If you have anything to add or indeed see any errors, please let me know. ... Lord Mt Batten had just taken over South East Asia Command. WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us : Burma (King’s Own Scottish Borderes.) ***NOW ONLY 2 COPIES LEFT***Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 was the official 1921 HMSO publication, based on regimental records, listing the S.W.BORD. ‘A’ and ‘B’ Companies reached their objectives by dint of hard fighting and a byonet charge. This changed in the early 1900s when both Lieutenants were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses for their bravery. 101 Private W Bath 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers 10983 New Tredegar [6847] 21-Dec-14 . A parade and celebration to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II have taken place in Pontypridd, south Wales. The flanking companies were held up by heavy fire and suffered many casualties. This, understandably, led to The Regiment having close links with South Wales. [2] The vast majority of the 1st Battalion was captured at sea by the French at the action of 3 July 1810 near the Comoro Islands; they had been on the East Indiamen Astell, Ceylon and Windham when a French frigate squadron captured the last two ships. 36 DIVISION. You ask me how I stick the heat. They are in safe keeping and were kindly photographed by Lesley-Ann Jones. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Boer War, and World War I and II.The regiment was absorbed into the Royal … [36] The 2nd Battalion was disbanded in May 1948 as a consequence of defence cuts implemented shortly after the Second World War. If you don't know some of these just leave them blank. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1689. [16] This, understandably, led to the regiment having close links with South Wales. [15] Under the reforms the regiment became The South Wales Borderers on 1 July 1881. [27] The 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent) landed at Le Havre as part of the 119th Brigade in the 40th Division in June 1916 for service on the Western Front. For a better explanation of each medal, I’ve added the appropriate link below. Under The Reforms, The 24th Regiment Of Foot had its name changed, and became The South Wales Borderers on 1 July 1881. Colonel cresswell and his staff crawled back some six hundred yards and then withdrew the left and centre columns who crawled back under cover of a smoke screen. Sergeant Woodhouse won a DCM for capturing an enemy post single handed when its fire decimated his section. Photo from the collection of the Imperial War Museum. It lookslike if he has gone on that invasion of Sicily. In spite of a chequered career and many disappointments it was now to prove its worth. I wonder also from the ledger what “A Catering Corps 17” means. Maybe between Feb 1940 to April 1942 he served with the SWB’s then was transferred to the Catering Corps in April 1942 till his discharge after the war, there he may … From Mogaung (on the Myitkima-Mandalay-Rangoon Railway) the battalion began a nine months march, the first hundred miles of which ran along a narrow corridor in thick jungle, in one of the world’s wettest and most unhealthy areas. Three MCs, one DCM and four MMs were awarded. Bert’s war medals, The Burma Star, The 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939 -45 were sent to his mother in Merthyr Tydfil. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. At the South Wales Borderers museum they said the SWB never served in Italy. Regimental titles in italics indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881. [4] Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion was deployed to Palestine in 1936, returning home at the end of the year. For many personal stories from the veterans of the Burma Campaign, please visit the Burma Star Memorial Fund wesbite: burmastarmemorial.org/archive In October, shortly after the failure of Operation Market Garden, the division was sent to garrison the "Island", as the area of land between Arnhem and Nijmegen was known, where it remained throughout the northern winter of 1944/45. 2nd Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers at the capture of Pintha in Burma, 1944 Origins This unit was raised by Lord Henry Herbert at Ludlow in the Welsh Marches in March 1689. 