IN MEMORY OF A Serjeant WILLIAM ACKROYD 3060746 “A” Sqdn Who died age 34 on 24 April 1945 KIA Born: Doncaster BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 7. H. 10. B Serjeant ALBERT EDWARD BALLANTYNE 3186809 Who died age 26 on 28 August 1941 Son of George and Rebecca Ballantyne; husband of Lilian Potter Higgins Ballantyne, of Dumfries. DUMFRIES (ST. MICHAEL'S) CEMETERY Sec. 35. Grave 60. Corporal WALTER ROBSON BROWN ‘Willy’ 3135534 “B” Sqdn Who died age 32 on 22 April 1945 KIA Born: Airdrie BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 3. E. 13. Trooper LEONARD ERNEST BURTON 10600839 “A” Sqdn Who died age 23 on 25 September 1944 KIA Son of George Ernest and Marion Jane Burton, of Ripon, Yorkshire. Born: Lanarkshire Resident: Yorkshire UDEN WAR CEMETERY 4. D. 2. D Corporal JACK DYE “Ginger” 3191970 “A” Sqdn Who died age 25 on 02 October 1944 KIA Born: Yorkshire JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 7. A. 7. E Serjeant WALTER EVERSON “Walt” 3317506 “C” Sqdn Who died on 16 February 1945 KIA Son of Frederick and Rhoda Everson; husband of Annie Everson, of Thornbury, Bradford, Yorkshire. MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY I. A. 5. G Trooper RICHARD GRAHAM 3320583 Who died on 05 September 1945 KIA Born: Gateshead Resident: Newcastle on Tyne MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY 2. E. 20. Trooper JOHN GREATHEAD “Johnny” 14201756 “B” Sqdn Who died age 21on 22 February 1945 KIA Son of Walter and Mary Greathead, of Lower Gornal, Dudley, Worcestershire; husband of Beatrice Greathead, of Lower Gornal. Born: Duley Resident: Dudley MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY I. D. 10. H Trooper FREDERICK HEATH “Titch” 14208849 “C” Sqdn Who died age 22on 25 October 1944 KIA Son of Edgar John and Ethel May Heath, of Harwich, Essex, England. ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. C. 11. L Trooper WILLIAM LAKE “Bill” 4546462 “A” Sqdn Who died age 23 on 25 September 1944 KIA Son of Clifford and Martha Alice Lake, of Ingrow, Keighley, Yorkshire. Born: Lancashire Resident: Yorkshire UDEN WAR CEMETERY 4. D. 1. Lance Corporal RONALD MCTAGGART LEITCH 3253968 Who died age 32 on 30 January 1943 Son of Ronald and Mary Gillan Leitch, of Milngavie. NEW KILPATRICK (OR HILLFOOT) CEMETERY Sec. L. Grave 390. Lance Corporal TEGWYN MASON LEWIS “Taffy” 14531306 “C” Sqdn Who died age 23 on 25 October 1944 KIA Son of John and Elizabeth Lewis, of Ponterwyd, Cardiganshire, Wales. ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. C. 9. M Lance Corporal JOHN ALEXANDER MARTIN 10601738 “A” Sqdn Who died age 21 on 25 September 1944 KIA Son of John James Martin and Pamela Martin, of Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire. MIERLO WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 8. Company Quartermaster Serjeant JAMES MASON 3244104 Commando Who died age 26 on 22 June 1943 Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Mason, husband of Letitia Mason, of Wishaw. Lanarkshire. KAMPALA (JINJA ROAD) EUROPEAN CEMETERY British Plot. Grave 2. Trooper CHARLES STUART MOSS 14201818 Who died age 20 on 10 August 1943 Son of Charles and Wilhelmina Moss, of Newcastle-under-Lyme. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME CEMETERY Uncons. Sec. Old part. Grave 10725. Lieutenant DONALD STEWART MURRAY 299060 “B” Sqdn Who died age 21 on 27 September 1944 KIA Son of James Stewart Nixon Murray and Mary Elizabeth Murray, of Kendal, Westmorland. MIERLO WAR CEMETERY VI.A. 13. N Trooper ROBERT NIVEN 3313116 – Highland Light Infantry “A” Sqdn Who died age 27 on 20 April 1945 KIA Born: Glasgow BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 2. D. 1. O Private ADAM B. ORPHANT 3061671 Who died age 22 on 18 March 1942 Son of Adam and Elizabeth Bennett Orphant, of Macmerry. GLADSMUIR PARISH CHURCHYARD Grave 339. P Lance Serjeant JAMES PARK “Jimmy” 3189118 – King’s Own Scottish Borderers “A” Sqdn Who died age 23 on 25 September 1944 KIA Son of George Park, and of Margaret E. Park, of Carlisle. Born: Dumfriesshire MIERLO WAR CEMETERY VI. B. 10. Corporal THOMAS WILLIAM PARKIN 3194013 “A” Sqdn Who died age 27 on 20 April 1945 KIA Born: Sunderland BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY 2. D. 2. Trooper ROBERT FRANCIS PATERSON “Bob” 3186694 – King’s Own Scottish Borderers “A” Sqdn Who died age 29 on 07 April 1945 KIA Son of John and Janet Paterson; husband of Ethel May Paterson, of Selkirk. