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Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade 7th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade 1st of April 1940 Training 2nd of April 1940 Training 3rd of April 1940 Training 4th of April 1940 Training 5th of April 1940 New chaplain 6th of April 1940 Training 7th of April 1940 Training 10th of April 1940 Harbouring Exercise 8th of April 1940 Training 9th of April 1940 Training 10th of April 1940 Training 11th of April 1940 Training 12th Apr 1940 Orders 12th of April 1940 Training 13th of April 1940 Training 14th of April 1940 Temporary Change of command 15th of April 1940 Training 16th of April 1940 Command resumed 17th of April 1940 Training 18th of April 1940 Training 19th of April 1940 Training 20th of April 1940 Mobilization 20th of April 1940 Orders to mobilize 21st of April 1940 Administrative Instruction No.5 21st of April 1940 Mobilization 22nd of April 1940 Administrative Instruction No.6 22nd of April 1940 Mobilization 23rd of April 1940 Administrative Instruction No. 7 23rd of April 1940 Mobilization 24th of April 1940 Mobilization 25th of April 1940 Mobilization 26th of April 1940 Awaiting orders 27th of April 1940 Training 27th of April 1940 Training 28th of April 1940 Training and new role 29th of April 1940 Training 30th of April 1940 Training 1st May 1940 Orders 3rd May 1940 Into Position 21st May 1940 Orders to Move 21st May 1940 Orders to Move 25th May 1940 Heavy Shelling 26th May 1940 Overwhelmed 31st Dec 1940 Recce 13th Jun 1941 Inspection 14th Jun 1941 Exercise 19th Dec 1941 On the Move 23rd Dec 1941 On the Move 24th Dec 1941 On the Move 25th Dec 1941 Fuel 26th Dec 1941 In Action 27th Dec 1941 Heavy Shelling 28th Dec 1941 In Action 29th Dec 1941 Enemy in Force 30th Dec 1941 Enemy Advance 31st Dec 1941 In Support 27th Jun 1942 On the Move 1st July 1942 On the Move 14th July 1942 Reorganisation 18th July 1942 On the Move 20th Jul 1942 Change of Command 20th of July 1942 Reorganisation 21st Jul 1942 On the Move 21st of July 1942 Move Forward 22nd July 1942 In Action 22nd of July 1942 Appendix A 23rd of July 1942 Post battle 24th July 1942 Reorganisation 25th Jul 1942 Intelligence 26th Jul 1942 Orders 27th Jul 1942 In Action 29th Jul 1942 Intelligence 25th Sep 1942 Exercise 26th Sep 1942 Exercise 8th Oct 1942 Exercise 21st Oct 1942 Minefields 22nd Oct 1942 On the Move 22nd Oct 1942 Minefields 23rd Oct 1942 Units Move Through 24th Oct 1942 In Action 24th Oct 1942 Under Fire 24th of October 1942 Advance 25th Oct 1942 In Action 25th Oct 1942 Minefields 25th October 1942 In Action 31st Oct 1942 Moves 1st Nov 1942 In Action 1st of November 1942 Operational Order No. 2 3rd Nov 1942 In Action 5th Nov 1942 Rapid Advance 14th Jan 1943 Move 16th Jan 1943 On the Move 17th Jan 1943 On the Move 2nd Feb 1943 Move 19th Feb 1943 Reliefs Completed 20th Feb 1943 In Action 21st Feb 1943 Heights Occupied 22nd Feb 1943 Enemy Withdrawal 3rd of March 1943 Liaisons and conferences 15th Mar 1943 Orders 23rd March 1943 Reliefs 26th Mar 1943 Attack Made 27th Mar 1943 Attack Made 10th Apr 1943 Advance 7th May 1943 In Action 8th May 1943 In Action 18th of September 1943 Withdrawal 2nd of October 1943 Report on Operations May 1944 In Camp 17th May 1944 In Action 18th May 1944 Advance 31st May 1944 On the Move 8th Jun 1944 On the Move 10th Jun 1944 Advance 11th Jun 1944 Advance 12th Jun 1944 In Action 12th Jun 1944 Advance 13th Jun 1944 In Action 19th Jun 1944 Conference 19th Jun 1944 In Action 21st Jun 1944 In Action 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 1st Oct 1944 On the Move Oct 1944 Defensive Positions 2nd Oct 1944 Reliefs 3rd Oct 1944 Reliefs 4th Oct 1944 Enemy Positions 5th Oct 1944 Houses Destroyed 6th Oct 1944 Reliefs 12th Oct 1944 Reliefs 14th Oct 1944 Enemy Raid 16th Oct 1944 Enemy Patrol 17th Oct 1944 Enemy Patrols 18th Oct 1944 Artillery in Action 1st Nov 1944 Orders 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 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th Jan 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Orders 7th of January 1945 Instructions 7th of January 1945 