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Richard Thomas Glyn, CB, CMG, 1900–1902: Maj-Gen. Henry James Degacher, CB, 1931–1944: Maj-Gen. Llewellyn Isaac Gethin Morgan-Owen, CB, CMG, CBE, DSO, 1944–1950: Maj-Gen. Dudley Graham Johnson, VC, CB, DSO, MC, This page was last edited on 12 December 2020, at 17:37. THE CHINDITS. It trained as an infantry regiment until April 1942, when it suddenly became a tank unit – 158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (The South Wales Borderers). Regular Army. [28], The 1st Battalion embarked for Ireland in June 1920 to maintain order during the Irish War of Independence and to Waziristan in February 1937 in connection with disturbances on the frontier. … It mostly lastsfor about 3 or 4 months.We are under canvas, but bigger tents to what they were back home. The end of World War II was in sight, but in Burma brutal fighting was still raging. This portrait has graced the cover of several editions of Quartered Safe Out Here. Thomas became a Schoolmaster at Llanybydder prior to … 216 pp. In 1881 the facings on the scarlet tunics adopted in 1873, were changed to white but in 1905 the regiment reverted to the historic green. The insignia of the South Wales Borderers was inscribed in the tombstone with the Egypt designation in the wreath above the S.W.B. [18] The battalion had various postings, including at Peshawar until late 1902 when it was posted to Mean Meer outside Lahore. The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. The 24th Foot provided most of the British force and when the overall commander, Lord Chelmsford, split his forces on 22 January to search for the Zulus, the 1st Battalion (5 companies) and a company of the 2nd Battalion were left behind to guard the camp, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pulleine (CO of the 1/24th Foot). I’m Trev Jones from Birmingham, UK and now living in Wales. The Japanese were in control of this road and so could pass men and supplies quickly from one side of the Mayu hills to the other. This, understandably, led to The Regiment having close links with South Wales. ... WW2 BOXED CASUALTY FOR BURMA. He enlisted at Aberystwyth into the army, and was posted to Egypt, to join the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, which was attached to 40 Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. Son of Frederick George and Dora Emily Ellis of Birmingham. They were released the following year. 7th Bn. [23] A 4th (Militia) Battalion formed of the former Royal Montgomery Rifles was embodied in May 1900 and disembodied in December the same year. In 1948 he married Dr Mona Mitchell. [36], The regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) in June 1969. It was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. But Emlyn does not so often. Thank you. The men of the village who fell during both world wars are commemorated on a granite obelisk, with a separate granite plaque, which names the WW2 fallen, and is situated on a junction adjoining the A487. Everybody else had leave bar us. 1881.07.01 1st Battalion, The South Wales Borderers 1881 England: Colchester 1883 Ireland: Kilkenny 1885 Curragh 1887 Ireland: Dublin 1889 England: Aldershot 1893 Egypt 1895 Gibraltar 1897 … In 1888 Wilhelm II was crowned ‘German Emperor and King of Prussia’ and moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive position. It turned into a disaster with only four officers and around one hundred men reaching Sollum. [1] It took part in the Siege of Fort St Philip in Menorca in April 1756 during the Seven Years' War. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire and … 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, Served in The Burma Campaign, with 72nd Infantry Brigade, 36th British Infantry Division, previously a Division of The British Indian Armybefore being re-designated The 36th British Division. [40], The colonels of the regiment were as follows:[41]. The insignia of the South Wales Borderers was inscribed in the tombstone with the Egypt designation in the wreath above the S.W.B. He is buried in the Taukkyan war Cemetery, Burma. Deployment. Indian Army during World War II - 29th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) - 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade - Battle of the Admin Box - Hugh Stockwell - Francis Festing - Burma campaign - 2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) - 26th Indian Infantry Brigade - Northern Combat Area Command - Royal Welch Fusiliers - Essex Regiment - Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom) - Royal Scots Fusiliers - South Lancashire … During a period of leave in the middle of 1943 he met and fell in love with Freda Aykroyd, the wife of a British scientist. The Leicestershire Rcgt. The South Wales Bordererswas a line infantryregimentof the British Armyin existence for 280 years. 