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2nd Recce Regiment    2nd Reconnaissance Regiment was formed in January by the conversion of 6th Loyal (North Lancs) Regiment. They served in India and Burma. 16th January 1942 Postings Apr 1942 Training 10th April 1942 Posting 5th of March 1945 Summary of events 3rd Apr 1944 In Action 8th Apr 1944 Advance 14th Apr 1944 Break Through 14th Apr 1944 Rain 15th Apr 1944 Break Through 16th Apr 1944 Attacks 17th Apr 1944 Attacks 18th Apr 1944 Attack Made 18th Apr 1944 In Action 19th Apr 1944 Reliefs 20th Apr 1944 Reliefs 24th of October 1944 Moves 1st of January 1945 Situation 1st of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 2nd of January 1945 On the Move 3rd of January 1945 Patrols 10th of January 1945 Moving forward and Orders 10th of January 1945 Move 11th of January 1945 Recces 11th of January 1945 Move 12th of January 1945 Further recces 12th of January 1945 Recces 13th of January 1945 Plan 13th of January 1945 Advance 14th of January 1945 Plan 14th of January 1945 Orders 15th of January 1945 Plan 15th of January 1945 Patrols 16th of January 1945 Plan 16th of January 1945 Patrols 17th of January 1945 Plan 17th of January 1945 Orders 18th of January 1945 Orders 18th of January 1945 Patrols 19th of January 1945 Plan 19th of January 1945 Moves 20th of January 1945 Shelling 20th of January 1945 Harasment 23rd of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 24th of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 26th of January 1945 In Reserve 28th of January 1945 In Action 28th of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 29th of January 1945 Patrols 29th of January 1945 Intelligence Summary 31st of January 1945 Return 6th of February 1945 Summary of events 7th of February 1945 Summary of events 8th of February 1945 Orders 8th of February 1945 Moves 9th of February 1945 Patrols 10th of February 1945 Advance 11th of February 1945 Patrols 12th of February 1945 Road and Rail Crossing 14th of February 1945 Report 15th of February 1945 Search 16th of February 1945 Orders 16th of February 1945 Dust Clouds 16th of February 1945 Operation Instruction No 3 17th of February 1945 Summary of events 18th of February 1945 Amendment No 1 to OP Instruction No.3 d/d 16 Feb 18th of February 1945 Summary of events 19th of February 1945 Summary of events 20th of February 1945 Summary of events 21st of February 1945 Summary of events 21st of February 1945 Orders 22nd of February 1945 Summary of events 22nd of February 1945 Hookforce 23rd of February 1945 Summary of events 23rd of February 1945 Hookforce 24th of February 1945 Summary of events 24th of February 1945 Hookforce 25th of February 1945 Summary of events 25th of February 1945 Hookforce 26th of February 1945 Summary of events 26th of February 1945 Hookforce 27th of February 1945 Summary of events 27th of February 1945 Hookforce 28th of February 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 28th of February 1945 Summary of events 28th of February 1945 Hookforce 1st of March 1945 Summary of events 1st of March 1945 Hookforce 2nd of March 1945 Summary of events 2nd of March 1945 Hookforce 3rd of March 1945 Summary of events 3rd of March 1945 Hookforce 4th of March 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1945 Summary of events 26th of March 1945 Summary of events 27th of March 1945 Summary of events 28th of March 1945 Summary of events 29th of March 1945 Summary of events 30th of March 1945 Summary of events 31st of March 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Strength 31st of March 1945 Summary of events 1st of April 1945 Patrols 2nd of April 1945 Patrols 3rd of April 1945 Rest 4th of April 1945 Patrols 5th of April 1945 Move 6th of April 1945 Enemy activity 7th of April 1945 Patrols 8th of April 1945 Move 9th of April 1945 Rest 10th of April 1945 Move 13th of April 1945 Move 17th of April 1945 Status report 30th of April 1945 Summary of events February 1945 to April 1945 30th of April 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 1st of May 1945 Preparation 29th of May 1945 Staging camps 30th of May 1945 Dismantling camp 31st of May 1945 Move 31st of May 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 1st of June 1945 Training 7th of June 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 14th of June 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 22nd of June 1945 New command 30th of June 1945 Move complete 30th of June 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 1st of July 1945 Training 8th of July 1945 Reinforcements 12th of July 1945 Detachment 14th of July 1945 Movements and training 15th of July 1945 Detachment 