I have been searching for any information relating to the 2nd battalion Liverpool regiment between 1942 and 1948 but sadly can't find anything on the internet, any information such as whereabouts, casualty numbers etc would be a big help, many thanks Wasman.
Have a Google for "2nd King's" . I did but posted some irrelevent info, sorry. From what I can make out they were in Gib until 1943 then with 4th Div. History and Commanders of 2 The King's Regiment [British Commonwealth] History and Commanders of 2 The King's Regiment [British Commonwealth] <TABLE class=DataGrid id=datSup style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">03-Sep-1939</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">13-Mar-1941</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 39%">Gibraltar Fortress</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 15%">British</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%"></TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">13-Mar-1941</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">17-Nov-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 39%">1 Gibraltar Brigade</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 15%">British</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%"></TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">17-Nov-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">30-Nov-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 39%">2 Gibraltar Brigade</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 15%">British</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 20%"></TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">01-Dec-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">31-Aug-1945</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 39%">28 Infantry Brigade</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 15%">British</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=DataGrid id=datUtr style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">03-Sep-1939</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">15-Dec-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">Mediterranean</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%">Gibraltar</TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">15-Dec-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">23-Dec-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">At Sea</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%"> </TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">24-Dec-1943</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">10-Mar-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">Middle East</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%">Egypt</TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">10-Mar-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">15-Mar-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">At Sea</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%"> </TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">16-Mar-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">11-Dec-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">Mediterranean</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%">Italy</TD></TR><TR class=DataGridRow style="COLOR: darkred; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #999966"><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">12-Dec-1944</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 13%">31-Aug-1945</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 25%">Mediterranean</TD><TD style="WIDTH: 49%">Greece, Crete</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> In 28th Bde. 4th Division BBC - WW2 People's War - DWBD's War Part 11 - Observations from Gibraltar (1) 1941-42 There were 4 infantry battalions, 2nd Kings (Liverpool Regt), 2nd S.L.I. —
