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Those known to have served with 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Bailey Alfred. Pte.
- Batty G. W.. Pte.
- Campbell Joseph. Pte.
- Cook Henry. Pte.
- Davies Bernard. Pte. (d.13th Feb 1945)
- Dear Arthur William. Pte. (d.30th May 1940)
- Grigg Fredrick. Pte. (d.6th Mar 1945)
- Hemelryk MC. Joseph. Mjr. (d.14th April 1945)
- Heppenstall Ronald Joseph. Pte. (d.14th April 1945)
- Ingleby Sidney Thomas. Pte. (d.21st July 1944)
- Livingstone Neil. Pte. (d.21st Jan 1945)
- Loosen Geoffrey William. Pte. (d.22nd Oct 1944)
- McKinley Bill.
- McLetchie Robert Edgar. Private (d.29th Jul 1944)
- Milligan Robert. Pte. (d.15th June 1945)
- Milligan Robert. Pte. (d.15th Jun 1945)
- Milligan Robert Wills. Pte. (d.15th Jun 1945)
- Milne John Robert. Pte. (d.29th May 1940)
- Minto Robert. Pte. (d.23rd Oct 1944)
- O'Keeffe Patrick. Pte. (d.13th Aug 1944)
- Orsi John Winning. Cpl.
- Patchett Arthur Felsted. L/Cpl. (d.27th February 1945)
- Vale CdeG. Edward John. A/Capt.
- Williamson William George. Pte.
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Want to know more about 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry? There are:1412 items tagged 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry available in our Library
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Pte. Bernard Davies 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.13th Feb 1945) I never met my uncle, Bernard Davies. He is buried in a War Grave Cemetery in Germany.
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A/Capt. Edward John Vale CdeG. 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry Edward Vale was awarded the Croix de Guerre. His citation reads, This officer during the period 26th of June to 31st of August 1944 was the pioneer officer and at all times carried out his duties with a complete disregard for his own safety. In the Haut du Bosq area after having carried out a daylight reconnaissance of a minefield under fire on the nights of the 14th/14 and 15th/16th of July 1944 he personally supervised the lifting of 615 British Anti Tank mines, many of the uncharted to allow armour to attack, During this period not only did he act with great energy and initiative but had to go without proper rest, personally delousing mines and booby traps that were too dangerous to entrust to others.
During the period 3rd to 5th of August 44 in the Missy
area when the Battalion had to advance through and
clear up a heavily mined area, he personally led
the necessary reconnaissance and want without
rest to supervise the lifting by his Platoon of 152
S mines, 590 Tellermines and an R mine
(the first of this then new type to be encountered) and plotted the remaning mined areas.
On 31st of August 9944 when the Battalion occupied Auxi-Le-Chateau, a bridge was captured intact but prepared for demolition. Not waiting for Sapper assistance and in the dark, he personally, having ensured all other personnel had withdrawal to a safe distance, drew the charges which consisted of 3 inverted Tellermines and 5 bazooka shells sunk in the road surface and about 50 lbs of explosive fixed under the arch, All the charges being wired together.
This bridge was of the greatest importance to the future advance of the Division and by his fearless conduct end skill he ensured that no harm should befall this vital link in communication,
This officerts technical skill allied with hia dauntless devotion
to duty and complete disregard for his personal safety have been an inspiration to all ranks.
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Cpl. John Winning Orsi D Coy., 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry John Orsi served with 16 Platoon, D Coy., 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry.
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Pte. William George Williamson 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry William Williamson was wounded on the 16th of January 1945 near St Valery in France.
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Pte. Robert Wills Milligan 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.15th Jun 1945) My uncle Robert Milligan served in the 1st battalion in WW2.
All I know is that he died on the 15th of June 1945 about 5 weeks after the war finished.
One story in the family is that he was driving a truck with prisoners on board and was ambushed by German soldiers still loyal to Hitler.
Any info would be appreciated.
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Pte. Henry Cook 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry Henry Cook was called up in October 1939 when he turned 18 then after 6 weeks training he was sent to France.
I think as part of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force), after a week or so of action he was captured after running out of supplies. He was then a POW for 5 years until being liberated by the Americans.
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L/Cpl. Arthur Felsted Patchett 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry (d.27th February 1945) Arthur Patchett was born 1923 in Bramley, Yorkshire, his father was
Herbert Patchett and his mother was Nellie Felstead, she died 1989 in Leeds, Yorkshire, having raised 3 daughters.
Arthur was captured in 1940 at Dunkirk and was buried on Tuesday, 27th of February 1945, Age 21 in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
His father Herbert, who was in the Pioneer Corps, died in 1940 aboard the SS Lancastria a troop ship evacuatiing soldiers from France.
He was my father's half brother but sadly they never knew each other.
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Pte. John Robert Milne 1st Battalion Highland Light Infantry (d.29th May 1940) John Milne was my uncle. I have visited his grave in Rexpoede in France. I have no information as to how my uncle met his death but obviously he was making his way to Dunkirk at the time.
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Pte. Alfred Bailey 1st Btn. Highland Light Infantry Arthur Bailey served as a dispatch rider and went ashore at Normandy. He finished the war in Hamburg. He was part of the liberation of Middlebeers and Reichwald Forest. Arthur was then sent to Palestine at the war's end until 1946.
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Pte. Patrick O'Keeffe 1st Btn Highland Light Infantry (d.13th Aug 1944) Uncle Pat O'Keeffe was a London Lad with an Irish father and an English Mother. At 5ft 7 and just over 9 stone and with big blue eyes he was a tough lad.
He joined in 1943 and deployed to France in late June 1944.
He was killed in action on the 13th of Aug 1944 and is buried at Banneville-La-Champagne War Cemetery.
He was 28 years young.
A single man, he was survived by his brothers/sisters Nieces and nephews
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