Gallantry Awards & Honours - Lincolnshire Regt, WW2

Award: Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette: 8/11/1945
Unit: 2 Lincolns
Theatre:North West Europe


Captain (Temp) J. Boys
Service No: 132283

Captain (Temp) J.S. Codd
Service No: 203698

Sergeant N.C. Cook
Service No: 4803260

Sergeant A.T. Kime
Service No: 4800884

Sergeant R.V. Williamson
Service No: 4803259

Lance Corporal J. Storr
Service No: 14547500
(Awarded a second MID, London Gazette 4-4-1946)

Lance Corporal R. Hill
Service No: 5962086
(Later awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette 24-1-1946)

 

Award: Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette: 9/5/1946
Unit: 1 Lincolns
Theatre: Burma


Lt. Colonel (Temp) D.P. St. C Roissier
Service No: 47630
(Later awarded an OBE, London Gazette: 6/6/1946)

WOII (Acting) F.W. Carter
Service No: 6006885
(Previously awarded a MID, London Gazette: 5/4/1945)

Sergeant (Acting) H.R. Housden
Service No: 6293520
(Previously awarded a MID, London Gazette: 27/9/1945)

Corporal A.H. Brandreth
Service No: 14435125

Corporal A.V. Morton
Service No: 4802801

Private J. Rodgers
Service No: 4616351

 

Lieutenant P.J. Brennan
Service No: 281995
Died of Wounds
Date of Death: 20/03/1945
Age: 31
Unit: Lincolnshire Regiment
Secondary Unit: attached. 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry
Grave Reference: 17. D. 2.
Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Brennan; husband of Agnes Brennan, of High Clarence, Yorkshire.



Award: Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette: 9/5/1946
Unit: Lincolns (Attached 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry)
Theatre: Burma

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/268
Name: Bristow, Joseph
SErvice No: 14587269
Rank: Private
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 2 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/269
Name: Burrell, Charles Albert
Service No: 4804445
Rank: Private
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/270
Name:Everett, Hugh
Service No: 4799546
Rank: Private
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 2 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/271
Name: Firth, William Ethelbert
Service No: 4543264
Rank: Private
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/272
Name: Freeman, Frederick Walker
Service No: 4805185
Rank: Private
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/261
Name: Goddard, Albert Victor
Service No: 4807264
Rank: Serjeant
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 2 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/266
Name: Higham, William
Service No: 3653656
Rank: Corporal
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/262
Name: Jackson, William
Service No: 4804457
Rank: Acting Serjeant
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/52/264
Name: Newton, Peter
Service No: 4802987
Rank: Lance Serjeant
Award: Military Medal
London Gazette: 01/03/1945
Unit: 4 Lincolns
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45

 

Award: Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette: 10/5/1945
Unit: Lincolns (2nd or 4th Battalion - To be confirmed)
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45


Name: Britton, L.B.
Service No: 4804565
Rank: Lance Serjeant

Name: Greenwood, H
Service No: 4807485
Rank: Lance Serjeant

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/30/80
Name: Brown, Frank Morris
Service No: 4801400
Rank: Private
Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
London Gazette: 30/09/1943
Unit: 1 Lincolns
Theatre: Burma

 

Certificate of Merit Presented 24-12-1944
4 Lincolns - North West Europe 1944-45

Lieutenant L.E.J. Brown

CQMS R. Pashley

Sergeant A Greenwood

Corporal P Danby.

 

N/A Reference: WO 373/4/442
Name: Brunt, John Henry Cound
Service No: P/258297
Rank: Lieutenant
Award: Military Cross
London Gazette: 24/02/1944
Unit: 6 Lincolns (Attached from the Sherwood Forresters)
Theatre: Italy

 

Name:Brunt, John Henry Cound
Service No: P/258297
Rank: Lieutenant (Temp Captain)
Award: Victoria Cross



London Gazette: 08/02/1945
Unit: 6 Lincolns (Attached from Sherwood Forresters)
Theatre: Italy









CWGC Details:-

Name: BRUNT, JOHN HENRY COUND
Rank: Captain
Service No: 258297
Date of Death: 10/12/1944
Age: 22 Regiment/Service: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Attached: 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
Awards: V C, M C
Grave Reference: III. A. 8.
Cemetery: FAENZA WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information: Son of Thomas Henry and Nesta Mary Brunt, of Paddock Wood, Kent.

London Gazette: 8 February 1945



War Diary of 10 December 1944



MC Citation 24/2/1944 (see thumbnail)



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N/A Reference: WO373/2/145
Name: Bunch, Sydney James
Service No: 65774
Rank: Acting Major
Award: Military Cross
London Gazette: 23/09/1943
Unit: Lincolns (Attached 6 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers)
Theatre: North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia)

 

Award: Mentioned in Despatches
London Gazette: 16/12/1943
Unit: 1 Lincolns
Theatre: Burma

Name: Sinker, Cecil Arthur Chisholme
Service No: 33762
Major (Acting Lt. Colonel)
(Later to be awarded a DSO (20/4/44) and a second MID (5/4/45)

Name: Hoey, Charles Ferguson
Service No: 71106
Rank: Lieutenant (Temp Captain) (Acting Major)
(Later to be awarded the MC (30/9/43) and a Posthumous VC (18/5/44), Killed in action 17/2/44)

Name: Parker, C
Service No: 813412
Rank: WOII (C.S.M.)

Name: Burke, E.T.
Service No: 4801465
Rank: Private

Name: Paley, W
Service No: 4801515
Rank: Private

Name: Priestley, J
Service No: 4802589
Rank: Private

 

N/A Reference: WO373/186/1244
Name: Burrow, Joseph Henry Snow
Service No: 156255 Captain (Temp)
Awards: Croix de Guerre with Vermillion Star (France)
Unit: 102 LAA (7 Lincolns) Regt, RA
Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45