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Derbyshire Yeomanry 1st Battalion, Derbyshire Yeomanry 2nd 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.    The Derbyshire Yeomanry was a unit of the Territorial Army. During WW2 they were equipped with armoured cars and served in a reconnaissance role. 25th Jun 1940 Recconaissance 1st May 1942 Inspection 8th Oct 1942 Visit 14th Dec 1942 Combat Group 20th Dec 1942 Enemy Aircraft 21st Dec 1942 Conference 22nd Dec 1942 Battalion HQ Moves 23rd Dec 1942 Patrols 25th Dec 1942 Reliefs 25th Dec 1942 Observation Post 28th Dec 1942 Orders 30th Dec 1942 Move 10th April 1944 Exercise 23rd April 1944 Exercise 23rd April 1944 Exercise Notes 16th May 1944 Attack Made 17th May 1944 In Action 17th May 1944 Advance 17th May 1944 In Action 18th May 1944 Advance 18th May 1944 Advance 18th May 1944 Advance 6th Oct 1944 Anti Tank Defence 7th Oct 1944 Enemy Targetted 15th Oct 1944 Artillery Support 25th Oct 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 27th Mar 1945 Reliefs 31st of March 1945 26 Armd Brd Trg Programme week ending 31 Mar 45 20th of April 1945 Orders 23rd of April 1945 Counter Attack 23rd of April 1945 Advance 3rd May 1945 Orders 5th of May 1945 Special Order of the Day 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 Derbyshire Yeomanry during the Second World War 1939-1945. Berry NJ. Sgt. Bird Robert Ernest. Tpr. Boyd William James. L/Sgt. Bruton Douglas Harry. Cpl. Cotton MM Maynard Aubrey. Cpl. Davidson W . Davis Robert George. L/Cpl. Duffy PD. Cpl. Elkin A. Gardner John Alexander. Trpr. Howe Allan Brunskill. L/Sgt. (d.27th Apr 1945) James John Lloyd. Sgt. (d.16th June 1944) Kitchen JH. Mann Dennis Thomas William. Cpl. Meredith Allan J.. Tpr. (d.10th Apr 1943) Newton Sydney Denham. O'Connell Daniel Peter. Cpl. Oyston Roger Lightfoot. Capt. (d.19th Jun 1944) Peatling Kenneth Edward. Tpr. Smith Samuel William. Pte. Squires F. Sgt. Stamper WE. Tpr. Tilling Charles Delville. Tuxford HE. Wardle LP. Willmott John. Sgt. Wood FW. Wright Walter Thomas. Tpr. 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There are:1359 items tagged Derbyshire Yeomanry 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. FW Wood 2nd Sqd Derbyshire Yeomanry FW Wood served with the 2nd 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. Dan Add to this record. 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. Dan Add to this record. HE Tuxford Derbyshire Yeomanry HE Tuxford served with the 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. Dan Add to this record. 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. Dan Add to this record. Sgt. F Squires Derbyshire Yeomanry Sgt.F Squires served with the 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. Dan Add to this record. JH Kitchen 2nd Sqd Derbyshire Yeomanry JH Kitchen served with the 2nd 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. Dan Add to this record. A Elkin Derbyshire Yeomanry A Elkin served with the 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. Dan Add to this record. Cpl. PD Duffy Derbyshire Yeomanry Cpl.PD Duffy served with the 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. Dan Add to this record. 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. Dan Add to this record. Cpl. Maynard Aubrey Cotton MM Derbyshire Yeomanry Cpl.Maynard Aubrey Cotton served with the 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. Dan Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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