Orders 9th of January 1945 Orders Changed 10th of January 1945 Shelling 10th of January 1945 Locations 10th of January 1945 Orders 11th of January 1945 Contact 11th of January 1945 Colder 11th of January 1945 Message 12th of January 1945 Enemy Patrol 15th of January 1945 Reliefs 15th of January 1945 Locations 16th of January 1945 Exchange of Fire 17th of January 1945 Orders 18th of January 1945 Positions 20th of January 1945 Shelling 20th of January 1945 Locations 20th of January 1945 Appendix F 21st of January 1945 Reliefs 22nd of January 1945 Recces 22nd of January 1945 Orders 23rd of January 1945 Patrol 23rd of January 1945 Orders 24th of January 1945 Shelling 25th of January 1945 Orders 20th Mar 1945 Reorganisation 24th of March 1945 Exercise 24th of March 1945 Exercise March Hare 26th of March 1945 Training Programme 27th of March 1945 Appx "B" to 26 Armd Bde G/3/3 29th of March 1945 Training 30th of March 1945 Training Programme 31st of March 1945 26 Armd Brd Trg Programme week ending 31 Mar 45 14th of April 1945 Instructions 15th of April 1945 Orders 16th of April 1945  18th of April 1945 On the Move 18th Apr 1945 Good Progress 19th of April 1945 In Action 20th of April 1945 In Action 20th of April 1945 Orders 21st of April 1945 Advance 22nd of April 1945 Advance 22nd of April 1945 In Action 23rd of April 1945 Counter Attack 23rd of April 1945 Counter Attack 25th of April 1945 Letter 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 Rifle Brigade during the Second World War 1939-1945. Amery Geoffrey Richard. Pte. Amery Lionel Frederick. Pte. Argent Ernest. Drvr. Arthur George Charles John. L/Cpl. Arthur George Charles J.. L/Cpl. Balls Arthur Edward. CSM. Bishop ET. Bladen William George. Boggis AE. Brinsmead John. Brittain Frederick William. Sgt. (d.5th April 1943) Chadwick Horace Hector. Cpl. (d.1st-3rd April 1940 ) Cheeseman LC. Clarke Ronald Charles William. Rflmn. Coggin Henry Hubert. Pte. Compton Sidney George. Sgt. Cooper William Edward Peter. Sgt. Courtenay A. Tpr. Cox John Charles. Sgt. Davis Leslie. Rflmn. Dean SE. Denton Herbert W.. Sgt. Desborough Charles. Desmond Albert Samual. Rflmn (d.10th Jun 1944) Driscoll J. Duke LR. Eastwood Harold. Capt. Ellison Haydn O. Rflmn. (d.23-28th May 1940) Evans George Edward. Rfmn. Fisher EW. Ford William Thomas. Pte Franklin Joseph. Cpl. (d.27th Feb 1945) Fraser John Edward. Rfm. Freeman John H.. A/Major Gamble Sidney Alfred. Rflmn. (d.12th June 1942) Gamble Sidney Alfred. Rflmn. (d.12th Jun 1942) Glover John Robert. Rflmn. Glover John Robert. Rflmn. Glover John Robert. Rfn. Goodricke RG. Greed George Alfred. Rflman. Green George Clements. Rflmn. (d.25th Aug 1944) Greene Derek Charles. Lance Corporal Greene Derek Charles. Cpl. Guttridge Thomas Reginald. L/Cpl. Hallett FT. Haywarden Richard. Lt. (d.9th August 1942) Hooper Albert J.. Sgt. Hooper Frederick William . Rflmn. (d.13th Sep 1944) Housden DJ. Howarth F. Howie MID. Ian Alexander. Capt. Jacks Alfred Henry. Pte. James HAA. James J. Jefferyes Henry Edward. Cpl. Lane Thomas Frederick. Capt (d.17th Mar 1943) Large Edwin Frank. Rflmn. (d.24th Nov 1942) Lee Albert Edward. L/Cpl. (d.31st July 1944) Lund G . Matthew HG. May Charles Wilfred. Sgt. McBane Royston. Cpl. (d.8th December 1944) McDonnell Reginald Charles. RSM. McEwan Francis Fowler. Rflmn. (d.21st Sep 1944) Miller Nathaniel. Miller Nathaniel Frank. Rfm. Moon John. Rflmn. (d.5th February 1945) Moore JA. Muir R. Murray James. Rifleman Murray Patrick Joseph . Pte. North Ronald Arthur. (d.31st January 1945) Oakley James William Charles. Osborn William. Rfmn. Parker Walter John. Rfmn. Patrick Eric Alfred. Cpl. Peters Christopher A.. Pte. Pounds Basil G.. Rflmn. Preston Dennis Percy Saunders. Pte. Punter George Henry. Sgt. Pursey George William. Rflmn. Robinson Arthur Wilfred. Pte. Roger Neil Munro. Rollinson Ernest Arthur John. Cpl. Rose WT. Ross J. Ryder Victor. Rfn. Savory MiD. George Frederick. Cpl. (d.22nd Jul 1944) Sladen D. R.. Lt. Smith Thomas Laidlow. Cpl. Snape Alban. Rflmn. Spurgeon PR. Standen Ronald Louis. Stevens Cornelius. Cpl. (d.21st April 1945) Sturgeon William James. Rfmn. Surtees John Freville Henry. Swan Edward William. Rfm. Taylor Edward. Verner John Wingfield. Lt. (d.29th Apr 1943) Vincent WR. Waismann L. Warren Spencer John Norman. Rflmn. (d.16th Sept 1944) West John Thomas. Rflmn. Wickham Victor Lesley. L/Sgt. (d.6th April 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 Rifle Brigade 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. 