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 49. K. 10. Lance Serjeant ALEXANDER PETRIE “Alec” 3313424 – Highland Light Infantry “C” Sqdn Who died age 25 on 09 April 1945 KIA Son of William and Ellen Petrie, of Glasgow. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 49. K. 12. Corporal WILLIAM POOL 3187935 – King’s Own Scottish Borderers “HQ” Sqdn Who died age 26 on 23 January 1945 KIA Son of Thomas William and Florence Pool, of Annan, Dumfriesshire. BRUNSSUM WAR CEMETERY VI. 281. Trooper CHARLES JAMES PURSER 14208898 “C” Sqdn Who died age 21 on 25 October 1944 KIA Born: East London ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. C. 10. R Trooper ERNEST VAUX ROWE “Vic” 10602013 “C” Sqdn Who died age 22 on 04 April 1945 KIA Son of Ernest Vaux Rowe and Margaret Ellen Rowe, of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Co. Durham. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 49. K. 11. S Trooper WILLIAM SALT 3391573 Who died age 34 on 29 September 1947 Son of William and Mary Salt, of Stockport; husband of Emily Salt, of Stockport. STOCKPORT BOROUGH CEMETERY Sec. C.B. Grave 366. Lance Serjeant GEORGE SCOTT 3059953 “C” Sqdn Who died age 26 on 06 April 1945 KIA Son of Thomas and Catherine McInnes Scott, of Edinburgh. REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 46. J. 16. Corporal JOHN SCOTT 3313937 – Highland Light Infantry “C” Sqdn Who died age 24 on 22 November 1944 KIA Born: Glasgow BERGEN-OP-ZOOM WAR CEMETERY 8. A. 9. Corporal DUNCAN BROWN SIMPSON 10602804 “A” Sqdn Who died age 24 on 01 March 1945 KIA Son of John Simpson, and of Margaret Simpson, of Fairlie, Ayrshire. Born: Paisley MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY I. F. 11. Trooper THOMAS HILTON HUME SINCLAIR 10602018 Who died age 20 on 13 February 1943 Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lauder Sinclair, of Ashington. SEATON HIRST (ST. JOHN) CHURCHYARD Sec. T. Row 1. Grave 33. Lieutenant ERIC FRANK SLATTER 210367 “HQ” Sqdn Who died age 31 on 19 September 1944 KIA German Patrol Son of Frank Poulton Slatter and Elizabeth Slatter, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Born: Middlesex GROESBEEK CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY XXII. E. 8. Trooper RONALD PETER STAGG “Ronnie” 14208923 "B" Sqdn Who died age 21 on 21 October 1944 KIA Son of Ernest Walter and Emma Eliza Stagg, husband of Ethel Jessie Stagg, of Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland. Born: Hertfordshire ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. A. 2. Serjeant JOHN STEVENSON 3250654 “HQ” Sqdn Who died age 28 on 11 October 1944 KIA Son of David Grant Stevenson and Helen Bremner Stevenson, of Glasgow; husband of Jeanie Mackay Stevenson, of Glasgow. JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 13. F. 7. Trooper GEORGE STOCKS 3248537 Who died age 27 on 23 March 1946 Son of Thomas and Frances Stocks, of Sheffield; husband of Catherine Stocks, of Arbourthorne, Sheffield. SHEFFIELD (CITY ROAD) CEMETERY Sec. V.4. Grave 198. T Corporal THOMAS THOMSON 3188899 – King’s Own Scottish Borderers Who died age 25 on 19 February 1945 “A” Sqdn Son of Jeanie Lees, of Annan, Dumfriesshire. KIA Born: Kirkcudbrightshire MILSBEEK WAR CEMETERY I. C. 14. V Trooper ERIC PALMER VAN DER LINGEN 14438357 Who died on 20 April 1946 DOW Born: South Africa Resident: East London MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY 4. A. 17. W Trooper RONALD WALLACE “Ronnie” 10602030 “B” Sqdn Who died age 21 on 27 September 1944 MIA Son of William and Dora Wallace, of West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Resident: West Hartlepool GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Panel 1. Trooper JACK WESTON 14345418 “C” Sqdn Who died age 22 on 18 March 1945 KIA Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weston, of Hethersett, Norfolk. Born: Norwich REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 49. K. 7. Corporal ALLAN WHITAKER 4544102 “A” Sqdn Who died age 29 on 11 April 1945 KIA Son of William and Marguerite Whitaker; husband of Doris Whitaker, of Leeds, Yorkshire. RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY 13. C. 8. Lieutenant RICHARD KELNER WILLIAMS Mentioned in Despatches 299440 “C” Sqdn Who died age 23 on 30 March 1945 KIA Son of Dudley Kelner Beresford Williams and Alice Maud Williams, of Pagham, Sussex; husband of Barbara Elizabeth Williams, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire. Born: Kent Resident: Susssex REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY 54. A. 18. Lance Corporal WILLIAM JAMES WYLIE “Bill” 3319409 “HQ” Sqdn Who died age 26 on 02 March 1945 KIA Born: Lanarkshire Resident: Glasgow JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY 13. A. 4. If this list is incomplete please let me know. Cheers Paul
Hi, my Grandad was a member of the 52nd reconnaissance corps, I remember him having the same badge you have, as your picture, on a shell in his bedroom. What can you tell me of his Unit. He wasn't very talkative about what he did during the war as you can imagine. He was part of the expeditionary force which when the Germans invaded. He was evacuated at Dunkirk, when he got home he got injured in a training accident and played no more part in the war. Could you tell me more about what his unit did during those days? It would be much appreciated.
Hi, As 52 Recce wasn't formed until 8th Jan 1941 what unit was he with at Dunkirk? Formed as the 52nd (Lowland) [Divisional] Battalion Reconnaissance Corps on 8 January 1941, it was redesignated 52nd (Lowland) [Divisional] Regiment Reconnaissance Corps on 6 June 1942. From 1 January 1944 onwards it was part of the Royal Armoured Corps as: 52nd (Lowland) Reconnaissance Regiment, RAC. 2 books which may help you are: T.D.W. Whitfield Time spent, or The history of the 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment R.A.C., January, 1941-October, 1945 [S.l. : 52nd Recce Regt, 1945] (Hamilton : The Hamilton Advertiser) 79 p. Carl Shilleto The fighting Fifty-Second Recce : the 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment in north-west Europe, September 1944 to March 1946 York : Eskdale Publishing, 2000 192 p. On 31 August 52 Recce embarked at Tilbury, divided among four vessels. Disembarkation was complete at Arromanches on 6 September and the regiment set off to cross the Seine at Les Andelys and then drove to Lens on the Belgian border. Alost was the next stop where 52nd Division came under command of xxx Corps which was pushing north over the Albert canal and creating a corridor to Nijmegen and Arnhem. In mid-September, 52 Recce moved to Heusden where, for four nights, orders were awaited. There the regiment had its first fatal casualty on active service: the IO, Eric Slatter, was killed by a German patrol while visiting the leading units at Grave. On the night of 20 September the regiment moved out of Heusden to join the stream of units moving north "to the sound of the guns." The regiment's first action was to be Operation MARKET GARDEN, the attempt to take the bridges over the lower Rhine, Maas and Waal by combined airborne and ground assaults. That operation would involve several reconnaissance units, the most distinguished of which was 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron, last encountered in this narrative as 1st Airlanding Squadron in Italy. From Only the Enemy in Front by Richard Doherty Cheers Paul
Thanks but with so much historical research the answers raise more questions. I did some digging and I found this article on him. Jimmy Hamilton - Obituaries, News - The Independent but the key paragraph in the article states: "Volunteering for army service at the outbreak of war he was posted to the Cameron Highlanders and served with them and the Reconnaissance Unit of the Lovat Scouts, ending the war in northern Italy. He counted himself lucky not to be captured along with so many of his contemporaries in the Highland Division, and was one of the Camerons who escaped to Britain from the beaches of Dunkirk." This obituary doesn't coincide with the fact that he said the badge on the shell in his room was his units. I know he was with the main Expeditionary force in 39 and probably fought against Germans army group B which was the bait to suck in the our forces so that their army group A could push through the Ardennes and out flanked our forces. Thanks your help has been much appreciated.