1st Battalion. The Royal Regiment of Wales Museum. Dear Gladys and Glyn,Recieved your ? Based at Brecon from 1873, the regiment recruited from the border counties of Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire, and Herefordshire. No. Well, I must come to a close Hoping Jean & everybody is keeping O.K.Best of luckWill write again when I have the chanceBertram. ELLIS Marine Raymond F r e derick PLY /X .109351. Free delivery for many products! The regiment was back on the Indian subcontinent in 1846 where it took part in the Second Sikh War. Lt.-Col. G. A. Brett (I & III &V) Major J. T. Boon (II) Major J. J. The regiment was formed by Sir Edward Dering, 3rd Baronet as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot in 1689, becoming known, like other regiments, by the names of its subsequent colonels. Cap badge, other ranks', South Wales Borderers, 1964, sealed pattern, 1964. The South Wales Borderers was formed on the 1st July 1881 from the 24th (the 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. 1881.07.01 1st Battalion, The South Wales … 3. [3], The regiment returned to India in 1846 and saw action during the Second Anglo-Sikh War at the Battle of Chillianwala in January 1849, where the regiment fought off the enemy with bayonets rather than rifles and 255 of its men died. The following is detail of his regiment and the battle of Sahmaw Chaung where Bert gave his life. The food is not so hot plenty of fruit but I have gone off that lot now. Grants to … It also incorporated Territorial Force Battalions of the Monmouthshire Regiment and the Brecknockshire Regiment.. 1945 World War II Burma Wounded in Action MM group, to Corporal, later Major, P.D. Meanwhile, ‘D’ Company attacked a spur on the other side of the tunnel in support but failed to take its objective and suffered a number of casualties. They were involved in action from March 1944 onwards. [20] The battalion then arrived in Cape Colony in early February 1900[21] and saw action at the Battle of Elands River in September 1901 during the Second Boer War. 1919 - 2020 from Wales baron and visiting minister, was born on 5 December 1919, the son of Arthur Gwynne Jones and Eliza Alice, née Hardman, and educated at West Monmouth School. [29] To the surprise of the survivors the battalion was ordered to disband in Cyprus and the remnants of the battalion were transferred, with the exception of a small cadre that returned to the United Kingdom, to the 1st Battalion of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). It is hoped that for an individual trying to research an individual soldier, this website should help to inform what has survived for him, and his colleagues, in terms of source documents. The 24th Regiment of Foot took part in the crossing of the Buffalo River on 11 January, entering Zululand. initials. Prior to the start of the Great War, Lieutenant ME Yeatman of the 1st Battalion was one of the first members of the British Army to attend, and qualify from, a … The battalion sustained enormous casualties in Libya near Tobruk when they lost around 500 officers and men captured or killed during a general retreat. • Corporal William Wilson Allen (2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot) The battle raged on into the early hours of 23 January but by dawn the Zulu Army had withdrawn. IND 2291. The flag was in a generic holder beside the tombstone of a man born in Wales and his wife, born in England. The regiment served in a great many … 23rd March 1944 Attacks. … WW2 People's War ... After being commissioned I thought I’d go in the Gloucesters and they promptly put me back into the South Wales Borderers. About the memorial: Captain Llewellyn-Davies of the South Wales Borderers was killed in action in Burma in 1944. 19th Sep 1944 Exercise 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers hide themselves in a laurel bush during a brigade exercise near Ballymena in Northern Ireland, 19th of September 1941. There were three Territorial Army formations based in Western … [4] It was also part of the amphibious expedition against, or descent on, the coast of France and participated in the disastrous British defeat at the Battle of Saint Cast in September 1758. The South Wales Borderers was formed on the 1st July 1881 from the 24th (the 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. Next day the tunnel was occupied and aptly named ’24th Tunnel’. Under The Reforms, The 24th Regiment Of Foot had its name changed, and became The South Wales Borderers on 1 July 1881. Based at Brecon the regiment recruited from the border counties of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Brecknockshire, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. [30] In December 1939 the battalion left Northern Ireland and was sent to join the 148th Infantry Brigade of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, a Territorial formation. [2] In 1782 it became the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. 