Lt. Norman Openshaw Rigby Award: Chevalier of the Order of Leopold II with palm and Croix de Guerre 1940 with palm Service No.: 323763 Unit: 756...
Award Military Medal Sgt. Thomas Thomney, 9th Bn Royal Tank Regiment (3317551) On 26th October 1944, at the attack on NISPEN, Sergeant TOMNEY's...
LOOK-UP 49 DIV WAR DIARIES JUNE 1944 Can anyone look-up what Embarkation Camps these 49 Div Battalions used, when they arrived and when they...
If you have the June 1944 War Diaries of any of the nine infantry battalions in 49 Inf Div listed below can you look up and tell me what...
Award Military Medal L/Cpl. Charles Kensal Bailey, No. 13 Canadian Provost Company (A34922) On 25th November 1944 this NCO was in charge of...
ALLOCATION OF 49 DIV ARTILLERY help needed 69 FIELD REGT - 273 BTY, 448 BTY & 185 BTY Supported 146 Infantry Brigade 143 FIELD REGT - 190 BTY,...
Can anyone tell me when 49 Div was moved from XXX Corps to 1 Corps and became part 1 Canadian Army Probably sometime in July 1944 (maybe late...
Hi All, I'm new to the forum but have been looking at files that people on here have kindly posted. I think i've checked out all the files and...
Hi there, as a new member this is my first post. I became a member of this forum because of my hobby of metal detecting. In my village Ravels ,...
In 2009 I started with my father organizing rememberances any year of the victims of the flying bomb (V1) attack on the 18th of Februar 1945 in...
Hi everyone I’m looking for any information or leads / combat / photographs and uniform badges for the 49th West Riding Division. I’m keen to...
Dear Sir, Madam, My search for my family is now cold. But I’m still searching for my Granddad in England of Scotland and / or related family....
I'm hoping someone can help me. My grandad Charles Timms (5126862) joined the 70th Warwickshire rgt in 1942. Finished basic and served with 448th...
Hi chaps I always used this table I got from some French website ages ago. I'm 99% sure the Hallamshire's were in the senior brigade (white 57 on...
Hi, Its been a while since I last posted on the forum after a pause with my work focused on my relatives in WWII. I have just received the...
Hello Gentlemen, Would have the Unit Mobilisation Serial Numbers of the 49th Division 'Polar Bear' ? Thanks you very much Fred
Visited Bergen-op-Zoom cemetery in the Netherlands at the weekend and saw the grave of Brigadier Maurice Ekins (d. 4/11/44). I had a quick look...
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me fill in the gaps of knowledge about my Grandad's army service (1940 - 1945). I'm...
At the Battle of Arnhem you think initially at Market Garden in 1944 and not the fights that the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division (nicknamed...
TNA Catalogue Reference: SUPP 15/36 Context: Records of the Petroleum Warfare Department, SUPP 15 Flame Warfare Committees: Minutes and Reports...
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