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1st Battalion, Derbyshire Yeomanry
The 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry was a unit of the Territorial Army serving in a reconnaissance role. 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry landed in Tunisia in late 1942 as the reconnaissance regiment of the 6th Armoured Division, they saw action at Medjez el Bab. During the race to the Tunisian coast, it fought at the Kasserine Pass and Foundouk, finally reaching Tunis in March 1943. They then moved to Italy as part of the 6th Armoured Division and saw heavy fighting during May 1944 and were in action at the Battle of Monte Cassino. Through out July and August, they fought in the advance to Florence. In April 1945 they saw action at the Argenta Gap and Fossa Cembalina.
25th Dec 1942 Observation Post
17th May 1944 In Action
18th May 1944 Advance
18th May 1944 Advance
16th of March 1945 Defence
24th of March 1945 Exercise
24th of March 1945 Exercise March Hare
24th of March 1945 26 Armd Brd Trg Programme week ending 24 Mar 45
27th of March 1945 Exercise Salamander Exercise Instrs
27th of March 1945 Appx "B" to 26 Armd Bde G/3/3
20th of April 1945 Orders
23rd of April 1945 Counter Attack
23rd of April 1945 Advance
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Want to know more about 1st Battalion, Derbyshire Yeomanry? There are:1331 items tagged 1st Battalion, Derbyshire Yeomanry available in our Library
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LP Wardle 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry LP Wardle served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry 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.
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Tpr. WE Stamper 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry Tpr.WE Stamper served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry 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.
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W Davidson 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry W Davidson served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry 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.
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Sgt. NJ Berry 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry Sgt.NJ Berry served with the 1st Sqd. Derbyshire Yeomanry 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.
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Sgt. John Willmott 1st Btn. Derbyshire Yeomanry John Willmott joined up after lying about his age (he was actually 16) and he was involved in the Battle of Monte Cassino.
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Cpl. Daniel Peter O'Connell 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry From receiving my granddad, Daniel O'Connell's military record from the MOD, we have found out that he served from the age of 17, joining the 13/18th Hussars, and served during WW2 at Dunkirk with BEF and at El Alamein with 1st Derbyshire yeomanry, and Italy with the Royal Armoured Corps.
He was a very gentle man, with a lot of humility and rarely talked about his experiences. We found out from other people that he was very honourable, saved lives at Dunkirk, was blown from a tank, and was the only survivor, and was a PoW only for an Italian to let him go. I can't verify any of this, but I don't know why anyone would lie about it to us.
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L/Sgt. William James Boyd 1st Btn., A Squadron Derbyshire Yeomanry William Boyd enlisted on the 26th of February 1942 in Derby in the Territorial Army as part of the 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry, Royal Armoured Corps. He was 19 years and 4 months old and was an apprentice plater.
Following training he was mustered on 30th of June 1943 as a driver operator. William served in both North Africa and Italy. On the 11th of August 1943, he was appointed Corporal and promoted to Sergeant on 24th of October 1945. William left the military on 19th Nov 1946.
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Pte. Samuel William "San" Smith 1st Derbyshire Yeomanry, HQ Squadron Royal Armoured Corps My father, Samuel Smith, was a very quiet man and my mother said he became more inward after his return. While away he did not forget his family as shown by the messages I include.
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L/Sgt. Allan Brunskill Howe 1st Btn. Derbyshire Yeomanry (d.27th Apr 1945) Allan Howe served with the Derbyshire Yeomanry 1st Battalion, and died in April 1945. He is buried in Padua War Cemetery.
Do you have any information about Allan Howe? A booklet about our village war dead is being prepared.
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