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  1. dbf

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    Sergeant E McGARRIGLE`s Squad, Coldstream Guards, Dec., 1938

    Guardsman K. DAVIES, Trained Soldier A. FLETCHER, Guardsmen, W. GARNHAM, D. LOMAX

    Guardsmen L. De VILLE, A. DAVISON, Sergeant R. LUNN (Gym Instructor), Guardsmen J. WILLETTS, E CRIMMINS

    Guardsmen L. STEVENS, T. GRIFFITHS, P SCALES, G. DEMPSEY, J. CHARLESWORTH, S. GREY, J. GREAVES, W. TAYLOR,

    Guardsmen D. BAXTRAM, A. LUSH, Sergeant E. McGARRIGLE (Squad Instructor), C.S.M. J. BURDESS, Sergeant J. COTON (Supt. Sergeant), Guardsmen W. BENNETT, J. GARLINGTON,



    Tricky working out the enlistment dates for CG as I haven't really got a lot to go by on the Nominal list.


    Two possibles, with numbers close together, both with uncommon surnames which might match.

    For A. LUSH
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2621167/arthur-william-lush/
    SERJEANT ARTHUR WILLIAM LUSH
    Service Number: 2658576
    Regiment & Unit: 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
    Date of Death
    Died 25 December 1942
    Age 24 years old
    Buried or commemorated at MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: 3. C. 10.
    Location: Tunisia
    Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
    Additional Info
    Son of James and Hilda Lush; husband of Florence Gertrude Lush, of Reading, Berkshire.
    Personal Inscription: HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. IN GOD'S OWN TIME WE SHALL MEET AGAIN

    For D. BAXTRAM
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2896362/derrick-baxtrem/
    GUARDSMAN
    GUARDSMAN DERRICK BAXTREM
    Service Number: 2658578
    Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards
    Date of Death: 25 May 1940
    Age 19 years old
    Buried or commemorated at WILSELE CHURCHYARD
    Grave Reference: Row A. Grave 30.
    Location: Belgium



    Another possible; tentative because the Army number is from Cheshire Regiment allocation but the surname is unusual enough of for a mention. Cheshire Regiment 4114001 - 4178000

    For J. GARLINGTON
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2116152/john-garlington/
    GUARDSMAN JOHN GARLINGTON
    Service Number: 4126062
    Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards
    Date of Death: 26 May 1941
    Buried or commemorated at HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY
    Grave Reference: 4. D. 8.
    Location: Egypt
     

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    Sergeant P McCarthy`s Irish Guards November 1940.
    mccarthy`s large.jpg

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  3. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hopefully a member with access to findmypast may be able to answer the Garlington query Diane by reference to the CG enlistment books that are on that site.

    Find My Past

    Squad Photo Dec 1938 suggests an enlistment July/Aug 1938 - unless “back squaded”. Peacetime recruits were held at the Depot until they were sufficient in number to form a squad of about 30 men - that could be reduced by almost 50% by the end of 20 week pre war initial training.

    There can often be a 2 or 3 week spread of enlistment dates within a CG squad as recruitment numbers were unpredictable.

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    I can't make out some of the names, so apologies for any transcription errors
    edit: Thanks again to Kyle for checking names for me

    Sergeant P. McCARTHY’s Squad, Irish Guards, November, 1940

    Guardsmen S. HAIGH, L. HILLS, W. GREEN, E. WOODSFORD, K. EMPSON, W. HURRY, S. HOLMES, A WARD

    Guardsmen H. RODBARD, P GULLIVER, M, GENTRY, R BARLOW, D. BULL, R LINDER. W. LOWE, H. GURSELL, E. WOODWARD. S. SUMNER, R. LISSAMER

    Guardsman C. GOLDRING, T. FARMER, W. WHITTEY, Sergeant P. McCARTHY (Squad Instructor), Trained Soldier J. McGIFFORD, Guardsmen L. LILLEY, H. LAWSON, G. HILL


    One definite match

    For T. FARMER


    Would've enlisted around 1932, so a possible for the Squad Instructor
     

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  5. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    One from September 1936 .
    Cpl J Muldoon`s Squad IRISH GUARDS September 1936.
    J MULDOON SEPT 1936 Irish Guards.png

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    name index.png

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  6. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Sgt E. McGarrigle's Coldstream Guards Squad Dec 1938 Caterham Barracks
    Sgt E.McGarrigle's Squad Dec 1938 Caterham Barracks.jpg
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    Last one for now (Thanks to J.P) [Uncle Shifty Flickr]