42 R.M .Commando. Burma Campaign Space Race Paratrooper Interesting Information Native American History Vietnam War Military Aircraft World War Two Historical Photos. 1st Battalion. Chindit Operations - General: Chindits at rest in their jungle bivouac. [2] Some 35 soldiers of the regiment were killed by mutineers at their garrison in Jhelum in July 1857 during the Indian Rebellion: among the dead was Captain Francis Spring, the eldest son of Colonel William Spring. with travelling. 1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers (from Brecon) – to Aden Service in India Edit On arrival, the division's units were sent distributed to various peacetime stations across India, Aden and Burma to continue their training for war. I do not blame him in a way, after? In July 1942 they converted to become 158th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps but were reconverted to Infantry in India in April 1943 and resumed their former title. He married a fellow teacher, Gweno Ellis, just before being given a commission in the South Wales Borderers. I expect Jean would ?============================to have some of the fruit. [38], The regiment's battle honours were as follows:[1], As the 24th Foot the regiment wore first "willow green" and later "grass green" facings on the standard red coats of the British line infantry. The first battle was at Sahmaw Chaung. It comes on the same day that Prince Charles led UK commemmorations by laying a wreath at London's Cenotaph. He enlisted at Aberystwyth into the army, and was posted to Egypt, to join the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, which was attached to 40 Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. $113.09 0 bids + $32.73 shipping . I wonder also from the ledger what “A Catering Corps 17” means. South Wales Area; North Wales Area (including Shropshire); East Lancashire Area (Cumberland, Westmorland, East Lancashire & part of Cheshire); West Lancashire Area (West Lancashire, Staffordshire, part of Cheshire & the Isle of Man). Died 19 August 1944 of wounds sustained during fighting by the 6th … The South Wales Borderers, 24th Foot, 1689-1937. The regiment served in a great many … [27] The 5th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) landed at Le Havre as part of the 58th Brigade in the 19th (Western) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front. Matthews, decided to attempt to escape around the enemy and break through to British lines. [14], The regiment was not fundamentally affected by the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, which gave it a depot at The Barracks, Brecon from 1873, or by the Childers reforms of 1881 – as it already possessed two battalions, there was no need for it to amalgamate with another regiment. How (IV) History of the South Wales Borderers and The Monmouthshire Regiment, 1937-1952. Post-War WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: ... Archive List > World > Burma. Almost none of its men had had any military training. I expect there is plenty of excitement over Nellie & Reggie getting married I bet there will be some beer there that day.I received a Air-Mail letter off Nancy last week. find out more Story The Welch Regiment. With the division, the battalion fought in the operations to clear the Channel coast, where they captured Le Havre in Operation Astonia. ‘C’ Company’s leading section was wiped out except for its bren gunner who, with Lieutenant Harris and Sergeant Carr, attacked the enemy position, killing about ten Japanese, and enabling the company to take cover, but they could advance no further. I am guessing that this man did military … The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. A. In 1873 the Regimental Headquarters was relocated to Brecon in South Wales. [33] In August 1944 it was briefly under command of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Falaise Gap. She knew nothing about it until it was left to her by her mother Jean who is mentioned in the letter. Welcome to a website I have created about the South Wales Borderers in 1914. This, understandably, led to The Regiment having close links with South Wales. out here got caught myself when I come off that first ship we were on. at the best online prices at eBay! Earth from this hill now stands in a casket in the chambers of the Tredegar Urban District Council. In October 1942 he and his unit set sail for India. London: Faber, 1959. The battalion arrived in the area on 20th March and its first objective was the capture of the two tunnels used by the Japanese for storage and gun