24th Lancers - Roll of Honour

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  1. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Western Morning News, 13 Sep 1945:

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    (Note the last paragraph).
     
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  2. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    MAJOR DESMOND CHARLES JOHN MILLER

    Ex-24th Lancer - and former 2nd in Command of the 24th Lancers under Colonel Mike Aird. Desmond Miller was succeeded as second in command of the 24th Lancers by WAC Anderson and WAC Anderson went on to lead the 24th Lancers after Mike Aird.

    And in the 24th Lancers War Diary -
    12/12/41 Major.D.C.J.Miller, posted to 53rd Training Regiment, RAC.

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2714731/DESMOND CHARLES JOHN MILLER/

    MAJOR DESMOND CHARLES JOHN MILLER
    Service Number: 23885
    Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Armoured Corps - 17th/21st Lancers Date of Death: Died 06 October 1942
    Age 39 years old
    Buried or commemorated at RUGBY (CLIFTON ROAD) CEMETERY Sec. H. Grave 302. United Kingdom Country of Service: United Kingdom
    Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
    Additional Info: Son of Colonel E. D. Miller, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.L., J.P., and Irene Helen Miller, O.B.E., J.P., of Rugby.
    Personal Inscription DEATH OR GLORY "UNTO THE UPRIGHT THERE ARISETH LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS"

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  3. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Trooper H. Pinfold - 5112093

    "C" Squadron of the 24th Lancers.

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers on the disbandment of the 24th Lancers.
     
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  4. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Lance Corporal / Corporal C.F. Lambourne - 7927691

    "C" Squadron - Driver / Wireless operator

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers at the disbandment of the 24th Lancers.
     
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  5. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Trooper J.V. Ruffell - 7920733

    "C" Squadron - 24th Lancers - Gunner / Wireless Operator

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers when the 24th Lancers was disbanded.
     
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  6. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Trooper J. Brooker - 7933596

    "C" Squadron - 24th Lancers - Driver / mechanic.

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers when the 24th Lancers was disbanded.
     
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  7. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Trooper J. (Joe) Pelter - 7933464 (shown prior to D-Day) or 7933468 (as shown on 24th L's disbandment)

    Driver/wireless operator in "C" Squadron of the 24th Lancers.

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers on the disbandment of the 24th Lancers.
     
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  8. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Trooper C.B.C. Williams - 7920937

    Driver in "C" Squadron of the 24th Lancers.

    Driver of the 2nd tank, in the 1st Troop of "C" Squadron of the 24th Lancers.

    Transferred to the SRY / Sherwood Rangers when the 24th Lancers was disbanded.

    Pictured below - Speculatively - as I'm not sure if these are of the same individual, over time.

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  9. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Lieutenant Jack Hemery Crane...

    He joined the 24th Lancers in August 1941 but left in April 1942 and was KIA on 24th October 1942 :

    https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2093222/crane,-jack-hemery/

    Lieutenant CRANE, JACK HEMERY
    Service Number 172905
    Died 24/10/1942
    Aged 22
    24th Lancers Royal Armoured Corps attd. 5th Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.
    Son of Frederick William and Bertha Crane, of Ealing, Middlesex.


    The 24th L wardiary has:
    6/8/41 2/Lieuts G.S.Trotter and J.H.Crane posted to Regiment from 61st Training Regiment RAC

    &

    20/4/42 2/Lt.J.H.Crane and 2/Lt.A.Wright-Harvey were posted to 51st Training Regiment RAC pending draft.
     
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  10. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    1939 Register

    13 Brunswick Road, Ealing, Middlesex
    Name - DOB - Occupation - Marital status
    Frederick W Crane - 24 Oct 1880 - Automobile Garage - Married
    Bertha Crane - 10 Jul 1887 - Unpaid Domestic Duties - Married
    Jack H Crane - 10 Jan 1920 - (illegible) - Single
     
  11. Michael Nikov

    Michael Nikov Member

    Attached are images of Cpl. Burnet's Firefly Ic entering the centre of Geel on the day of his death.
     

    Attached Files:

  12. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Captain S.H. Atkins, RAChD

    There only appears to be a single mention of Captain S.H.Atkins, RAChD in the 24th Lancers' War Diary...

    13/11/42 Capt.S.H.Atkins, RAChD was posted to the Regiment and commenced duties as Chaplain.

    The War Diary does not mention the date on which he left, however the Reverend Mark Green came to the 24th L on 3rd June 1943, so S.H.Atkins possibly left the 24th L in mid 1943.

    There are a couple of mentions of a S.H.Atkins serving with the Suffolk Regiment in the 1930's... but with no mention of RAChD it could be merely a coincidental name and unfortunately in those references there is no given Army service number to use for further searches....

    THE LONDON GAZETTE, 9 JUNE, 1933 p3876
    Suffolk R.— Capt. A.C. French is seconded for service on the Staff. 23rd May 1933. Lt. S. H. Atkins to be Capt. 23rd May 1933.

    THE LONDON GAZETTE, 27 NOVEMBER, 1936 p7645
    Suffolk R.— Capt. S. H. Atkins is seconded for service as Adjt., Aux. Forces, India. 29th Oct. 1936.
     
  13. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

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  14. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. Henry Otho Daniel THWAITES (128796)

    (Joined the 24th Lancers from the 9th Lancers in 1940 - subsequently rejoined the 9th Lancers later)

    Date of Birth - 2nd December 1920 / 2d12m1920
    Date of Death - 7th November 1953 / 7d11m1953 (Oman)

    London Gazette...
    Notices | All Notices | The Gazette...

