Hi I am trying fit Officers from the "weekly return of Officers" that I found in the war dairies at kew into the WE establishment using the...
Hi I found a pic online of what pertains to be 7 Platoon of A Company of 6 Para Btn in Greece in 1944. Question is, if there are three platoons...
Is there available anywhere a complete listing of WW2 Holding battalions including the locations and Units. I have a soldier WHO WAS TRANSFERRED...
From reading the appendix of a battalion's war diary, what was the difference between serving in a Battalion HQ and in the Headquarters Company...
What role would a Pipe Major in the British army during WW2 played in the field and during combat? Would I be correct in saying that the role...
Hi all I have a few questions on how the British Army staff structure and responsibilities worked in overseas colonies, especially...
Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day First published in the UK by Routledge 2000. This edition: 20 Jan 2016 -...
Hello, I have used the search function and have been unable to find exactly what I am looking for. Does anyone have information or could point...
Some posts on a couple of other forums reminded me of an outstanding query I have re British Motor Bn transport, which I will need to address if I...
This book has been out awhile, this is the first review (October 2017) I've spotted via Twitter, albeit on an obscure blogsite with an American...
Hi Anyone knows the number (W.E.) of men who made up the following indian formations during the Second World War in Italy? Field Ambulance...
Hi there, I am looking for a couple of war establishments for various Indian units which are as below: a. Command HQ (e.g. Eastern Command/...
Evening all My dad transferred to 2RUR at the beginning of 1943 (hence 2RUR blog creation) and became "Camp Commandant" of 9th Infantry Brigade...
Can anyone tell me when berets (or other head dress) were supposed to be worn and when not? I assume when outside, either on or off duty, soldiers...
The subject of 'Left Out of Battle' (LOB) is one I've kept returning to over the years. The central question to my mind has been did units rigidly...
Here is a poser. I was reading through the appendices to one of Woodburn-Kirby's volumes (III, I think, maybe II) when I found a reference to...
Looking trough the massive amounts of war diaries hold by the national archives, I noticed that there are diaries for Town Majors. They all are...
I am reading A Full Life by "Jorrocks" and he says that at the time of link-up between 1 Army and 8 Army, the Eighth had been getting all the...
Hi all, I'm looking over some General Staff documents from 1942 and the following puzzles me. The question in my mind is, what was "a division"...
Another obscure request, but you never know... The WE for an Infantry Battalion, ref II/233/2, notified 19th May 1943, was subject to nine...
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