25th of July 1945 Reinforcements 27th of July 1945 Release of men 31st of July 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 1st of August 1945 Training 9th of August 1945 Training 22nd of August 1945 Return of staff 26th of August 1945 Rifle range practice 29th of August 1945 Reinforcements return 31st of August 1945 Return 1st of September 1945 Training 8th of September 1945 Divisional command visit 9th of September 1945 Training & Sports 21st of September 1945 Move 22nd of September 1945 Parties and preparations 29th of September 1945 Move 30th of September 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 1st of October 1945 Arrival at Kharakvasla 2nd of October 1945 Reinforcements 3rd of October 1945 Reorganisation 10th of October 1945 New draft 11th of October 1945 Training 15th of October 1945 New 2 in C 16th of October 1945 Another draft 17th of October 1945 Training 17th of October 1945 Training Programme 18th of October 1945 Training Programme for Week 19th of October 1945 New vehicles 20th of October 1945 Sports 22nd of October 1945 Appendix 'A' to be read in conjunction with 2 Recce Trg Programme for w/e 27 Oct. 45 24th of October 1945 Training Programme for Week 25th of October 1945 Amendments to Training Programmes 27th of October 1945 Appendix 'A' 28th of October 1945 Appendix 'A' to be read in conjunction with 2 Recce Trg Programme for w/e 3 Nov. 45 29th of October 1945 Vehicles arrived 30th of October 1945 Amendment - Regtl Trg Prog. 31st of October 1945 Training plans dropped 31st of October 1945 Training Programme 1st of November 1945 Kharakvasla 1st of November 1945 Training Programme 2nd of November 1945 Parades and move information 3rd of November 1945 More vehicles 3rd of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 2 4th of November 1945 Move preparation 4th of November 1945 Appx A to Recce Regt (RAC) Adm Instr No 2 4th of November 1945 Appx B to Recce Regt (RAC) Adm Instr No 2 4th of November 1945 Addenda to Admin Instr No. 2 of 3 Nov 45 5th of November 1945 Move preparation 5th of November 1945 Appx 'C' to 2 Recce Adm Instr No. 2 5th of November 1945 Amendment No 1 to Appendix 'C' to 2 Recce Adm Instr No 2 5th of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 2 Amendment No 1 5th of November 1945 Amendment No. 2 to Adm Instruction No. 2 6th of November 1945 Move target 6th of November 1945 Notes on Malaya 7th of November 1945 Parade 7th of November 1945 Training Instruction No 3 7th of November 1945 Appendix "A" to Trg Instr No. 3 7th of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 5 7th of November 1945 Adm Inst 7th of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 4 7th of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 3 7th of November 1945 Warning Order - Veh Party Bombay 8th of November 1945 Reinforcements and move 8th of November 1945 2 Recce Adm instr No.6 9th of November 1945 Move 10th of November 1945 Move preparation 11th of November 1945 Remembrance day parade 13th of November 1945 Movement orders 14th of November 1945 Move 15th of November 1945 Travel 16th of November 1945 Training 17th of November 1945 On the Move 18th of November 1945 On the Move 19th of November 1945 Training 20th of November 1945 On the Move 21st of November 1945 On the Move 22nd of November 1945 On the Move 23rd of November 1945 Briefing 24th of November 1945 On the Move 25th of November 1945 Arrival 26th of November 1945 Orders 27th of November 1945 Parade 28th of November 1945 Wheeled vehicles 29th of November 1945 In Camp 30th of November 1945 Convoy Departs 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 2nd Recce Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Flatley Mark. Tpr. Morris AE. Rutter Cyril Charles. Scoble W. Weller Arthur William. Cpl. 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 2nd Recce 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 2nd Recce Regiment? There are:671 items tagged 2nd Recce 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. W Scoble 2nd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps W Scoble served with the 2nd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps 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. AE Morris 2nd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps AE Morris served with the 2nd Regiment Reconnaissance Corps 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. Arthur William Weller 2nd Reconnaisance Regiment Arthur Weller was my grandfather but he never talked about the war, all I know is that he was in Burma and he was in the RAC. Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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