Allied Forces Index
|
|
- 138th Infantry Brigade during the Second World War -
Allied Forces Index
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you agree to accept cookies.
If you enjoy this siteplease consider making a donation.
Site Home
Add Stories
WW2 Features
Submissions
FAQ's
Advertisements
World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945
138th Infantry Brigade
138th Brigade was part of 46th Division, they saw action in the Battle of France in 1940, North Africa and Italy. It was made up of the following territorial units
- 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 6th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
- 138th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company (22nd July 1940 to 10th July 1941)
19th May 1940 Operation Order No. 5
19th May 1940 Instructions No. 1
27th May 1940 Orders
28th May 1940 Air Attacks
28th May 1940 Transport
29th May 1940 Reorganisation
29th May 1940 Defences
6th Jan 1943 On the Move
8th Jan 1943 Accident
9th Jan 1943 Poor Weather
13th Jan 1943 On the Move
17th Jan 1943 On the Move
26th Jan 1943 Advance Party
27th Jan 1943 On the Move
2nd Feb 1943 Reliefs
3rd Feb 1943 Patrols
10th Feb 1943 Minefields
13th Feb 1943 Difficult Position
20th Feb 1943 Heavy Shelling
22nd Feb 1943 Into Position
1st Mar 1943 Infiltration
1st Mar 1943 Attack
2nd Mar 1943 In Action
3rd Mar 1943 Withdrawal
3rd Mar 1943 Heavy Shelling
10th Mar 1943 Shelling
14th Mar 1943 Reliefs
16th Mar 1943 Postings
17th Mar 1943 Counter Attack
17th Mar 1943 Recce
18th Mar 1943 Withdrawal
18th Mar 1943 Heavy Shelling
25th Mar 1943 Reliefs
26th Mar 1943 Conference
27th Mar 1943
29th Mar 1943 In Reserve
30th Mar 1943 In Reserve
1st Apr 1943 Enemy Aircraft
2nd Apr 1943 Advance
13th Apr 1943 Reliefs
1st September 1943 Embarkation
1st Sep 1943 Orders
2nd Sep 1943 On the Move
4th Sep 1943 On the Move
5th Sep 1943 On the Move
9th September 1943 Landing at Salerno
9th Sep 1943 Stiff Opposition
10th September 1943 Advance
11th September 1943 In Action
12th of September 1943 Attack Made
13th of September 1943 Shelling
14th September 1943 Orders Reconsidered
15th September 1943 Attacks Made
16th September 1943 Patrols
17th of September 1943 Shelling
18th of September 1943 Withdrawal
19th of September 1943 Large Fire
20th of September 1943 Patrols
20th Sep 1943 Reliefs
21st of September 1943 Conference
22nd of September 1943 Reorganisation
23rd of September 1943 Bold Plan
24th of September 1943 Mines
25th of September 1943 High Ground
26th of September 1943 Enemy Cleared
27th of September 1943 Orders
28th of September 1943 Town Captured
29rd of September 1943 Patrols
30th of September 1943 At Rest
26th Aug 1944 Attack Made
9th Oct 1944 Consolidation
13th Oct 1944 In Position
13th Oct 1944 In ActionIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
138th Infantry Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted.
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
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. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web.
- 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible.
- Looking for help with Family History Research? Please read our Family History FAQs
- The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. 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 siteplease 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 138th Infantry Brigade?
There are:73 items tagged 138th Infantry 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.
