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Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 17th Apr 1940 Escort Duty 18th Apr 1940 Landings 6th Jan 1941 Training   Universal carriers of 2/5th Leicestershire Regiment drive along a snow-covered road near Galashiels in Scotland, 6th of January 1941. © IWM (H 6514) 10th Apr 1941 Reliefs 20th May 1941 Landings 20th May 1941 In Action 23rd of May 1941 Defences 1st of June 1941 Events for 21/5/41 to 31/5/41 26th Nov 1941 Reorganisation 21st Jan 1942 Patrols 22nd Jan 1942 Dawn Patrols 22nd Jan 1942 Advance 26th Jan 1942 Attack Made 18th Mar 1943 Attack Made 20th Sep 1943 Reliefs 24th of September 1943 Mines 26th of September 1943 Enemy Cleared 1st Jan 1944 On the Move   2nd Jan 1944 Excerise 3rd Jan 1944 On the Move 4th Jan 1944 Excerise 5th Jan 1944 On the Move 6th Jan 1944 On the March 7th Jan 1944 Patrols 8th Jan 1944 On the March 9th Jan 1944 Excerise 10th Jan 1944 On the Move 11th Jan 1944 Medal Ribbons 12th Jan 1944 Conference 13th Jan 1944 Visit 14th Jan 1944 Divine Service 15th Jan 1944 Preparations 16th Jan 1944 Preparations 17th Jan 1944 On the Move 18th Jan 1944 On the Move 19th Jan 1944 On the Move 20th Jan 1944 On the Move 21st Jan 1944 On the Move 22nd Jan 1944 On the Move 23rd Jan 1944 On the Move 24th Jan 1944 On the Move 25th Jan 1944 On the Move 26th Jan 1944 Lecture 27th Jan 1944 Recce 30th Jan 1944 Training 31st Jan 1944 On the Move Feb 1944 Chindit force preparations  In early February 1944 preparations began for the 2nd Chindit Expedition. The Special Force or 3rd Indian Division as it was known consisted of the following units, which were split into Columns. 3rd West African Brigade and 14th Brigade 6th Btn. Nigeria Regiment. (Columns 66 & 39) 2nd Btn. Black Watch (Columns 42 & 73) 7th Btn Nigeria Regiment (Columns 29 & 35) 1st Btn. Beds & Herts Regiment (Columns 16 & 61) 12th Btn. Nigeria Regt (Columns 12 & 43) 2nd Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment (Columns 84 & 65) 7th Btn Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 47 & 74) 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers 77 Brigade and 111 Brigade 3rd Btn. 6th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 36 & 63) 1st Btn. Cameronians (Columns 26 & 90) 1st Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment (Columns 81 & 82) 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment (Columns 41 & 46) 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (Columns 20 & 50) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment (Columns 38 & 80) 3rd Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 57 & 93) 23rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Btn. Essex Regiment (Columns 44 & 56) 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Columns 33 & 76) 4th Btn. Border Regiment (Columns 34, 55) 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry, (Columns 60 & 68) 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers 16th Brigade Morris Force 1st Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (Columns 21 & 22) 4th Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 49 & 94) 2nd Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 17 & 71) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 45th Recce Regiment (Columns 45 & 54) 51st and 69th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry (Columns 51 & 69) 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers Dah Force Kachin Levies Stronghold Defences R S & U Troop 160th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (25 Pounders) W X Y & Z Troops 69th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Bofors) Divisional Troops 219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Detachment 2nd Burma Rifles 145th Brigade Company, R.A.S.C. 61st Air Supply Company, R.A.S.C. 2nd Indian Air Supply Company, R.I.A.S.C. 5th Feb 1944 On the Move 26th of February 1944 Field Return of Officers 1st of March 1944 Exercise 1st of March 1944 Leave 9th of March 1944 Exercise 10th of March 1944 Exercise Torch 16th of March 1944 Move 16th of March 1944 Admin 16th of March 1944 Entraining 22nd of March 1944 Detrained 23rd of March 1944 March 24th Mar 1944 On the March 24th of March 1944 Move 27th Mar 1944 Under Fire 27th of March 1944 Plan 28th of March 1944 Briefing 29th of March 1944 New plan 30th of March 1944 Movements 31st of March 1944 Commands 1st of April 1944 Orders 2nd of April 1944 March and preparations 3rd of April 1944 Columns established 4th of April 1944 Push forward 5th of April 1944 Return 6th of April 1944 Plans 7th of April 1944 Ration issues 8th of April 1944 Plan initiation 9th of April 1944 March continued 10th of April 1944 March continues 11th of April 1944 March continues 12th Apr 1944 Enemy Attack 12th of April 1944 Supply drops 13th of April 1944 March continues 14th of April 1944 Supply drop failures 15th of April 1944 Supply issues 16th of April 1944 Recce and revised plans 17th of April 1944 Action 19th of April 1944 Action 20th of April 1944 Move 21st of April 1944 Change of Plan 22nd of April 1944 On the March 23rd of April 1944 Move 24th of April 1944 Orders Recieved 25th of April 1944 Move 26th of April 1944 Rations Limited 27th of April 1944 Supplies replenished 28th of April 