    Military Cross - with 9th Lancers 1943
    Recommendation for Award for Thwaites, Henry Otto Daniel Rank: Lieutenant ... | The National Archives

    Bar to Military Cross - with 9th Lancers 1944 (awarded 1945)
    Recommendation for Award for Thwaites, Henry Otho Daniel Rank: Lieutenant ... | The National Archives

    Memorial - OMAN & DHOFAR

    - 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum

    Obituary -
    9th-Lancers_1954_0047.jpg - 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum
     
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  15. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Hmmm Capt Phillimore is a bit of a mystery.

    Extract from Geoff Bishop's memoirs (July 20 1944):

    Phillimore_01.jpg

    and July 22nd:

    Phillimore_02.jpg

    (you can safely ignore the spelling)

    and from the War Diary:

    "Aug 6
    03.00 hours. "A" and "B" Squadrons withdraw to harbour La Barbiere, 6938.
    15:00 hours. RHQ move to La Barbiere.
    16:00 hours. Enemy begin to counter-attack the Le Bas Perrier position.
    Beaten off by "C" Squadron and Lieut Robson and 3 x Other Ranks killed in action.
    Captain Phillimore, 2/Lieut Treanor, Captain Crouch and 9 x Other Ranks wounded with 2 x Other Ranks missing."

    The British Army Casualty List has Capt JHB Phillimore wounded on Aug 7th, but with the 9th Lancers.

    Go figure!

    added: Sorry, should have mentioned - Geoff Bishop was in C Sqr, 23H and the War Diary is 23H too.
     
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  16. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    If you read the obituary of Henry Otho Daniel THWAITES, another 9th Lancer that joined the 24th Lancers at their inception Nov/Dec 1940, there are perhaps some further clues.

    See... 9th-Lancers_1954_0047.jpg - 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum

    Regimentally there were still strong connections between the Lancer Regiments and in the instance of Robert Arbuthnot, for example 9th Lancers on his Normandy grave.

    See... 24th Lancers - Roll of Honour

    Similarly Fitzhugh...

    Re. Robert Michael Fitzhugh - 47563
    28.09.1910 Wrexham district, Denbighshire - 14.01.2006 Overton, Wrexham, Denbighshire
    Led "B" Squadron of the 24th Lancers, prior to Roy Bennett...
    British Army Officers 1939-1945 -- F
    Interestingly, no mention of the 24th Lancers... though...
    2nd Lt. 28.08.1930 [47563]
    Lt. 28.08.1933
    Capt. 28.08.1938
    A/Maj. 01.12.1940-28.02.1941
    T/Maj. 01.03.1941-10.08.1943,
    27.06.1945-(01.1946)
    Maj. 01.07.1946 (retd 29.09.1953)
    T/Lt.Col. (1949)
    Hon. Lt.Col. 29.09.1953
    Mention in Despatches MID 08.11.1945 NW Europe
    Mention in Despatches MID 07.01.1949 Palestine 03.48-06.48
    Education: Eton (...-1928); Royal Military College, Sandhurst (01.02.1929-1930).
    28.08.1930 commissioned, 17th/21st Lancers
    19.06.1939 - 06.09.1939 employed with Mechanical Car Depot
    1939 - 1945 served with 17th/21st Lancers (UK & 29th Armoured Brigade, France, Belgium & Germany) (despatches)
    1947 - 1948 served in Palestine (despatches)
    29.09.1953 - 29.04.1961 Regular Army Reserve of Officers [exceeded age limit]
    Deputy Lieutenant (DL) 1966, High Sheriff Flintshire, 1960.

    Looking here...

    The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) Association – Looking after our Lancers Always

    The Royal Lancers Association is set up to help any past and serving members, their wives, widows and dependents of the 5L, 9L, 12L, 16L, 17L, 21L, 24L 27L, 17/21L, 16/5L, 9/12L, QRL and RL.

    (Although there ought perhaps ;-) to be a comma between 24L and 27L :) )

    Edit : and incidentally re. Fillimore, given the number of admirals in his near family I was wondering a bit why he didn't perhaps take up a naval career.

    See... Person Page

    Curiously, finding actual photos - of particularly - many of these very "early" Officers of the 24th Lancers - is still quite puzzling. Even places where one might expect them, such as obituaries etc. can come-up lacking. There is a grainy picture, in profile of Otto Thwaites in "None Had Lances" p226, similarly Fitzhugh (in a "B" Squadron 24th L group) on p34 of NHL - but they aren't exactly the most detailed of identifiers, so the hunt for what they actually really looked like will continue ;-) "immaculate" descriptions of them asides :)

    Edit #2 - A good part of the reason for looking for some good photos is also - just in case - some of them might perhaps be further identifiable in the later pictures of the Old Comrades of the 24th Lancers etc... The "Old Comrades" of the 24L...
     
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  17. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    From "The Story of the Twenty-third Hussars":

    Phill01.jpg

    list of wounded:

    Phill02.jpg

    His father, Lieutenant Hugh Bouchier Phillimore, 8th Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, DOW 15 June 1915.
     
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  18. harkness

    harkness Well-Known Member

    Another mystery man - Robert Michael FitzHugh.

    List of men who attended the 23H reunion in 1959:

    FitHugh.jpg

    He's not mentioned in any other 23H source.

    FitzHugh_RM.grave.jpg

    St Mary the Virgin Churchyard , Overton, Wrexham.
     
  19. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Mentioned a few times here...

    Death or Glory

    It can, quite often, be the case that the intricacies of any individual life can lead to alsorts of avenues / rabbit holes ;-)
     
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  20. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Re. (Ex 24th Lancer) Captain John Foy - died 29th June 1973...

    One possibility perhaps - London Gazette - a "J.Foy" - 104939, or a "William James FOY - 76420.

    Neither shown prior to D-Day or subsequently in the 24th L Nominal roll at disbandment.

    As he had transferred to the 9th Lancers...

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    Whilst with the 24L...

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