travelled by road up the length of Palestine through Tiberias and past the Sea of Galilee to Khiyam in Southern Lebanon. personnel with the unit with a smattering of regulars and the remainder war service troops and emergency Commissioned Officers. Good. As a last thumb-to-nose effort the Japanese next day rained artillery shells on Thetsemi, but little damage and no casualties resulted. 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. Major Scott was evacuated and did not rejoin us until we returned to Bangalore. As we rested before finally stepping up onto the track, a Naga hillman came up and said Japani. This infantry regiment was first raised in 1702. moved by road the whole length of the Lebanon and Syria to Aleppo, where we were billeted in the aerodrome with companies on detachment to towns on the Turkish frontier - Djerablus, Actarine and Azzaz. Especially we enjoyed the amenities of the St. Georges Hotel. RECORDS DOWN TO 1805. 22nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Military Wiki During the training period from October the only time the Bn. We set off up the hill to join a track running into the village. It deployed to the Western Front in March 1916, remaining there for the rest of the conflict. 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 1 Kings Own was posted to Korea in October, 1953, moving on to Hong Kong. During the siege, after being the Western Desert Force the Division became the 70th British Division. National Defence Companies were combined to create a new "Home Defence" battalion. Capstick William. Pte. Similar to 1 SAI, 4 SAI's mechanised leaders followed the same training route all students attended the course until the Section Leaders Phase had been completed. We duly set sail from Calcutta in a British India ship, the Ethiopia, and arrived at the port of Chittagong in East Bengal (now Bangladesh). The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is part of 3rd Canadian Division 's 41 Canadian Brigade Group. However we got into the unit lines without casualties, only to be shelled by our own Howitzers from inside Tobruk. Our heavy equipment was transported by mules, who were the most wonderful animals, and the muleteers became most attached to their animals. The 4th Border group that took the train was headed by Captain J.L. A month earlier these Manchus had been in Alaska preparing for annual winter maneuvers to be conducted in temperatures of 50 below zero. Over a period of a few days, an army veterinary team removed the vocal chords of the brigades mules under anaesthetic without causing much distress to the mules, which were given 10 days convalescence and seemed none the worse for their operations, which were a big success. 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. Fighting in the Forest continued for two days in support of the 5th Sherwood Foresters. However, as I was in the Cumbria Archives Office today I went to check a reference book I knew was in there with a little about 4th Border Regiment in WW2 ('The Story of the Border Regiment' by Philip J. Shears). Both battalions marched many miles over the veldt during the Guerilla war that followed. This infantry unit was raised in 1680 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1756, the 4th and 34th were both included in the small garrison on the island of Minorca. It would be almost impossible for me to source documentary evidence of kinship to my grand-uncle George. Perhaps to the dismay of animal lovers I must relate that the braying of mules could be of great danger to the columns during operations, so a massive devoicing programme was organised throughout the brigade. We were given fourteen days leave, which Bob Watt and I took together. moved, shortly afterwards, into billets in Hereford, a nice city with a fine cathedral. So, once again, we moved from Bangalore to the Jhansi-Sangor area of Central India. As the war progressed and further horsed regiments were . 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. Whilst waiting to board the riverboat, a Japanese Zero fighter flew over but did not attack and that was all we saw of the Japanese during this period. The long and illustrious history of the Second Battalion, Fourth Marines began in April of 1914 during WWI when it was activated as one of the three battalions of the Fourth Marine Regiment Burma Star Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 1109753). in moving his G.H.Q. referenced. 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. They were small, around 5 ft. in height, but wiry and capable of running up and down hills with heavy loads. Here we took over from 2/13 Bn. Stretchers and litters were constructed of bamboo and casualties were evacuated with Nagas acting as stretcher-bearers. BBC - WW2 People's War - 9th Border Regiment, But then at night, the Australian artillery returned the compliment tenfold! 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. As the training took place from October to April, it was not in the heat of summer, nor during the monsoon period, so we did not suffer those discomforts. On 23 May they were in action near Amiens. Regimental Orders. Organised as "rifle volunteer corps", they were independent of the British Army and composed primarily of the middle class. The hills were 6,000 to 8,000 feet high and, as we marched up them, so we had to march down them and up the next hill. The 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment in WW2 At the time of the merger, 1st Battalion was in India. moved from Aleppo to a town called Idlib, some distance away, where we remained for a further three weeks, and then returned to the military barracks in Aleppo. These patrols included the entering of the Vichy French village of Mergyioun and taking prisoners. Finally, while still holding Incheville with 'D Company', the Borders and Foresters were driven back, suffering casualties from heavy German mortaring and shelling.
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