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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

3rd Battalion, Scots Guards



 

4th Jan 1944 Exercise

5th Jan 1944 Lectures

6th Jan 1944 Lectures

7th Jan 1944 Exercise

8th Jan 1944 Parade

9th Jan 1944 Visit

10th Jan 1944 Training

14th Jan 1944 Training

15th Jan 1944 Arrival

17th Jan 1944 Exercise

18th Jan 1944 Exercise

19th Jan 1944 Exercise

20th Jan 1944 Exercise

21st Jan 1944 Exercise

22nd Jan 1944 Moves

24th Jan 1944 Exercise

25th Jan 1944 Exercise

26th Jan 1944 Exercise

27th Jan 1944 Exercise

28th Jan 1944 Exercise

29th Jan 1944 Moves

30th Jan 1944 Exercise

4th Feb 1944 Exercise

7th Feb 1944 Rehearsal

9th Feb 1944 Moves

10th Feb 1944 Visit

13th Feb 1944 Training

14th Feb 1944 On the Ranges

15th Feb 1944 On the Ranges

16th Feb 1944 On the Ranges

18th Feb 1944 Lecture

21st Feb 1944 Visit

22nd Feb 1944 Exercise

24th Feb 1944 Exercise

25th Feb 1944 Inspection

27th Feb 1944 Reinforcements

1st Mar 1944 On the Move

2nd Mar 1944 On the Ranges

3rd Mar 1944 On the Ranges

4th Mar 1944 On the Move

8th Mar 1944 Exercise

9th Mar 1944 Exercise

10th Mar 1944 Attachment

15th Mar 1944 Preparations

16th Mar 1944 Preparations

17th Mar 1944 Inspection

20th Mar 1944 Training

21st Mar 1944 Training

22nd Mar 1944 Exercise

23rd Mar 1944 Exercise

24th Mar 1944 Exercise

25th Mar 1944 Exercise

28th Mar 1944 Exercise

29th Mar 1944 On the Ranges

30th Mar 1944 On the Ranges

1st Apr 1944 Exercise

2nd Apr 1944 Exercise

6th Apr 1944 Firing Practice

7th Apr 1944 Firing Practice

8th Apr 1944 Censorship

14th Apr 1944 Security

15th Apr 1944 Route March

17th Apr 1944 Training

21st Apr 1944 Reinforcements

28th Apr 1944 Exercise

29th Apr 1944 On the Move

1st May 1944 Courses

2nd May 1944 Attachment

4th May 1944 Orders

5th May 1944 Moves

8th May 1944 On the Ranges

9th May 1944 Training

15th May 1944 Visit

16th May 1944 Training

18th May 1944 Exercise

19th May 1944 Exercise

23rd May 1944 Exercise

24th May 1944 Exercise

25th May 1944 Excerises

26th May 1944 Excerises

27th May 1944 Firing Practice

30th May 1944 Church Parade

31st May 1944 Orders

1st Jun 1944 Preparations

8th Jun 1944 Preparations

9th Jun 1944 Visit

11th Jun 1944 Course

12th Jun 1944 Preparations

22nd Jun 1944 Preparations

24th Jun 1944 Parade

25th Jun 1944 Old Comrades Day

26th Jun 1944 Departures

28th Jun 1944 Orders

30th Jun 1944 Lecture

4th Jul 1944 Training

9th Jul 1944 Preparations

10th Jul 1944 Exercise

11th Jul 1944 Exercise

12th Jul 1944 Maintenance

15th Jul 1944 Parade

16th Jul 1944 On the Move

17th Jul 1944 Preparations

18th Jul 1944 On the Move

19th Jul 1944 On the Move

20th Jul 1944 On the Move

21st Jul 1944 On the Move

22nd Jul 1944 On the Move

23rd Jul 1944 On the Move

24th Jul 1944 Conference

26th Jul 1944 Visit

28th Jul 1944 Orders

29th Jul 1944 Preparations

30th Jul 1944 In Action

30th Jul 1944 Attack Made

30th Jul 1944 In Action

31st Jul 1944 Advance

31st Jul 1944 Attack Made

1st Aug 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 Ready to Move

2nd Aug 1944 Standing by

3rd Aug 1944 Into Position

4th Aug 1944 In Position

5th Aug 1944 On the Move

6th Aug 1944 In Action

9th Aug 1944 Orders

10th Aug 1944 On the Move

10th Aug 1944 Orders

11th Aug 1944 Attack Made

11th Aug 1944 In Action

