Hi, I've decided it's about time I started researching my grandfather's WW2 history. Name : William Charles Durham No : 5677281 Regiment :...
Hi all, I am trying to find out some information on a Captain Arthur Harrison Hazell Woodman. I can find him in the London Gazette transferring...
Award Fifth Class Order of the White Eagle & Mention in Despatches Lt. Christie Norman Lawrence Somerset Light Infantry (124143) As a result of...
The above man is remembered on the Sawtry War Memorial as that was the home of his parents. He was killed in the grenade accident on 29 May 1944...
Army Number: 5663630 Rank: Warrant Officer Class I (Regimental Serjeant Major) Name: J W GRANT, MiD Unit: Somerset Light Infantry London Gazette...
Personal number: 12247 Rank: Field Marshal Name: Allan Francis 'John' HARDING, GCB, CBE, DSO**, MC, MiD* Unit: Somerset Light Infantry London...
Hi, I'm currently researching a number of men, one of whom is Lt. Arthur Charles John Barnes (182340) Originally enlisting with the Grenadier...
Army Number: 5676774 Rank: Fusilier Name: R J POTTICARY, MiD Unit: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; Somerset Light Infantry London Gazette : 24...
Thanks to Paul Reed for letting me know about this. He knew the gentleman back in the 80s. I did see if it had been mentioned on forum before,...
We said farewell to Colonel John Llewellyn Waddy OBE today, who recently passed away at the age of 100 years old. Members of the 4th Battalion,...
[ATTACH] 41440 Major Edward William Harold WORRALL D.S.O. M.C. Somerset Light Infantry attached 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry 21st...
Chris Harley found this casualty who was listed on the Brookwood Memorial and first posted that the grave had been found at Ruislip on 14th...
Good evening Is anyone able to tell what the 4th Bn were doing on the 22 Sept 1944 I have a man killed on that day, I know that they were in...
I noticed in yesterday's Daily Telegraph that Sidney Jary died on 5 August. Sidney was a splendid man and the author of the excellent '18...
I was wondering if infantry battalions kept any record of the vehicles they held, and if such records still exist? I am looking for the specific...
Hi, i was wondering if anyone knew what this is? I know the insignia is the Somerset light infantry but other than that I don't know. I did hear...
Does anyone know the whereabouts and actions of the 4th Somerset Light Infantry between March 1945 and October 1946? Any help will be appreciated...
Hi, I have recently received the attached documents and would appreciate some help in interpreting them. My Dad fought in North Africa and Italy...
My grandfather served in the 2nd Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry during world war 2 and I am looking for any others that served with him...
Hi, I have my granddads army records and would really appreciate a push in the right direction please in finding out more about his army years....
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