Guards' photos please

On the 30th of June 1944 Gdsmn Jones was wounded in a flying bomb attack.

2739394 Robert Trevor Jones
Welsh Guardsman

with the permission of uncleshifty(flickr)



Kyle

 

Thanks very much for adding that.

 

Remembered Stanstead Abbotts War Memorial, Hertfordshire

CAPTAIN JOSEPH GURNEY FOWELL BUXTON
Service Number: 68895
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Grenadier Guards

5th Bn.

Date of Death
Died 23 April 1943

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY

9. C. 1.

Tunisia

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Henry Fowell Buxton and Katherine Buxton; husband of Elizabeth Langley Buxton, of Tring, Hertfordshire.
• Personal InscriptionHEAVEN'S MORNING BREAKS AND EARTH'S VAIN SHADOWS FLEE

 

Remembered Bath Abbey

LANCE CORPORAL PERCY NORMAND GEORGE RAINEY
Service Number: 2621815
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Grenadier Guards

6th Bn.

Date of Death
Died 17 March 1943

Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at
SFAX WAR CEMETERY

III. AA. 21.

Tunisia

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoSon of Charles and Eliza Ann Rainey, of Marston Magna, Somerset.
• Personal InscriptionWE TREASURE HIS SMILE AND THINK, HE IS NOT LOST, BUT GONE FOR A WHILE

 

Remembered Aston Clinto War Memorial,Buckinghamshire
COMPANY QUARTERMASTER SERJEANT ANDREW COONIE
Service Number: 2693012
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Scots Guards

1st Bn.

Date of Death
Died 01 October 1944

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY

I, D, 10.

Italy

• Country of ServiceUnited Kingdom
• Additional InfoHusband of Flora Coonie, of Tweedmouth, Northumberland.
• Personal InscriptionTO THE WORLD YOU ARE JUST A SOLDIER, TO US YOU ARE THE WORLD. FLORA, NORMA AND JOHN

 

Nigel,

Nigel,almost a year after you replied to my post with the information anon your Dad & Leonard Markham being in the same squad in training. A question I should have asked & ask now. Would you please post the full photograph of your Father's trading squad. Thanking you in anticipation. Peter

 

madcyclist send Nigel a private message he might then reply

 

PM worked!
Here is squad photo for everyone....

 

I did start composing a list of the squad member's regimental numbers, battalion and any notes, so far;

2659018 D P Oliver KIA 15/5/1940
2659026 J H Brown
2659028 F Catling 1 CG KIA 4/10/1944
2659030 J McLean
2659032 S J Reed 1 CG KIA 10/5/1940
2659033 A Darbyshire 1 CG & 5 CG
2659035 A Smith
2659040 F Sims
2659041 F E W Page 1 CG KIA 31/5/1940
2659042 R W A Joy 1 CG (My father, rank on demob Sergeant)
2659047 L Markham 1 CG KIA 4/8/1944
2659050 J Dyson 1 CG POW Stlg 20a Torun Poland

One or two of these are not on the roll of honour, I wonder if Diane could add?

 

Thanks very much for adding the squad photo AND details of those photographed
I'll sort the entries in the Roll out as soon as I can.




Edit
All missing names now added to the Rolls. Thanks again for the info etc.

 

I came upon this one on Flickr that may be of interest:

"Egypt Railways - Egyptian State Railways passenger train - The Second Battalion (Scots Guards) in 1938
Original photograph of men of the Second Battalion, Scots Guards in Egypt. The battalion sailed for Egypt on 19 November 1938, for what was planned to be a routine two year tour. Clearly visible is "2nd Scots Guards" on the kitbags and even the service number of one of the men, i.e. then Guardsman Alexander Sutherland, 2695331. Gdn Sutherland was subsequently transferred to the Royal Signals, and died in January 1943, by which time he was a L/Cpl with the Tenth Army Signals in Iraq