28th Aug 1944 Battlefield Recce

1st Sep 1944 Ammunition

1st Sep 1944 Move Expected

2nd Sep 1944 Inspection

3rd Sep 1944 Search

3rd Sep 1944 Awaiting Orders

4th Sep 1944 Service

4th Sep 1944 Orders

5th Sep 1944 Drill

6th Sep 1944 Inspection

7th Sep 1944 On the Move

7th Sep 1944 On the Move

8th Sep 1944 On the Move

8th Sep 1944 On the Move

9th Sep 1944 On the Move

9th Sep 1944 Enemy Presence

10th Sep 1944 Divine Service

10th Sep 1944 Wood Cleared

11th Sep 1944 River Crossed

12th Sep 1944 On the Move

12th Sep 1944 On the Move

13th Sep 1944 Prisoners Taken

13th Sep 1944 On the Move

14th Sep 1944 Concert

14th Sep 1944 Concentration

15th Sep 1944 HQ Moves

17th Sep 1944 Entertainment

17th Sep 1944 Airbourne Landings

18th Sep 1944 Recreation

18th Sep 1944 Investigations

19th Sep 1944 Reorganisation

21st Sep 1944 Search

21st Sep 1944 Search

22nd Sep 1944 Drill

23rd Sep 1944 Awaiting Orders

24th Sep 1944 Divine Service

24th Sep 1944 Orders Received

25th Sep 1944 Recce

25th Sep 1944 Recce

26th Sep 1944 Preparations

26th Sep 1944 Preparations

27th Sep 1944 On the Move

27th Sep 1944 On the Move

28th Sep 1944 On the Move

28th Sep 1944 On the Move

29th Sep 1944 On the Move

30th Sep 1944 On the Move

1st Oct 1944 Church Parade

2nd Oct 1944 Orders

3rd Oct 1944 Recce

4th Oct 1944 Recce

5th Oct 1944 Maintenance

6th Oct 1944 Conference

7th Oct 1944 Recce

8th Oct 1944 Church Parade

9th Oct 1944 In Billets

10th Oct 1944 Conference

11th Oct 1944 Recce

12th Oct 1944 Recce

13th Oct 1944 Orders

14th Oct 1944 Preparations

15th Oct 1944 Preparations

16th Oct 1944 On the Move

17th Oct 1944 Recce

18th Oct 1944 Observation Post

19th Oct 1944 Orders

20th Oct 1944 On the Move

21st Oct 1944 Baths

22nd Oct 1944 Orders

23rd Oct 1944 Preparations

24th Oct 1944 Enemy Withdraws

25th Oct 1944 In Action

26th Oct 1944 In Action

27th Oct 1944 Patrols

28th Oct 1944 Orders

29th Oct 1944 Rumours

30th Oct 1944 Reliefs

31st Oct 1944 Shelling

1st Nov 1944 Shelling

2nd Nov 1944 Attack Made

3rd Nov 1944 Enemy Falling Back

4th Nov 1944 Into Billets

5th Nov 1944 Maintenance

6th Nov 1944 Maintenance

7th Nov 1944 Maintenance

8th Nov 1944 Orders

9th Nov 1944 Maintenance

10th Nov 1944 Maintenance

11th Nov 1944 Maintenance

12th Nov 1944 Recreation

13th Nov 1944 Objectives

14th Nov 1944 Conference

15th Nov 1944 Conference

16th Nov 1944 Recce

17th Nov 1944 Planning

18th Nov 1944 Patrols

19th Nov 1944 Orders

20th Nov 1944 In Action

21st Nov 1944 Advance

22nd Nov 1944 Advance

23rd Nov 1944 Shelling

24th Nov 1944 Patrols

25th Nov 1944 Advance

26th Nov 1944 Shelling

27th Nov 1944 Ready

28th Nov 1944 Prisoners Taken

29th Nov 1944 Orders

30th Nov 1944 Visit

1st Dec 1944 Maintenance

2nd Dec 1944 Training

3rd Dec 1944 Training

4th Dec 1944 Training

5th Dec 1944 Training

6th Dec 1944 Training

7th Dec 1944 Conference

8th Dec 1944 Conference

9th Dec 1944 Maintenance

10th Dec 1944 Orders

13th Dec 1944 Orders

14th Dec 1944 Recce

18th Dec 1944 Enemy Aircraft

19th Dec 1944 Recce

20th Dec 1944 On the Move

21st Dec 1944 On the Move

22nd Dec 1944 On the Move

23rd Dec 1944 Ready

24th Dec 1944 Ready

25th Dec 1944 Church Parade

26th Dec 1944 Holiday

27th Dec 1944 Ready

28th Dec 1944 Ready

29th Dec 1944 Recce

30th Dec 1944 Recce

31st Dec 1944 Planning

1st Jan 1945 Recce

1st Mar 1945 Orders  location map

