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44th Recce Regiment    44th Reconnaisance Regiment was formed in January 1941 and saw action in North Africa from July 1942 with 44th Division and XIII Corps. They joined 56th (London) Division in January 1944 and went on to serve in Italy. 8th of January 1941 Postings 8th of January 1941 Battalion foundation 9th of January 1941 Deliveries 10th of January 1941 Delivery 11th of January 1941 Delivery and new postings 14th of January 1941 Delivery 15th of January 1941 New postings 16th of January 1941 New signal officer 18th of January 1941 New posting 19th of January 1941 Delivery 22nd of January 1941 Name change 29th of January 1941 Inspection 30th of January 1941 Second in command appointed 31st of January 1941 New officers 2nd of February 1941 Operation Order No. 1 14th of February 1941 Exercise 14th February 1941 Operation Murphy 15th of February 1941 Promotions 17th of February 1941 Move 18th of February 1941 Transfer 21st of February 1941 Appointments 1st of March 1941 Delivery 11th of March 1941 New officer 15th of March 1941 Delivery 19th of March 1941 Delivery and move 22nd of March 1941 Move 23rd of March 1941 New officers 28th of March 1941 New chaplain 10th of April 1941 New recruit and inspection 13th of April 1941 Delivery 15th of April 1941 Promotion 18th of April 1941 New recruits and inspection 19th of April 1941 New recruits 25th of April 1941 New recruit 28th of April 1941 Promotion 6th of May 1941 Change of personnel 9th of May 1941 Montgomery visits 16th of May 1941 New recruits 18th of May 1941 Deliveries 20th of May 1941 New command 22nd of May 1941 Change in personnel 3rd of June 1941 Role defined 3rd of June 1941 44th Bn. Reconnaissance Corps Operation Order No 1. 4th of June 1941 Pracitice 5th of June 1941 Exercises 7th of June 1941 Div. Sig. Exercise. "Roach" 9-6-41 9th of June 1941 Exercise Roach 11th of June 1941 Exercise Turbot 12/13 June 41 12th of June 1941 Exercise Turbot 18th of June 1941 Exercise Trout 23rd of June 1941 Exercise Binge 24th of June 1941 Exercise Binge 25th of June 1941 Exercise Binge 26th of June 1941 Exercise Binge Apr 1942 Training 21st April 1942 Posting 15th Sep 1943 Mortars 16th Sep 1943 Enemy Attack 18th Sep 1943 Advance 28th of September 1943 Town Captured 18th Jan 1944 Assault Made 19th Jan 1944 Attack Made 20th Jan 1944 In Action 12th of April 1944 Patrol 7th Sep 1944 Shelling 8th Sep 1944 Shelling 9th Sep 1944 Reliefs 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 44th Recce Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Atkinson Jack. Trpr. Banks Harold. (d.11th September 1944) Barber William Henry. Tpr. Coxhead WJ. Dellow RFR. Dunn TF. Haxton WI. Sgt. Johnson K. Lewis WF. Tpr. Newman Ronald Harold. (d.10th Feb 1944) Noakes Robert Henry. Tpr. Payne A. Pester JW. Pring Thomas John. Sgt. (d.18th Oct 1943) Rockett Francis William C.. Williams William Henry. Sgt. (d.31st Jan 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 44th 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. 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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 44th Recce Regiment? There are:496 items tagged 44th 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. Francis William C. Rockett 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Francis Rockett served with the 44th 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. JW Pester 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps JW Pester served with the 44th 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. A Payne 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps A Payne served with the 44th 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. Tpr. WF Lewis 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Tpr.WF Lewis served with the 44th 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. K Johnson 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps K Johnson served with the 44th 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. Sgt. WI Haxton 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps Sgt.WI Haxton served with the 44th 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. TF Dunn 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps TF Dunn served with the 44th 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. RFR Dellow 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps RFR Dellow served with the 44th 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. WJ Coxhead 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps WJ Coxhead served with the 44th 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. Sgt. William Henry Williams 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps (d.31st Jan 1945) We know very little about William Williams. He lost both his parents when he was young (pre-war), and his younger brother, Thomas Rees Williams, was in the RAF as an air gunner in 207 Squadron. He wrote to his brother whilst on leave. The message was brief, yet emotional. William was wounded by a stray bullet and died from that wound months after he was shot. He is laid to rest in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery in Italy. Any information on his contribution to the 44th Regiment would be fantastic. Sian Williams Add to this record. Harold Banks 44th Btn. Reconnaissance Corps (d.11th September 1944) Harold Banks was my great granddad. He died when he was 38 during the 2nd World War, he served with 7th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment and the Reconnaissance Corps. His wife, my great gran, told us about him. She had a little card he had made from a bit of leather with a feather stuck in it. She passed away in 1989. I did a search and found that Harold is buried in Italy in Coriani Ridge Cemetery. I don't know if my great gran ever got over there. They had two daughters Joyce and Greta. Grandma Joyce has passed away but Greta is still with us. Add to this record. Ronald Harold Newman 44th (7th Queen's Own Royal West Kent) Recce Regt. (d.10th Feb 1944) Ronald Newman was my Uncle who gave his life and is resting in the Minturno Military Cemetery, Italy. We visited his grave a couple of years ago and it was a very humbling place. Dan Newman Add to this record. Sgt. Thomas John Pring 44th Regiment Reconnaissance Corps (d.18th Oct 1943) My father only ever told me that I was named after my uncle Thomas Pring. I was told he died in the desert in a tank but have since found out he got as far as Italy where he was killed in action and buried in Naples War Cemetery. He was married to Kathleen from Londonderry. Thomas John Pring Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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