Try the Museum of Liverpool, amongst other things they have a copy of the 2nd Bn WW2 war diary. Try this link: Liverpool museums - Kings Regiment sources at the Maritime Archives and Library, Merseyside Maritime Museum
Just searched for Geoff's Search Engine. Unit Text 2nd Regiment /Corps The Kings Regiment (Liverpool) Geoff's Search Engine THE KING'S REGIMENT (LIVERPOOL). records found: 205 001 ABRAHAM, G 3773182 15/09/1944 002 ADAMS, R 14201634 12/05/1944 003 AINSLIE, JD 3774094 18/06/1942 004 AINSWORTH, V 3534275 15/07/1944 005 AINSWORTH, LJ 4036873 11/06/1944 006 AITCHISON, JR 3607270 12/05/1944 007 ALLEN, FH 5045534 12/05/1944 008 AYTON, EV 14618210 23/07/1944 009 BAILEY, SC 5389093 05/07/1944 010 BAKER, LP 5385987 16/07/1944 011 BANNISTER, C 3857107 20/07/1944 012 BARBER, AD 5383453 03/01/1945 013 BATE, N 5054986 12/05/1944 014 BATES, S 214049 28/06/1944 015 BEAZLEY, PJ 4038622 17/09/1944 016 BECKLEY, JJ 3772555 12/05/1944 017 BENNET, NM 1465788 08/11/1944 018 BILLINGTON, JH 3770756 12/05/1944 019 BOTT, CS 3775290 17/07/1944 020 BOYCE, R 299289 12/05/1944 021 BRADLEY, VG 5254672 12/05/1944 022 BROOKS, NJ 14645884 29/11/1944 023 BROOKS, M 3779890 27/07/1944 024 BROWN, R 3772708 12/05/1944 025 BROWN, T 3780974 12/05/1944 026 BRYANT, WA 3775301 07/04/1944 027 BUCKLEY, C 14467278 25/07/1947 028 BURTON, DRG 1155397 15/09/1944 029 BUTLER, WH 5054981 12/05/1944 030 BUTLER, JJ 3774892 24/06/1944 031 CALVELEY, S 204289 24/07/1944 032 CANNON, M 14416967 26/06/1944 033 CARSON, G 2198040 12/05/1944 034 CARTER, E 3775992 17/02/1942 035 CHAMBERS, JW 3389871 12/05/1944 036 CHURCH, WJ 14205693 08/11/1944 037 CLARKE, J 3772910 12/05/1944 038 CLARKE, R 3775205 16/07/1944 039 CONLON, P 3783233 12/05/1944 040 COOPER, NT 14517473 12/05/1944 041 CORMODE, GE 3769304 17/09/1941 042 CROSS, JJ 3769357 12/05/1944 043 DAKER, J 4038958 11/11/1944 044 DALTON, WE 14927882 21/12/1947 045 DARBYSHIRE, P 14296620 15/09/1944 046 DARDIS, S 3389624 03/07/1944 047 DAVIES, GG 14916214 28/12/1947 048 DAVIES, W 14518127 08/11/1944 049 DAVIS, AC 968967 15/09/1944 050 DEAN, JJ 829860 04/01/1945 051 DUXBURY, T 4205988 12/05/1944 052 EDDLESTON, DT 3714410 12/05/1944 053 EDWARDS, WJ 14581308 16/09/1944 054 FEARN, JE 3768825 24/05/1940 055 FISHER, J 3773097 12/05/1944 056 FITZGERALD, J 3771912 08/09/1944 057 FOSTER, GH 11007006 15/09/1944 058 FOWLER, A 4983973 04/07/1944 059 FREMANTLE, O 40712 19/03/1944 060 GAMBLE, JW 5388133 26/06/1944 061 GILMOUR, MD 3973464 12/05/1944 062 GORDON, J 4130651 28/06/1944 063 GOSLING, JJ 3771430 31/03/1945 064 GRAY, A 2062241 16/09/1944 065 GREEN, P 3768667 12/05/1944 066 GRIFFITH, JM 3535705 15/09/1944 067 GRIFFITHS, S 3783923 25/07/1944 068 GROVES, AG 4036048 08/11/1944 069 HAND, JW 3775507 25/07/1944 070 HARDMAN, E 3780216 30/07/1944 071 HARNWELL, V 3774316 24/07/1944 072 HARRALL, LG 14549316 02/08/1944 073 HARRIS, GE 3778667 12/05/1944 074 HARROP, A 3775550 06/04/1946 075 HATTON, JH 3768734 30/01/1941 076 HAWORTH, ET 3778114 17/09/1944 077 HAYES, W 3772399 12/05/1944 078 HELICON, F 3861301 12/05/1944 079 HICKS, TO 14396528 24/05/1944 080 HODSON, J 3975645 08/11/1944 081 HOLDEN, JT 3776177 12/05/1944 082 HOLDEN, FJ 3772157 18/03/1942 083 HOLLOWAY, JW 4982592 15/09/1944 084 HOWARD, JJ 3603337 05/07/1944 085 HUNT, JW 4983348 08/11/1944 086 IBBOTT, MJ 14218247 25/07/1944 087 JACKSON, WC 3389256 12/05/1944 088 JEFFERSON, HJ 14502859 24/07/1944 089 JEPSON, WG 3775821 12/05/1944 090 JESSOP, TG 3766730 11/11/1944 091 JOHNSON, R 3771793 12/05/1944 092 JOHNSTON, VT 14408981 06/07/1944 093 JOLL, W 14394988 12/05/1944 094 JONES, HL 14537629 20/10/1944 095 JONES, WO 5390219 12/05/1944 096 JONES, I 14476355 23/09/1946 097 JONES, DL 999729 28/06/1944 098 KEANE, P 3783108 17/09/1944 099 KENCH, A 14345089 12/05/1944 100 KENNEDY, W 5382483 08/11/1944 101 KIRWIN, J 3779471 05/07/1944 102 KITSULL, PH 4037113 12/05/1944 103 LAMBERT, FE 14201185 12/05/1944 104 LAVELLE, R 11252995 12/05/1944 105 LEACH, J 3608518 12/05/1944 106 LEE, R 4195660 23/08/1945 