1st Bn The King's Regiment, (Liverpool), Chindits.

Brig. K. Bayley. C.B.E. & Lt.- Col. K.S. Binney. O.B.E. (C.O.) 1/King's Regt. 1946-47.

Major-General. Kennett Bayley. C.B.E. 30972. The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Born 8th November 1903. Died 29th of March 1967.

Promotions
18/08/1940 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
18/11/1940 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
03/06/1941 Acting Colonel
03/12/1941War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
03/12/1941Temporary Colonel
22/01/1942 Reverted to War Substantive Lieutenant-Colonel
29/01/1944 Temporary Colonel
29/01/1944 Acting Brigadier
29/07/1944 Temporary Brigadier
31/12/1944 Colonel (Seniority 03/12/1944)
25/03/1949 Brigadier.(Temporary Major-General)
15/09/1952 Major-General
Service
18/08/1940 – 02/06/1941 General Staff Officer 1
03/04/1941 – 22/01/1942 Deputy Director of Home Guard, War Office
17/12/1942 – 28/01/1944 General Staff Officer 1
29/01/1944 – 15/12/1944 Brigadier General Staff, IV Corps [Burma]
17/03/1945 – 26/03/1945 Acting Commanding Officer 9th Indian Infantry Brigade
21/09/1945 – 1946 Commanding Officer 16th Infantry Brigade
1949 – 1951 Chief of Staff, British Troops in Egypt
30/07/1950 – 1951 Aide-de-Camp to King George VIth
1951 – 02/06/1955 Director of Personnel Administration, War Office
30/06/1955 Retired

 

T/Col. Keith Stuert Binny. O.B.E. 30808. The King's Regiment. Commanding Officer 1st Battalion 1946-47.
1904 -1976.

 

Great to see some new images of the battalion in India HW, thanks for posting.

 

You are welcome, most of the photographs date from late 1945 to 1947 and many are captioned. I am still sorting them out and attempting to identify the named individuals and locations. The original owner appears to have attended the Officer's Training School at Mhow and was commissioned into the King's Regiment as a Second Lieutenant on 19th August 1945.

Immediate post war Army Lists are thin on the ground and I am struggling to find details regarding the many named officers. There are some superb photographs of the 'Auk' inspecting the battalion, but no date or location are mentioned.

 

Here are the first few of the many photographs of Auchinleck's visit. The captions are those from the reverse of the photographs.




Barry meets Auk. Foreground Peter Purrant (?) from Brigade H.Q. (Barry Moffat).



The Auk goes on to the saluting base. Nearest to photographer is Barry Moffat. (York and Lancaster Regiment. 14440355 Cadet Barry John Moffat (334123) to be 2nd Lieut. 28/10/1944. (W.S. Lt. 28/04/1945).



The Regimental Colours and Escort.

 

The C.O. and 'A' Coy march past. Phil is second behind C.O.



'B' Coy marches past. I am fourth Officer along the side.

 

The Officers parade.



The Officers are dismissed.



The C. in C. interviews the Sergeant - Majors. (Three of whom are wearing medal ribbons and may have served in Burma. Sadly they are unnamed).

 

Some cracking photos there Simon. I note they are wearing the much hated khaki headdress (I can't remember the official designation), which even the Warrant Officers seem to be struggling to look smart in. A cross between a frying pan and a cowpat!
Lionboxer

 

There is some information on wikipedia, that might give reason to the headgear featured in some of HWs recent photographs:
Caubeen - Wikipedia

 

They are not Caubeens but the Indian-made version of the General Service cap, made from cotton rather than wool.

 

Thought to have been taken at Meerut in1946.

 

Left to Right.
365349 2nd Lt. William (Bill) Shepherd.
Philip Williams.
357122 2nd Lt. Eric Walker Whittaker.
362838 2nd Lt. Cyril Benedict Hardy.

 

'A' Coy, Football team, Meerut, 1946.

 

"A" Coy, Meerut, 1946.

 

Close up.

 

Hi

I’m just revisiting this thread after a long absence, and remain full of admiration for all of the time and dedication everyone here invests in keeping alive the memory of these brave men.

Do you by chance know if the lists mentioned here have any mention of my Uncle, 5885340 George Payne? He was reported missing for a while, before finally being recorded as presumed died of wounds on or around 25th May 1944.

Best wishes

Richard

 

Unfortunately, I have not seen the Searcher Party lists so I do not know what information they have regarding George Payne, if indeed they have any mention of him.

You could send a personal message to Skoyen89 and I am sure that he will be happy to look for you.

 

Hi and thanks for letting me join.
My uncle who died in1977 was in India with the Kings Liverpool regt, He hardly spoke about the war , and I would like to find out more only I don't have a service number to help , he might have been with the LDV before joining up , he was from the Rice Lane area Liverpool, and he finished as a Sergeant .
His Name is James [ Jimmy ] Jones and at one point run the camp cinema in India , I would like to think he was a Chindit but I realise he may not have been .
Can anyone fill in some details.
Many Thanks Phil

 

The only J. Jones that I have in my database is 3780747 J.H. Jones. I cannot confirm that he was James Jones.

 

Thank you for your prompt reply , I will ask family members if he had a middle name , fingers crossed.
Best Regards Phil