    Cpl T Maher`s Squad.jpg

    Cpl T Maher`s Squad.png

    nmen.png


    Back Row: Guardsman T. WOODS, Guardsman R. MERRILL, Guardsman S. McNEICE, Guardsman R. WILSON, Guardsman E. KENNY, Guardsman F. BEATTIE


    Middle Row: Guardsman R. OLIVER, Guardsman B. CRAIG, Guardsman J. HODGKISS, Guardsman F. MULKERRIN, Guardsman K. HAZELBY, Trained Soldier W. McGRANAGHAN, Guardsman A. RATH, Guardsman J. CHITTY, Guardsman J. BENT, Guardsman S. MILLER, Guardsman W. ALLISTER


    Front Row: Guardsman R. LINDSAY, Guardsman J. GILLIGAN, Guardsman F. FORSTER, Corporal T. MAHER (Squad Instructor), Serjeant A. WIGGAN, (Supt. Serjeant) Guardsman L. MAGUIRE, Guardsman G. HAMILL, Guardsman T. O’CONNOR
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  9. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts

    LANCE SERJEANT ALBERT LIONEL GRAHAM
    Service Number: 2721431
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Irish Guards

    3rd Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 18 July 1944

    Age 24 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of Harry and Veronica Graham, of Watford, Hertfordshire; husband of Peggy Graham, of Watford.
    • Personal Inscription SLEEP ON, BELOVED, TAKE THY REST, WE LOVE THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVES THEE BEST




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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts
    LANCE SERJEANT HAROLD JOHN BIRD
    Service Number: 2738164
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Welsh Guards

    2nd Armd. Recce. Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 08 September 1944

    Age 34 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    LEOPOLDSBURG WAR CEMETERY

    IV. C. 16.

    Belgium


    • United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of John Wade Bird and Sarah Rosa Bird; husband of Bessie Marion Bird, of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.
    • Personal Inscription BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART: FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD





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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts


    GUARDSMAN DAVID JOHN EDWARDS
    Service Number: 2737056
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Welsh Guards

    2nd Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 29 June 1942

    Age 27 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    WATFORD CEMETERY

    Sec. I. Uncons. Row 1. Grave 999.

    United Kingdom
    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of Arthur Haydn Edwards and Elizabeth Jane Edwards.




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    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Remembered Apsley paper mill war memorial. Apsley Herts

    LANCE SERJEANT ERIC JOHN NORMAN
    Service Number: 2621802
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Grenadier Guards

    5th Bn.

    Date of Death
    Died 17 April 1943

    Age 20 years old

    Buried or commemorated at
    MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY

    I. B. 10.

    Tunisia
    • Country of Service United Kingdom
    • Additional Info Son of William Herbert and Edith Mary Norman, of Salisbury.
    • Personal Inscription "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" SWEET MEMORIES MUM AND DAD





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  13. Mr Jinks

    Mr Jinks Bit of a Cad

    Isaac Elliot (wife Violet Elliott) son of Isaac and Ellen Jane of 2 South View Crawcrook - served in the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards
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    2664819 GUARDSMAN ISAAC ELLIOTT
    Regiment & Unit/Ship
    Coldstream Guards
    2nd Bn.
    Date of Death
    Died 10 June 1944
    Age 37 years old
    Buried or commemorated at
    BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
    IV, E, 5.
    Italy

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  14. Tullybrone

    Tullybrone Senior Member

    Hi,

    I’ve made reference to Anthony Drongin in several posts over the years. I’ve just been listening to Reel 5 of Sgt Reg Seekings (SAS original) IWM Oral History that refers to the Sept 1942 Benghazi Raid where Drongin was mortally wounded.

    Seekings describes being in the same truck as Drongin when the latter was caught by a burst of machine gunfire across the hips as they were driving through a roadblock on the outskirts of the town.

    Seekings also speaks of arranging medical treatment for him and encountering him again on the return trip. He found him alive but left unattended at the side of the road - presumably after he had been treated by the MO Malcolm Pleydell. Seekings said he spoke to him and saw he was in bad shape.

    He says he took Drongin’s pistol from him as he was asking Seekings to shoot him and he feared Drongin would shoot himself if he didn’t take his weapon.

    Seekings promised to send help back for him once he had reached the rendezvous point. Sadly Drongin was never found.

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