107 LESTER, J 3775745 26/06/1944 108 LONGLAND, H 4920939 12/05/1944 109 LOWE, WH 4920942 08/07/1944 110 LYONS, J 3771211 28/06/1944 111 MACKINTOSH, V 14289087 12/05/1944 112 MANSFIELD, HJ 4984077 12/05/1944 113 MAY, DF 14404360 02/08/1944 114 MAY, P 5053751 23/07/1944 115 MCCARTHY, EH 3444138 26/06/1944 116 MCCOY, TP 4984086 15/09/1944 117 MCGEEHAN, JP 3767517 13/11/1939 118 MCGOFF, J 3768728 12/05/1944 119 MCIVER, F 3766768 08/06/1940 120 MCNEE, A 14485677 30/06/1947 121 METCALF, W 4920961 12/05/1944 122 MILES, GE 4191019 13/11/1944 123 MINSHULL, R 3862024 14/11/1944 124 MOONEY, RJ 3777730 12/05/1944 125 MOORE, AH 14583062 28/06/1944 126 MOORES, E 1578545 17/09/1944 127 MORGAN, J 3777865 12/05/1944 128 MORGAN, TH 1834791 12/05/1944 129 MORRIS, E 3777388 26/06/1944 130 MORRIS, J 4033981 24/08/1943 131 MOSS, RE 989736 17/09/1944 132 MURPHY, L 3861004 20/07/1944 133 MYCOCK, LJ 3772147 26/06/1942 134 NASH, GW 6461279 17/09/1944 135 NEWITT, AE 5043949 03/07/1944 136 NEY, D 13097924 12/05/1944 137 NORTHFIELD, W 5626002 07/11/1944 138 O'DONNELL, CH 109404 05/02/1947 139 OSBORN, W 4920978 08/11/1944 140 OWENS, R 3656287 12/05/1944 141 OWENS, A 3441443 12/05/1944 142 PERKS, FJ 4034447 12/05/1944 143 PIGROME, HE 6478231 12/05/1944 144 PILSWORTH, BD 3663767 25/07/1944 145 POTTER, AE 14583326 16/09/1944 146 POTTS, A 4206856 16/09/1944 147 POWELL, EW 6473332 12/05/1944 148 PRATT, S 4915250 28/06/1944 149 PRINCE, H 6401652 15/09/1944 150 RAWLINSON, R 3783786 11/01/1945 151 RICHARDS, TH 3771092 12/05/1944 152 RICHARDS, AB 5250711 05/10/1944 153 RILEY, JT 3387276 12/05/1944 154 RIOZZIE, E 3772054 17/09/1944 155 ROBINSON, TW 14103644 02/07/1947 156 ROGERSON, WA 3861452 12/05/1944 157 ROLLINS, KA 14409219 29/06/1944 158 ROSE, C 14633393 22/05/1946 159 ROSS, JH 4865614 12/05/1944 160 ROWNTREE, H 7954261 12/05/1944 161 ROY, TB 3243730 12/05/1944 162 RUTHERFORD, J 3768491 06/06/1944 163 SADLER, SB 3775128 12/05/1944 164 SAINT, JO 1808376 15/09/1944 165 SAMMON, T 14435979 08/11/1944 166 SELLENS, RP 14646705 05/07/1944 167 SHACKLETON, E 3387940 12/05/1944 168 SHEPHERD, EE 14658301 02/01/1946 169 SHUFFLEBOTTOM, E 3783252 12/05/1944 170 SMALLMAN, J 5734146 05/07/1944 171 SMITH, J 14274867 15/09/1944 172 SNELL, AW 3456673 08/07/1944 173 SOCKETT, J 5733643 18/05/1944 174 STANLEY, J 5055126 12/05/1944 175 STROLIN, H 19103759 12/10/1947 176 SUTCLIFFE, M 11055669 08/11/1944 177 SWIFT, RD 2100415 12/05/1944 178 TAYLOR, J 3388435 12/05/1944 179 TAYLOR, C 4080579 16/07/1944 181 TOLLEY, H 4037067 12/05/1944 182 TRANTER, L 14505995 16/09/1944 183 TURNER, H 3133238 22/11/1944 184 TURNER, CF 3783081 12/05/1944 185 VOSE, H 3783847 16/09/1944 186 WATERS, A 4039294 12/05/1944 187 WEARDEN, E 3780875 12/05/1944 188 WEBSTER, AH 5835800 15/09/1944 189 WELSH, M 2991264 24/07/1944 190 WHITEHEAD, AF 14084062 26/07/1947 191 WILD, TK 4744407 24/07/1944 192 WILKINSON, J 1131150 12/05/1944 193 WILLIAMS, HG 14381568 22/01/1945 194 WILLIAMS, EE 5386752 05/07/1944 195 WILLIAMS, W 3772909 12/05/1944 196 WILSON, D 14404373 08/11/1944 197 WILSON, J 14646739 08/11/1944 198 WISE, GE 6398892 13/09/1944 199 WISE, EC 5384435 08/11/1944 200 WOOD, H 3394280 12/05/1944 201 WORTH, J 11269801 01/01/1946 202 WRIGHT, TWO 5384527 17/09/1944 203 WRIGLEY, W 3781028 12/05/1944 204 YARNALL, WH 14623753 23/11/1944 205 YATES, E 3771830 12/05/1944
Thanks for the responses, the reason for my asking is I have picked up a GSM PALESTINE 1945-48 KINGS LIVERPOOL.REGT and am trying to do some research, the only L'pool regiment I can find in the area at the time is the 2nd battalion, cheers for the help so far.
Think Ive posted it before but the kings regimental musumn here : Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust
2 Kings listed in Palestine as you say in 1948. Staioned Lydda to guard airport & surronds for a short period. Left for Cyprus on 14th May 1948 then return to UK in June to be disbanded. Palestine Units
