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4th Battalion, Welch Regiment    4th Battalion, Welch Regiment were a territorial unit based at Llanelli. They were mobilised for war with 160th Infantry Brigade, 22nd Division and moved to Banbridge, County Down in November 1942, moving to England for training before landing in Normandy with 160th Infantry Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Division. They saw action across western Europe and moved into Germany in May 1945.   28th Apr 1940 A Very Fine Obstacle 15th Apr 1944 Exercise   16th Apr 1944 Exercise   17th Apr 1944 Exercise   18th Apr 1944 Exercise   19th Apr 1944 Exercise   20th Apr 1944 Exercise 21st Apr 1944 Exercise   22nd Apr 1944 Exercise Ends   1st Jun 1944 Cards 4th Jun 1944 Lecture   4th Jun 1944 Preparations 5th Jun 1944 Restrictions   5th Jun 1944 Orders Issued 6th Jun 1944 Concentration 6th Jun 1944 Guards 7th Jun 1944 Padre Arrives   8th Jun 1944 Briefing 9th Jun 1944 Orders 10th Jun 1944 Maps 10th Jun 1944 Lectures   13th Jun 1944 Shelling 14th Jun 1944 Currency 15th Jun 1944 Advance Party 16th Jun 1944 Vehicles Move 16th Jun 1944 Advance Parties 17th Jun 1944 Orders   18th Jun 1944 On the Move   18th Jun 1944 On the Move 19th Jun 1944 Preparations   20th Jun 1944 Preparations   21st Jun 1944 Preparations   21st Jun 1944 On the Move 22nd Jun 1944 On the Move   22nd Jun 1944 Change of Command 24th Jun 1944 On the Move 25th Jun 1944 On the Move 26th Jun 1944 On the Move   26th Jun 1944 On the Move 27th Jun 1944 On the Move   27th Jun 1944 Security 27th Jun 1944 On the Move 28th Jun 1944 On the Move 29th Jun 1944 Orders 29th Jun 1944 Concentration   29th Jun 1944 Orders 30th Jun 1944 On the Move   30th Jun 1944 Orders 30th Jun 1944 On the Move 1st Jul 1944 Attacks   1st Jul 1944 Reliefs   1st Jul 1944 Conference 1st July 1944 Orders   2nd Jul 1944 Patrol   2nd July 1944 Reliefs   3rd Jul 1944 Attacks   3rd Jul 1944 Counter Attack 4th Jul 1944 Patrol   5th Jul 1944 Reliefs   6th Jul 1944 Attack Made   7th Jul 1944 Mines   8th Jul 1944 Shelling   9th Jul 1944 Patrols   10th Jul 1944 Reliefs 11th Jul 1944 Reliefs 11th Jul 1944 Reliefs   12th Jul 1944 Shelling 13th Jul 1944 Enemy Positions   14th Jul 1944 Quiet   15th Jul 1944 Quiet   16th Jul 1944 Officer killed   17th Jul 1944 Shelling   18th Jul 1944 Quiet   19th Jul 1944 Minefields   20th Jul 1944 Mortar Fire   21st Jul 1944 Wet Day   22nd Jul 1944 Quiet   23rd Jul 1944 Raid 23rd Jul 1944 Raid   23rd Jul 1944 Prisoners   23rd Jul 1944 Prisoners   24th Jul 1944 Reliefs   25th Jul 1944 Observation   26th Jul 1944 In Position   27th Jul 1944 Patrols   28th Jul 1944 Firing   29th Jul 1944 Verey Lights   30th Jul 1944 Quiet   31st Jul 1944 Fighting Patrol   31st July 1944 Reliefs 1st Aug 1944 Snipers   2nd Aug 1944 Raid   2nd Aug 1944 Raids   3rd Aug 1944 Reorganisation   4th Aug 1944 Bridge   5th Aug 1944 On the Move   6th Aug 1944 Recce   7th Aug 1944 Quiet   7th Aug 1944 Preparations   8th Aug 1944 Patrols   9th Aug 1944 Withdrawal   10th Aug 1944 Artillery in Action   11th Aug 1944 Quiet   12th Aug 1944 Orders   13th Aug 1944 On the Move   14th Aug 1944 On the Move   14th Aug 1944 In Action   15th Aug 1944 Advance   15th Aug 1944 In Action   16th Aug 1944 Deserters   17th Aug 1944 On the Move   18th Aug 1944 Reliefs   19th Aug 1944 Orders   20th Aug 1944 Wood Cleared   21st Aug 1944 Concentration   21st Aug 1944 