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8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade was formed in early 1941 by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade. They served in Home Defence and saw action in the North West Europe with 29th Armoured Brigade, 11th Armoured Division.
19th Jun 1944 Conference
21st Jun 1944 Training
22nd Jun 1944 Sports
28th Jun 1944 In Action
29th Jun 1944 Defensive Positions
30th Jun 1944 On the Move
8th Jul 1944 Reliefs
9th Jul 1944 Preparations
18th Jul 1944 Attack Made
19th Jul 1944 Village Captured
1st Aug 1944 Advance
14th Aug 1944 Hard Fighting
15th Aug 1944 Mines
16th Aug 1944 Advance
17th Aug 1944 Under Fire
18th Aug 1944 Bridges Blown
19th Aug 1944 Enemy Tanks
20th Aug 1944 Dense Forest
21st Aug 1944 Area Cleared
22nd Aug 1944 Mines
23rd Aug 1944 At Rest
29th Aug 1944 Advance
30th Aug 1944 Prisoners Taken
3rd Sep 1944 Opposition
4th Sep 1944 Mopping up
5th Sep 1944 Canal
7th Sep 1944 Orders
8th Sep 1944 On the Move
9th Sep 1944 Stiff Opposition
10th Sep 1944 In Action
11th Sep 1944 Opposition
23rd Sep 1944 Shelling
24th Sep 1944 In Action
3rd Nov 1944 Reliefs
4th Nov 1944 On the Move
11th Nov 1944 Reliefs
21st Dec 1944 On the Move
22nd Dec 1944 Bridges Held
23rd Dec 1944 Orders
23rd Dec 1944 Bridges Held
24th Dec 1944 Assalts Made
24th Dec 1944 Intelligence
18th Apr 1945 Good ProgressIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Lee Albert Edward. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1944)
- Verner John Wingfield. Lt. (d.29th Apr 1943)
- Wickham Victor Lesley. L/Sgt. (d.6th April 1945)
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Lt. John Wingfield Verner 8th Btn Rifle Brigade (d.29th Apr 1943)
Lt John Verner was the son of Capt. Sir Edward Wingfield Verner, who served with the 5th Btn., and Lady Verner of Farnham, Surrey.Alex Irving
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