2nd Mar 1945 In Action

2nd of March 1945 Attack  location map

3rd Mar 1945 Prisoners  location map

4th Mar 1945 Divine Service  location map

5th Mar 1945 At Rest

6th Mar 1945 At Rest

7th Mar 1945 Conference

8th Mar 1945 Reorganisation

9th Mar 1945 Maintenance

10th Mar 1945 Conference

11th Mar 1945 On the Move  location map

12th March 1945 Maintenance

13th March 1945 Drill

14th March 1945 Visit

15th March 1945 Conference

16th March 1945 Drill

17th March 1945 Football

18th March 1945 Church Parade

19th March 1945 Maintenance

20th March 1945 Officers Dinner

21st March 1945 Orders Issued

22nd March 1945 Briefing

23rd March 1945 Preparations

24th March 1945 Preparations

25th March 1945 In Action

26th Mar 1945 Reliefs

26th March 1945 Attack Made

27th Mar 1945 Advance

27th March 1945 In Action

28th March 1945 Advance

29th March 1945 Enemy Artillery

30th March 1945 In Action

31st March 1945 Advance


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Those known to have served with

3rd Battalion, Scots Guards

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Fergus David. Sgt
  • French Stanley. Grdsmn. (d.19th November 1944)
  • Malcolm Alexander. L/Sgt. (d.14th December 1944)
  • Shiells John. Guardsman (d.21st November 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 3rd Battalion, Scots Guards from other sources.



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Guardsman John "Jock" Shiells 3rd Btn Scots Guards (d.21st November 1944)

John Shiells

John & Crew on their  Stuart tank

John's temporary grave

John's grave at the Mook War Cemetery

A recce troop of 3rd Battalion Scots Guards went on patrol on 21st November 1944 (the day before the liberation of Sevenum, Netherlands) to explore "De Vorst", a hamlet of Sevenum. On the Saardijk, Lance Sergeant Brown's tank ran over a mine and the tank driver, John Shiells, was killed. He was only 21 years old at the time.

His comrade, guardsman James Gordon (also 21 years old) sustained very serious permanent injury. He was a man with a very strong character and enjoyed life in spite of his injury. Unfortunately, he was only 52 years old when he died. Sergeant Brown and a third (as yet unknown) guardsman remained unharmed.

John was buried on the spot where he died in a grave between the houses of the Pauwels family and the Janssen family. The current house numbers are 6 and 7 on the Saardijk in Sevenum. John was buried there until 1st August 1947 when his mortal remains were taken to Mook War Cemetery. Until that day, his grave was adopted and tended by the widow Mrs. Pauwels who lived at the Saardijk in Sevenum. ???Photos - 2 photos are jpegs but 2 are Adobe pdf images which I cannot check/alter

Piet Snellen



Grdsmn. Stanley French 3rd Btn. Scots Guards (d.19th November 1944)

Guardsman Stanley French was the Son of Harry and Ethel French, of St. Augustine's, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He was aged 23 when he died and is buried in the Helmond Protestant Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

S Flynn



L/Sgt. Alexander Malcolm 3rd Btn. Scots Guards (d.14th December 1944)

Lance Serjeant Alexander Malcolm was 30 when he died and is buried in the Helmond Protestant Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

S Flynn









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