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5th Recce Regiment
5th Reconnaissance Regiment was formed in January 1941 by the conversion of 3rd (Tower Hamlets Rifles) Battalion, Rifle Brigade. They saw action in Sicily, Italy, Palestine and North West Europe.
18th October 1941 Training
Apr 1942 Training
6th August 1943 Conference
7th August 1943 Advance
7th August 1943 In Action
7th August 1943 On the Move
2nd May 1945 Rapid Progress
17th May 1945 Reliefs
19th May 1945 On the Move
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RH Martin 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps RH Martin served with the 5th 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.
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WJ Legg 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps WJ Legg served with the 5th 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.
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M Lambert 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps M Lambert served with the 5th 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.
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FD Ingram 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps FD Ingram served with the 5th 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.
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LR Duke 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps LR Duke served with the 5th 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.
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TE Cullum 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps TE Cullum served with the 5th 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.
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CH Cowie 5th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps CH Cowie served with the 5th 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.
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Sgt. Leslie Charles "Chunkie" Dunn MM. 5th (3rd THR) Recce Regiment Royal Armoured Corps Leslie Dunn was awarded the Military Medal during the Breakout from the Anzio Beachead.
He was Car Commander of Lead LRC of Column 1. the Wheeled Odessey (according to the Regimental History).
His Car blown up by German Teller Mine on the outskirts of Rome thanks to Mark Clarke.
Photos of Dad and Harry Cowie are on show in the Anzio War Museum which I visited with my wife in June this year (2018) we had Celebrity Status among our visiting party.
Dad served in 14 different countries and I am sure that he should be awarded additionally the Africa Star, Burma Star and the GSM with the Palestine Clasp. Unfortunately, when elements of the Regiment were drawn out of the line to deal with civil unrest in Palestine, the Regimental Records were burned.
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Pte. Arthur Wilfred "Robbo" Robinson 5th Recce Regiment Reconnaissance Corps My father, Arthur Robinson, was born in 1912 in Tottenham, London and called into the 3rd Tower Hamlets Rifles on 24th of July 1940. He was then attached to the newly formed 5th H Btn. Recce Regiment
His periods of service were;
- 24/07/1940 to 14/03/1942 UK & Ireland
- 15/03/1942 to 17/08/1942 British India
- 18/08/1943 to 08/03/1943 Iraq
- 09/03/1943 to 28/08/1943 Middle East
- 29/08/1943 to 18/06/1944 North Africa
In civilian life he started work for British Rail (LNER) at Liverpool Street & King's Cross from 1927 to 1969, then the Metropolitan Water Board (Thames Water Authority) until his death in 1975 aged 62.
I was only 22 when he died and so never really got to have a meaningful conversation with him about his life during his service years. Oh how I wish I could turn the clock back.
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L/Cpl. Walter Simmonds 5th Reconnaissance Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Walter Simmonds served with GHQ Liaison (Phantom) Regiment and 5th Reconnaissance Regiment
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Tpr. Arthur Edward "Archie" Pearman C Sqn 15th Recce Regt. Archie Pearman was conscripted in 1940 to The Royal West Kent's. He was also a Driver Mechanic in 15th Recce, C Squadron. After the war he may have served as a driver in Essen and also possibly in Nuremberg, I have no info as to what he was doing in either location. He also served as a driver at the No.1 District Censorship Station in Bonn from the end of the war until 1947, his discharge papers confirm this. Does anyone have any information about him?
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John Joseph Sanderson 5th Reconnaissance Corps My grandfather John Joseph Sanderson served with 5th Reconnaissance Corps. He was evacuated from Dunkirk beaches in 1940. Later he saw action in North Africa, Italy (Cassino) then Greece at the end of the war. I have in my posession a diary of his, some Reconnaissance journals from 1945 to 1947 in mint condition and allied currency too - some I was told were for use behind enemy lines. I'd really love to learn more as he never spoke of his wartime experiences. He was such a gentle man. He did a variety of jobs after the war, becoming a bus driver in Sunderland until retirement in 1980. He died in September 1980 less than 6 months after retirement.
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