emplacements. The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. South Wales Borderers during WW1 Since 1815 the balance of power in Europe had been maintained by a series of treaties. Thomas was born at Llanbrynmair in 1892, the son of Jonathan and Catherine Anne Jones. It was shown to me by the youngest granddaughter of Gladys & Glyn, Candida Prophet and she keeps it safe in a beautiful little metal box. The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnor and started numbering from 1 in 1881. H. 19.74 ELLIS Cpl. During the campaign in North-western Europe the battalion had suffered over 100% casualties. Bertrand Jones went to war with The South Wales Borderers and made the ultimate sacrifice on August 5th 1944 fighting the Japanese in Burma. He was commissioned into the South Wales Borderers in 1940 and served in Burma and, after World War II, in Malaya, where he was awarded the MC in 1957 and in Cyprus. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW2 BOXED CASUALTY FOR BURMA. The event, which ended at the town's Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, marked 60 years since the end of the conflict both in Europe and the Pacific. [9] During the battle Lieutenant-Colonel Pulleine ordered Lieutenants Coghill and Melvill to save the Queen's Colour—the Regimental Colour was located at Helpmekaar with G Company. The … Two Boer cavalry officers, Lieutenants Adendorff and Vane, arrived to inform the garrison of the defeat at Isandlwana. With the previously formed divisions mostly committed overseas in 1942, the army formed another four infantry divisions (23rd, 25th, 28th, 36th) and the 43rd Indian Armoured Division. Norway 1940, Normandy Landing, Sully, Caen, Falaise, Risle Crossing, Le Havre, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, Scheldt, Zetten, Arnhem 1945, North-West Europe 1944-45, Gazala, North Africa 1942, North Arakan, Mayu Tunnels, Pinwe, Shweli, Myitson, Burma 1944-45 . 1945 World War II Burma Wounded in Action MM group, to Corporal, later Major, P.D. "When the South Wales Borderers took it, they took it by storm," said Dr John … Report a concern with this memorial. [33] On 20 August the brigade joined the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, replacing the disbanded 70th Brigade. 12 joined on 12th August 1881 263 joined on 29th June 1882 732 joined on 26th June … 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised in July 1940. For this action, which cost the battalion eleven killed, Major Crew-Read commanding ‘B’ Company was awarded an MC and an Indian water carrier who helped evacuate wounded received an MM. [33], The 2nd Battalion returned to the United Kingdom and, on 7 December 1941 (the day the United States entered the war), transferred to the 37th Independent Infantry Brigade (redesignated 7th Infantry Brigade the day after). [1] The regiment served under the Duke of Schomberg during the Williamite War in Ireland and then saw action again at the Battle of Schellenberg in July 1704 and at the Battle of Blenheim in August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. College Notes: Came up in 1942 to study History but did not graduate. [11], After the battle of Isandlwana, some 4,000 to 5,000 Zulus headed for Rorke's Drift, a small missionary post garrisoned by a company of the 2/24th Foot, native levies and others under the command of Lieutenant Chard, Royal Engineers, the most senior officer of the 24th present being Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead. I hope you enjoy this website as much as I have putting it together. 31st January 1945. The 2nd Battalion was deployed to Burma and saw action in November 1885 during The Third Anglo-Burmese War. The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. [33] Afterwards the battalion enjoyed a short rest and, on 22 September, moved to join the rest of the 21st Army Group fighting in Belgium. Thomas was born at St. Clears in the winter of 1886, the son of Thomas and Anne Davies, of the Holly Bush Inn, Station Road. [27] The 2nd Battalion landed at Laoshan Bay for operations against the German territory of Tsingtao in September 1914 and saw action at the Siege of Tsingtao in October 1914. [27] The 7th (Service) Battalion and the 8th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 67th Brigade in the 22nd Division in September 1915 for service on the Western Front but moved to Salonika in October 1915. It now trained as an amphibious assault unit and moved to Calcutta to attack Akyab. Last … Or does it read “A catering Corps 17 4/42.” Sent on the 17/4/1942 to a catering corps. [36] It arrived at Stanley Fort in Hong Kong in November 1963 to perform internal security duties. 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