Does anyone know what the 4th Bn Northamptonshire Regiment were doing on 1st March 1945? They were part of 115th Infantry Brigade. I am trying to find out what happened to a group of four Privates who were missing that day. Two are buried at Jonkerbos (after one being buried at Arcen and the other at Heumen ) and two seem to have survived. Google search and a search on here has not thrown up anything of note on the Battalion which only arrived in NW Europe the previous month.
Rich posted some pages from the regimental history on this thread for this period. Researching a family member ... help! 4th Northamptonshire Regiment
May or may not help 304th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia The 304th Infantry Brigade was formed on 22 January 1945 by conversion of the Headquarters of 38th Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade within the 2nd Anti-Aircraft Group. It was commanded by Brigadier C.A.H. Chadwick, followed by Brigadier F.W. Sanders from 24 May 1945, and comprised the following Territorial Army RA units:[4][5] 630th (Essex) Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by 28th (Essex) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA).[6][7][8] 637th (Northamptonshire Regiment) Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by 50th Searchlight Regiment RA (TA) (The Northamptonshire Regiment), which had originally been converted from the 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment[9][10][11][12] 638th (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery formed by 53rd (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA), which had originally been converted from 5th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.[13][14][15][16] So it would seem between 22 Jan 1945 and 24 May 1945 they were part of 304th Inf Bde and named 637th Inf Regt Another avenue : 4 Northamptonshire Regiment | The National Archives Reference: WO 171/5248 Description: 4 Northamptonshire Regiment Date: 1945 Jan-Dec Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description TD H.Q. | The National Archives Reference: WO 166/16460 Description: H.Q. [304 Inf Bde] Date: 1945 Jan.-Apr. Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record(s) Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Access conditions: Closed For 29 years
This thread says a new 4th Bn was formed after the original was converted . RE Shoulder titles, Northamptonshire Regt Cap Badge? I doubt it will help, TD as it's not the same unit.
Hi The 4th Battalion was reformed later in the war so it seems the 304th Infantry Brigade route is a red herring. The Jervois pages look interesting but they are hazed out - presumably by Photobucket. Does anyone know how I can access them? Thanks to all for your replies
Many thanks for Rich Payne for replacing the Jervois pages which set out what happened to White. Now to find a death cert for him so I can order his records. In his medal grouping is a Burma Star. It will be intetesting to see what Regiment he was in when earning that. He has a Northamptons number from about 1939/40 so it could be the 1st Battalion.
I think I have found him through Ancestry/Findmypast/Freebmd. Have ordered his marriage cert which ahould confirm it is him as he married in 1945.