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. 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There are:1570 items tagged Rifle 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. L Waismann Rifle Brigade L Waismann served with the Rifle Brigade 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. WR Vincent Rifle Brigade WR Vincent served with the Rifle Brigade 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. PR Spurgeon Rifle Brigade PR Spurgeon served with the Rifle Brigade 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. J Ross Rifle Brigade J Ross served with the Rifle Brigade 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. WT Rose Rifle Brigade WT Rose served with the Rifle Brigade 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. R Muir Rifle Brigade R Muir served with the Rifle Brigade 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. JA Moore Rifle Brigade JA Moore served with the Rifle Brigade 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. HG Matthew Rifle Brigade HG Matthew served with the Rifle Brigade 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. G Lund Rifle Brigade G Lund served with the Rifle Brigade 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. HAA James Rifle Brigade HAA James served with the Rifle Brigade 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. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Rifleman: A Front-Line Life from Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall Rick Stroud & Victor Gregg 'Completely fascinating. This feels like one of the last voices of a vital generation. For the first-hand account of the Dresden fire-bombing alone, this is gripping reading. It has an immediate power throughout that makes war fiction a pale shadow of the real thing' Conn Iggulden 'Second World War memoirs are commonplace, but very few soldiers had Victor Gregg's breadth and depth of experience. Rifleman is a thrilling story of a young man in extraordinary circumstances. Yet what makes Gregg's story so enthralling is how he was shaped by his wartime experiences and primed an eventful - and dangerous - life behind the Iron Curtain. Rifleman is an outstanding book that deserves to become a classic' Lloyd Clark, author of Arnhem 'Many people performed extraordinary feats of bravery and lived through an astonishing array of campaigns during the long years of the Second World War, yet few can have seen more action than Rifleman Victor Gregg. His hugely entertaining and often moving memoir i More information on: Rifleman: A Front-Line Life from Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall Rifleman: A Front Line Life Victor Gregg & Rick Stroud `Completely fascinating. This feels like one of the last voices of a vital generation. For the first-hand account of the Dresden fire-bombing alone, this is gripping reading. It has an immediate power throughout that makes war fiction a pale shadow of the real thing.' --Conn Iggulden, author of the bestselling Conqueror series `Second World War memoirs are commonplace, but very few soldiers had Victor Gregg's breadth and depth of experience. Rifleman is a thrilling story of a young man in extraordinary circumstances. Yet what makes Gregg's story so enthralling is how he was shaped by his wartime experiences and primed an eventful - and dangerous - life behind the Iron Curtain. Rifleman is an outstanding book that deserves to become a classic.' --Lloyd Clark, author of Arnhem `An engaging account of an eventful life' --Caroline Sanderson, Bookseller `This hugely entertaining and often moving memoir is as action-packed as any fiction, and yet this is no novel - Gregg's adventu More information on: Rifleman: A Front Line Life Links

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