On the Move   22nd Aug 1944 At Rest   23rd Aug 1944 At Rest   24th Aug 1944 At Rest   25th Aug 1944 On the Move   26th Aug 1944 On the Move   27th Aug 1944 On the Move 28th Aug 1944 At Rest   29th Aug 1944 On the Move   30th Aug 1944 On the Move   31st Aug 1944 Area Cleared   1st Sep 1944 On the Move   2nd Sep 1944 On the Move   3rd Sep 1944 On the Move   4th Sep 1944 Town Cleared   5th Sep 1944 On the Move   7th Sep 1944 On the Move   8th Sep 1944 Orders   9th Sep 1944 Patrols   10th Sep 1944 Exchange of Fire   11th Sep 1944 Exchange of Fire   12th Sep 1944 Quiet   13th Sep 1944 Enemy Alert   14th Sep 1944 Fighting Patrols   15th Sep 1944 Reliefs   16th Sep 1944 On the Move   16th September 1944 Canal 17th Sep 1944 On the Move   17th September 1944 Canal 18th Sep 1944 On the Move   18th September 1944 Air Raid 19th Sep 1944 Advance 19th Sep 1944 Hard Fighting   19th Sep 1944 Moves 19th September 1944 Attack Made   20th Sep 1944 Reliefs   21st Sep 1944 Patrols   21st September 1944 Advance 22nd Sep 1944 Patrols   23rd Sep 1944 Orders   24th Sep 1944 Mines   25th Sep 1944 In Action   26th Sep 1944 Heavy Fighting   27th Sep 1944 Withdrawal   28th Sep 1944 Patrols   29th Sep 1944 Positions Unchanged   30th Sep 1944 Quiet   30th September 1944 Counter Attacks 1st Oct 1944 Patrols   2nd Oct 1944 Orders 3rd Oct 1944 On the Move   4th Oct 1944 Orders   4th Oct 1944 Batteries Deployed 5th Oct 1944 Orders   5th October 1944 In Action 6th Oct 1944 Reliefs 6th Oct 1944 Orders   6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence 6th October 1944 Shelling 7th Oct 1944 Shelling   7th October 1944 Shelling 8th Oct 1944 Demolition   8th October 1944 Shelling 9th Oct 1944 Prisoners   13th October 1944 Attack Made 18th Oct 1944 Reliefs 25th Oct 1944 Cleaning up   4th Welch Regiment clean their weapons outside Hertogenbosch, 25th of October 1944. IWM (B 11255) 25th Oct 1944 Cleaning up 24th Feb 1945 Shelling 26th Feb 1945 Moving Through   Troops from the 4th Battalion, Royal Welch Regiment, 53rd (Welsh) Division, moving through damaged houses in the village of Host, near Goch, 26th of February 1945. IWM (B 14848) 26th Feb 1945 Moving Through 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 4th Battalion, Welch Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bicknell Donald Eric. Pte. (d.27th September 1944) Bowen Herbert Ian. Pte. (d.23rd July 1944) Buntin William Earnest. Sgt. (d.3rd Aug 1944) Carter W.. Darrall Clive. Pte. (d.2nd July 1940) Davies Arthur James. (d.24th October 1944) Elward Richard Thomas. Sgt. Evans Charles. Pte. Forbes D.. Gallagher Terrance. Pte. (d.25th Feb 1945) Harries Leonard John. Pte. John Vernon James. L/Cpl. (d.26th Sep 1944) Jones Joseph. Pte. Lee Ernest Gwyn. (d.19th February 1945) Lovell Cecil George. Cpl. Marks William Hudson. McCamley Frederick Arthur. Pte. Milliner Mervyn Lionel. Cpl. O'Brien Edward Joseph. Pte. (d.8th Nov 1944) Pearce Raymond Bertram. Pte. (d.8th Mar 1945) Riddle George Leonard. L/Cpl. Robinson Idris. Pte. (d.11th October 1944) Stuart Alan James. Major (d.16th July 1944) Tennant William Ernest . Pte. (d.26th October 1944) Thomas Alfred. Cpl. (d.2nd November 1944) Thomas Hubert Gordon . Pte. Whitfield A. Williams Thomas Edwin Jones. Pte. (d.7th March 1945) 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 4th Battalion, Welch 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. 