Trooper FREDERICK HEATH 14208849 Who died age 22on 25 October 1944 Son of Edgar John and Ethel May Heath, of Harwich, Essex, England. ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. C. 11. The Adegem Canadian War Cemetery: F. Heath Trooper RONALD PETER STAGG 14208923, "B" Sqdn Who died age 21 on 21 October 1944 Son of Ernest Walter and Emma Eliza Stagg, husband of Ethel Jessie Stagg, of Cornhill, Banffshire, Scotland. ADEGEM CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY VI. A. 2. The Adegem Canadian War Cemetery: R.P. Stagg
I have a book in my possession from gretna green dated 1930 from a margaret ellen robinson to a henry d rowe,i am trying to give it back to its original owner...these people lived in castletown,am hoping that i have found them here
tthjrsebay, Hello and welcome to the forum. I hope that you have found the right family. Perhaps you would like to start a thread to introduce yourself and perhaps relate the story of the book. Regards Tom
Thanks but with so much historical research the answers raise more questions. I did some digging and I found this article on him. Jimmy Hamilton - Obituaries, News - The Independent but the key paragraph in the article states: "Volunteering for army service at the outbreak of war he was posted to the Cameron Highlanders and served with them and the Reconnaissance Unit of the Lovat Scouts, ending the war in northern Italy. He counted himself lucky not to be captured along with so many of his contemporaries in the Highland Division, and was one of the Camerons who escaped to Britain from the beaches of Dunkirk." This obituary doesn't coincide with the fact that he said the badge on the shell in his room was his units. I know he was with the main Expeditionary force in 39 and probably fought against Germans army group B which was the bait to suck in the our forces so that their army group A could push through the Ardennes and out flanked our forces. Thanks your help has been much appreciated. Your statements suggest he was with 1st Camerons, if he was evacuated from Dunkirk, as not many 4th Battalion managed to get away from St Valery. There were NO Lovat Scouts in France in 1940, their first foray abroad was in May 1940, to the Faroe Islands, Lovat Scouts went to Italy in July 1944, joining the 10th Indian Div as mountain rece troops near Arezzo.
Corporal WILLIAM POOL 3187935 Who died age 26 on 23 January 1945 Son of Thomas William and Florence Pool, of Annan, Dumfriesshire. BRUNSSUM WAR CEMETERY VI. 281. pool w
My father was a sergeant in the 52nd (Lowland) Reconnaissance Regiment during WWII. Unfortunately I've lost all of the documentation he used to have regarding their service in Europe. I remember a book that described their exploits in Europe and also a colourful illustrated map showing the route they followed.
Hi i have just seen my my uncles name on your Roll of Honour. He is Frederick Heath 14208849 52nd Recce Corp.Thank you for the mention.I never knew him unfortunatly.I took my dad over to Adegem Canadian war cemetary about seven years ago to visit his grave as dad had never been before.I have just started to research him and his regiment to learn about his story and the part he played in WW2. Any help will be appriciated. Thanks again John Heath
Hi John welcome to the forum. If you are able to get to Kew you can view the following War Diaries if not contact Drew5233 He charges a very reasonable price to photograph them. Also listed are 3 books on 52 Recce WO 166/644 DIVISIONS: 52ND. DIVISION: Reconnaissance Battalion. 1941 Jan.-July, Sept., Dec. WO 166/6354 52 Recce Regt. 1942 Feb.-Dec. WO 166/10633 52 Recce Regt. 1943 Jan.-May WO 171/547 52 Recce.Regt. 1944 Aug.-Dec. WO 171/4263 52 Recce.Regt. 1945 Jan.- Dec. WO 171/8783 52 Recce 1946 Jan.-Mar. Further Reading Time spent, or The history of the 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment R.A.C., January, 1941-October, 1945. T.D.W. Whitfield [S.l.: 52nd Recce Regt, 1945] (Hamilton : The Hamilton Advertiser) 79 p. The fighting Fifty-Second Recce: the 52nd (Lowland) Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment in north-west Europe, September 1944 to March 1946. Carl Shilleto. York: Eskdale Publishing, 2000. 192 p. George Blake. Mountain and flood: the history of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, 1939-1946 (Glasgow: Jackson, 1950) xx, 265 p. Cheers Paul
My father was a sergeant in the 52nd (Lowland) Reconnaissance Regiment during WWII. Unfortunately I've lost all of the documentation he used to have regarding their service in Europe. I remember a book that described their exploits in Europe and also a colourful illustrated map showing the route they followed. My grandad , Charlie Brackstone , was in the 52nd, he passed the map you mentioned onto me when I was a young man. I still have it today together with the original cardboard tube it was sent to him.
Hi Kevin Just posted on Recce roll of honour. Lovely to have another Recce here. Any photos would be very welcome. Lesley
Hi Kevin and Lesley I have the same map. Will try to get a scan so can post but it's rather large though. Chotie's Daughter
