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7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade   13th Jun 1941 Inspection 14th Jun 1941 Exercise 27th Jun 1942 On the Move 1st July 1942 On the Move 14th July 1942 Reorganisation 18th July 1942 On the Move 20th Jul 1942 Change of Command 20th of July 1942 Reorganisation 21st Jul 1942 On the Move 21st of July 1942 Move Forward   22nd July 1942 In Action 22nd of July 1942 Appendix A 23rd of July 1942 Post battle   24th July 1942 Reorganisation 25th Jul 1942 Intelligence 26th Jul 1942 Orders 27th Jul 1942 In Action 29th Jul 1942 Intelligence 25th Sep 1942 Exercise 26th Sep 1942 Exercise 22nd Oct 1942 On the Move 24th Oct 1942 In Action 24th of October 1942 Advance   25th Oct 1942 In Action 25th October 1942 In Action 1st Nov 1942 In Action 1st of November 1942 Operational Order No. 2   3rd Nov 1942 In Action 5th Nov 1942 Rapid Advance   23rd March 1943 Reliefs   19th Jun 1944 In Action Oct 1944 Defensive Positions 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th Jan 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Instructions 7th of January 1945 Orders 9th of January 1945 Orders Changed 10th of January 1945 Orders 17th of January 1945 Orders 20th of January 1945 Appendix F 21st of January 1945 Reliefs 22nd of January 1945 Recces 22nd of January 1945 Orders 23rd of January 1945 Orders 25th of January 1945 Orders 20th Mar 1945 Reorganisation 27th of March 1945 Appx "B" to 26 Armd Bde G/3/3 30th of March 1945 Training Programme 20th of April 1945 Orders 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 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade during the Second World War 1939-1945. Brittain Frederick William. Sgt. (d.5th April 1943) Desmond Albert Samual. Rflmn (d.10th Jun 1944) Savory MiD. George Frederick. Cpl. (d.22nd Jul 1944) Warren Spencer John Norman. Rflmn. (d.16th Sept 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 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 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. 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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 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade? There are:1368 items tagged 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 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. Rflmn. Spencer John Norman Warren 7th Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.16th Sept 1944) Spencer Warren is buried in the Arezzo War Cemetery in Italy. Tina Sisson Add to this record. Cpl. George Frederick Savory MiD. 7th (London) Btn. Rifle Brigade (d.22nd Jul 1944) George Savory is buried in Arezzo, Italy. He was Mentioned in Dispatches for carrying a wounded comrade through the desert while in Africa for 3 days until safety among allied units was reached. I would be very interested to know of any engagements that led to his death in July 1944. Stephen Beasley Add to this record. Sgt. Frederick William Brittain 7th Btn Rifle Brigade (d.5th April 1943) Fred Brittain was my dad. I was born in May 1939. When he went abroad my mother was one of those who didn't know when, or even if, they would see their loved one again. On his death, mother was reclassified as a single woman (with a young child and amid all the stigma associated, and a grateful government even deducted one shilling and ninepence for the blanket he was buried in). It would be interesting if someone has collated the life expectancy of people who were in the army at the start of the war and how long they survived. John Brittain Add to this record. 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