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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 4th Battalion, Welch Regiment? There are:1502 items tagged 4th Battalion, Welch 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. A Whitfield 4th Battalion Welch Regiment A Whitfield served with the 4th Battalion Welch Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below. Dan Add to this record. Cpl. Mervyn Lionel Milliner 4th Btn. Welsh Regiment Mervyn Milliner enlisted in the Army 15th Jan 1940 and attended 5 Corps School at Poole between 4th Dec 41 and 16th Feb 1942. He was promoted L/Cpl 11th Mar 1942 and promoted substantive Cpl at Litton Cheney 26th Jan 1943. After a number of home postings he attended Course HW 33 at Small Arms School, Hythe from 17 nov 1943 to 23 Dec 1943. Between 23 May 1944 and 27 jun 1944 he attended Course No. 57 in 3 inch mortar at S.A.S. Netheravon and qualified CY. He disembarked for North West Europe on 28th July 1944 and posted to 4th Bn Welsh Regiment on 7th of Aug 1944. He continued with this unit through Belgium and Holland into Germany, later requesting to revert to the rank of L/Cpl. He ended his overseas service in Dusseldorf as a regimental M.P. He was awarded 1939/54 Star and France and Germany Star on 30th Mar 1945. After returning to the U.K. he was released to the Royal Army Reserve 30 Jun 1946. Little more is known of his military career but like thousands of others he performed his duty as one of the unsung heroes. David Jones Add to this record. D. Forbes 4th Btn. Welsh Regiment with Bren Gun Carrier Sept 1945 Germany Steve Lovell Add to this record. Pte. Thomas Edwin Jones Williams 4th Battalion Welch Regiment (d.7th March 1945) Eddie Williams was killed in action in Germany aged 19. T Lloyd Add to this record. Pte. Idris Robinson 4th Btn. Royal Welch Regiment (d.11th October 1944) My father's twin brother, Idris Robinson, served with the 4th Battalion, Welsh Regiment in WW2. He was shot while fighting at Herstenbough and was shipped home to a hospital in Cardiff and died of his wounds on 11th of October 1944. Add to this record. Pte. Frederick Arthur McCamley 4th Btn. Welch Regiment Frederick McCamley joined up at the age of 17. He is mentioned on casualty reports as wounded on the 7th of January 1945. Andrew Hessey Add to this record. William Hudson Marks 4th Btn Welch Regiment My dad was a bugler in the army. He told me that he crossed the Atlantic ocean 6 times but never flew. Would love to learn more about his life at that time. Karina Jones Add to this record. Sgt. William Earnest Buntin 4th Btn. Welch Regiment (d.3rd Aug 1944) William Buntin lost his life in August 1944. I have recently had reason to pass his war grave regularly and sadly it has no flowers or commemoration. This year I will remember him. Adam Jones Add to this record. Cpl. Alfred Thomas 4th Battalion Welch Regiment (d.2nd November 1944) Alfred Thomas was my Great Uncle who I never met but I was very close to his wife, my Great Aunt Ethel. In all that time, the loss of her Alf was a pain she never recovered from and she never once watched a Remembrance Day from the Cenotaph. Sam Graham Add to this record. Sgt. Richard Thomas Elward 4th Btn. Welch Regiment Richard Elward served with 4th Btn. Welch Regiment. Adrian Elward Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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