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2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment    2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment were part of 17th Brigade, 5th Division. They saw action with the BEF in 1940, in East Africa, the Middle East, Sicily, Italy and North Western Europe during the Second World War.   28th of October 1939 Operational Order   2nd of December 1939 Operation Order No. 2   2nd of December 1939 Appendices A and B Operation Order No 2   11th of March 1940 Orders 3rd Apr 1940 Visit 4th Apr 1940 Visit 9th Apr 1940 Reorganisation   11th Apr 1940 Stand Fast 13th Apr 1940 Orders   28th Apr 1940 Warning 30th Apr 1940 Orders 1st May 1940 On the Move 2nd May 1940 On the Move 3rd May 1940 Move Cancelled   4th May 1940 Preparations   6th May 1940 On the Move   7th May 1940 Concentration   8th May 1940 Training   9th May 1940 Training   10th May 1940 Orders   11th May 1940 Orders   12th May 1940 Divisional HQ Moves 13th May 1940 Recce   14th May 1940 Orders   16th May 1940 On the Move   17th May 1940 In Action   18th May 1940 On the Move   19th May 1940 On the Move   20th May 1940 Air Raids   20th May 1940 Orders   21st May 1940 Hard Fighting   21st May 1940 Orders 21st May 1940 Orders 21st May 1940 Intelligence 22nd May 1940 Under Pressure 23rd May 1940 Surrounded 24th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940 Congestion 25th May 1940 Orders 25th May 1940 Conference 25th May 1940 Defence 25th May 1940 Orders 26th May 1940 In Defence 26th May 1940 Line Held 26th May 1940 Bombing   26th May 1940 In Defence 26th May 1940 Into Positions 27th May 1940 Under Pressure 27th May 1940 In Action 27th May 1940 Air Attacks 27th May 1940 In Action 27th May 1940 Heavy Shelling 27th May 1940 In Action 28th May 1940 Heavy Shelling   28th May 1940 Air Attacks   28th May 1940 Rear Guard 28th May 1940 In Action 29th May 1940 Shelling 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Rear Guard 29th May 1940 Positions Held 30th May 1940 On the March 30th May 1940 Rear Guard 30th May 1940 Defences   30th May 1940 Withdrawal   30th May 1940 Withdrawal 30th May 1940 Withdrawal 31st May 1940 Enemy Aircraft 31st May 1940 Heavy Shelling   31st May 1940 Withdrawal   1st Jun 1940 Evacuation 1st Jun 1940 Safety   21st May 1942 On the Move 2nd Sep 1943 Preparations   2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment wait to board landing craft at Catania, Sicily, for the invasion of Italy, 2nd September 1943. © IWM (NA 6283) 2nd Sep 1943 Preparations 2nd Sep 1943 Planning If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bourke Brendan Francis. Capt. Campbell James. Sgt. Clark Alfred. Clark Alfred. Clarke George Thomas. Pte. (d.10th May 1940) Cotterill James Patrick. Pte. (d.23rd May 1940) Cox Noel. Pte. Crowther Leslie Harry Edward. Sgt. Daley Robert. Pte. (d.30th Jan 1944) Davies David Afon. (d.21st June 1940) Embrey Robert Arnold. (d.1st May 1944) Goodall MBE. George Albert. Major. Harris Edward Richard Thomas. Bombardier Gunner Howe Christopher Arthur. Humphries Eric Roy. Pte. Keogh Michael. Pte. (d.30th Jan 1944) McTighe John Henry. L/Sjt. (d.3rd May 1944) Mitchell Aldwyn. Cpl. Robins Leonard William. Pte. (d.11th September 1942) Roe Thomas Edward. Cpl. Rossiter Thomas John James. L/Cpl. (d.19th Mar 1944) Seaton Richard John. Cpl. Sheen John Oliver. W/Sgt. Shellard Ralph Victor. Sgt. Shens Albert Arthur. Pte. (d.8th June 1940 ) Snape Arthur Richard. L/Dpl Stephens Albert Arthur. Pte. (d.27th May 1940) Stephens Albert Arthur. Pte. (d.27th May 1940) Taylor Denis Charles. Pte. Thomas Harry. Pte. (d.24th May 1944) The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment? There are:1393 items tagged 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Alfred Clark 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment My father, Alfred Clark, was in the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment and was captured at Arras in 1940. He was then sent to Stalag V111B for the rest of the war. Was anybody in the same regiment in Arras who could tell me how they were captured? Alf Clark Add to this record. L/Cpl. Thomas John James Rossiter 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment (d.19th Mar 1944) The grave of Lance Corporal Thomas Rossiter is located in the British War Cemetery in Anzio, Italy. I spotted the grave in November 1990 during a remembrance service which I attended as a then serving member of the Royal Air Force stationed at the NATO Communications School in Latina, Italy. I have photos of the remembrance service and the grave. I recently came across the photos again and decided to research again now that more data exists on the internet. My family are from Northampton hence the interest. Paul Rossiter Add to this record. Major. George Albert Goodall MBE. 2nd Battalion Northampton Regiment I have all of my grandfather's war paperwork including his Military MBE Oakleaf etc. His name was George Goodall, he was wounded in France by shelling as part of the BEF but on recovery went back to war. He put down a full chronology which I also have. I would love to learn more about him. I was very close to granddad as a kid but he never spoke of the war. Neil Goodall Add to this record. Cpl. Richard John Seaton 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment Richard Seaton served in both the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment and then later 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment in WW2. He served from 1940 to 1946. Colin Seaton Add to this record. Sgt. Ralph Victor Shellard 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment Vick Shellard was my grandfather. He told me he was at Dunkirk and India then later became Sergeant Major or Drill Sergeant at Wootton Barracks. Peter Lines Add to this record. Robert Arnold Embrey 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment (d.1st May 1944) Arnold Embrey is buried in Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio. Add to this record. Pte. Leonard William Robins 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (d.11th September 1942) Len Robins was my uncle (my mother's brother). He died in India of malaria and I didn't know too much about him except my mother would get very emotional as he was the youngest of five children. His father, William, served in the Boer War in SA and also WW1. Sadly, there are no living members of the family to recall any information about Len but on going through some papers recently a letter was found from Capt. RCR Roche of 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment dated 5th of November 1942 and sent by Air Mail on 30th of January 1943, informing Len's wife of his death. The letter said that Len was buried in Ranchi War Cemetery in India, Plot 4, Row J, Grave No.7. Pat Groombridge Add to this record. Sgt. James Campbell 2nd Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment My father James Campbell joined the Northamptonshire Regiment in April 1933 aged 20. He was with BEF in France and Belgium and was one of the lucky few of his Battalion who made it back to the UK via Dunkirk. In 1942 he transferred to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and with them was posted to India and Burma. He left the army in 1945 but never spoke of his experiences. He passed away in 1989. Mick Campbell Add to this record. W/Sgt. John Oliver Sheen 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment John Sheen was myhmusband. We married in September 1976 when he was 60 and I was 28, we had a blissful but short marriage. My daughter remembers Jack's elder sister saying he was one of the last men picked up at Dunkirk, and later, one of the first to land on D Day. He never talked much about his war service when he was alive, but now the grandson he never met would love to know more about his exploits, especially having seen the latest Dunkirk film. Can anyone help? Sue Sheen Add to this record. Pte. Eric Roy Humphries 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment My half brother, Eric Humphries was at Dunkirk. He was reported missing but turned up at my parents front door. He'd been picked up by a different Battalion at Dunkirk. He went on to be a Sergeant within the Northampton Police force. Marion R Stewart Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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