1944 Move 29th of April 1944 On the Move 30th of April 1944 Garrison 1st of May 1944 Report 6th May 1944 Orders 10th of May 1944 On the Move 10th May 1944 Evacuation 12th of May 1944 Bivouac 13th of May 1944 Attack 14th of May 1944 On the Move 14th of May 1944 Difficult conditions 17th May 1944 Supply Drop 17th of May 1944 Low rations 18th of May 1944 Supply Drop 18th May 1944 Rations 19th of May 1944 Evacuation of sick 19th of May 1944 On the Move 20th of May 1944 Move 21st of May 1944 New Intelligence 22nd of May 1944 Reinforcements 23rd of May 1944 After action 24th of May 1944 In Action 25th of May 1944 March 26th of May 1944 Reinforcement 27th of May 1944 Maintain position 30th of May 1944 Action 6th Jul 1944 Reorganisation 9th Jul 1944 Unexploded Ordnace 10th Jul 1944 Recces 11th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete 30th Aug 1944 Gothic Line   Sherman tanks supporting infantry of 2/5th Leicestershire Regiment, 46th Division, near Coldazzo on the Gothic Line, 30th of August 1944. © IWM (NA 18124) 11th Sep 1944 Attack Made 26th Sep 1944 Infiltration 28th Sep 1944 Orders 29th Sep 1944 In Action 30th Sep 1944 A Missunderstanding 2nd Oct 1944 Orders 2nd Oct 1944 Situation 3rd Oct 1944 Orders 3rd Oct 1944 Support 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 Leicestershire Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Allsopp William. Armstrong Lewis. Pte. Barnes Cyril Arthur. Pte. (d.12th February 1942) Bennett James Joseph. Pte. Bennett William. Billington MID. Albert Edwin. Pte. Bloxham ES. Bonnington Robert James. Pte. Breese SW. Broome Richard Arthur. Colley Albert. Pte. Connor Bernie. Cooper Earnest. Coppinger M. Crossley G. Crowder JFW. Dahill Harry. Dean J. R.. Doherty James Anthony. Doughty James Clarence. Pte. (d.21st Oct 1944) Doughty Wayne James Clarence. Pte. (d.21st Oct 1944) Edwards Stanley Douglas. CSgt Ellis Albert. Cpl. Faulks Norman. L/Cpl. Fuke Harry. Cpl. Garner J. Godbold George Arthur. CSM. Goss GF. Greatrex Arthur James. L/Bdr. Grice Frederick. Pte. (d.10th July 1944) Hales GF. Hall Charles William. Pte. (d.22nd Nov 1945) Hall WW. Hancock William Henry. Pte. (d.22nd Feb 1945) Harborow Howard William. Pte. Harding GS. Harwood John. Healey Leonard. Pte. Healey Leonard. Pte. Hegg MM. John William. Cpl. Hennefer MM. William. L/Sgt. (d.5th Dec 1941) Heppenstall W. Heseltine RH. Hickling C. Hill George Edwin. Tpr. Hodgkins H. H.. Capt. Holmes D. Horton G . Hughes John Henry. L/Sgt. Hutchinson Sidney Horace. Lt. Irwin Thomas. Pte. Jennings Albert. Pte. Kerry J. Lett Thomas William. Lindley A. Mapstone James Patrick. Pte. Marshall HW. May John Edward. Pte. (d.23rd September 1944) Melville Ronald Francis. Pte. Mitchell John Herbert Mason. Sgt. Neighbour Freddie. Ogden TG. Oliver Edward. Pte. (d.17th Jan 1944) Patrick Frank Mathew. Pte. Pearson Albert. Pennington Jonathan. Pte. Pickering Albert Leslie. Cpl. Rennie James. Pte. Robinson R. Rule Victor Frank. Pte. (d.15th Apr 1945) Sansome Harold William. Pte. Sharpe Robert. Sole Sydney. L/Cpl. Spall Philip. Pte. Staples CJ. Starbuck H. Stokes Walter. L/Cpl. Taylor Sidney Wilfred . Pte. Tomlins Reginald Percy William. Pte. Toombs Eric. Turner Albert Henry. Pte. (d.12th February 1942) Turner John B.. Vincent Richard James Goodacre. Walford Samuel Lawrence. Waltho Fred. Pte. Wharmby Harold. Pte. White Joseph. L/Cpl. Yeatman-Biggs Arthur Huyshe. Maj. (d.13th May 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 Leicestershire 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. 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 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 Leicestershire Regiment? There are:1465 items tagged Leicestershire 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. H Starbuck Leicestershire Regiment H Starbuck served with the Leicestershire 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. CJ Staples Leicestershire Regiment CJ Staples served with the Leicestershire 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. R Robinson Leicestershire Regiment R Robinson served with the Leicestershire 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. TG Ogden Leicestershire Regiment TG Ogden served with the Leicestershire 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. HW Marshall Leicestershire Regiment HW Marshall served with the Leicestershire 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. A Lindley 9th Btn. C Sqd. 11 Royal Tank Regiment A Lindley served with the 9th Btn. C Sqd. 11 Royal Tank 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. J Kerry Leicestershire Regiment J Kerry served with the Leicestershire 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. G Horton Leicestershire Regiment G Horton served with the Leicestershire 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. D Holmes Leicestershire Regiment D Holmes served with the Leicestershire 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. Tpr. George Edwin Hill 56th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps George Hill served with the 56th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps and the Leicester Regiment. 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. 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