ESR passenger coach Nr. 897 was third class, steel-bodied and built by an Italian manufacturer in 1931 to a Leeds Forge design. Such coaches were delivered to Egypt from various builders between 1915 and 1931 in up to a hundred units. Some sixty of these coaches had brake compartments (ESR diagrams 95-96 and 110-111)



Behind Nr. 897 stands a similar vehicle. Next to it is another third class bogie coach, though with a wooden body, of the type supplied in 1907 and 1910 by Metropolitan and Gloucester (ESR diagrams 84, 85 and 102, 103 with brake compartment)"

You can download the high res photo form here:

Egypt Railways - Egyptian State Railways passenger train - The Second Battalion (Scots Guards) in 1938

The second photo is of Right Flank, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, from my grandfather's photos. Probably in Egypt.

The third and fourth photo is his squad photo, 1938. I have no idea why I cut the photo into two parts.

I think this is the right place to post these...If it is I have some more that I can add from his collection.

 

Above post copied and subsequent responses moved to separate thread which will contain Scots Guards images as well as others.
Grandfather's photos

 

Sergeant Robbie`s Scots Guards Squad July 1940

Kyle

 

Kyle, Thanks very much once more for posting photos.


Sergeant Robbie`s Scots Guards Squad July 1940

Guardsmen J. NELSON, R. CROCKFORD, L. HUSH, Trained Soldier J. ALLISON, Guardsmen R. PRANGNELL, D. FLOCKHART, F. DENHAM, C. AYLEY, A. SCOVELL, G. KERRY

Guardsmen R. CASS, D. GUY, W. CUNNINGHAM, H. RATCLIFFE, C. JARLETT, P. MITCHELL, F. WHITE, J. CORMACK, R. GOODSON, T. WILKIE, M. HEMMINGS

Guardsmen A. McFALL, J. McKAY, R. DUNCANSON, Sgt. W. SANDY (Musk. Instructor), Sgt. F. ROBBIE (Sad. Instructor), Sgt. WATSON (Supt. Sgt.), Guardsmen A. CURRIE, J. PRESCOTT, R. McANDREW



Two possible matches, both died serving with 1st Bn SG in Italy, both numbers fall within 1940 enlistment dates:

For J. McKAY
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1715277/james-westwood-mckay/
GUARDSMAN JAMES WESTWOOD McKAY
Service Number: 2699162
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Scots Guards
Date of Death: Died 11 January 1945
Age 35 years old
Buried or commemorated at CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY
Grave Reference: II, J, 25.
Location: Italy
Additional Info
Son of Hugh McKay and Margaret Westwood McKay, of Kirkcaldy, Fife; husband of Jane Patterson McKay, of Kirkcaldy.
Personal Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND DADDY. JEAN AND JIMMY


For A. CURRIE
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2677928/andrew-torrance-currie/
GUARDSMAN ANDREW TORRANCE CURRIE
Service Number: 2698376
Regiment & Unit: 1st Bn. Scots Guards
Date of Death: 12 February 1944
Age 32 years old
Buried or commemorated at ANZIO WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: II, K, 9.
Location: Italy
Additional Info: Son of James Stewart Currie and Christina Torrance Currie; husband of Edith Elizabeth Currie, of Montrose, Angus.
Personal Inscription: EVER REMEMBERED

 

Likely to be an interesting story about the mixed head dress……or was it just a case of wartime uniform shortages?

Steve

 

One more from July 1940 Coldstreams
Sergeant G Hardman Squad July 1940 Coldstream Guards.


Kyle

 

Sergeant G. HARDMAN’s Squad, Coldstream Guards, July, 1940.

Guardsmen W. PACEY, L. WAITE, E. HORAN, J. GILLIATT, S. BERRY, F. MULLIS, D. WILSON, T. HENSHAW

Guardsmen D. SYMONS, H. SCRAGG, J. STARMER, W. HUSKINSON, M. COWAN, T. LYON, K. RENSHAW, A. HENRY, F. TURLAND, F. BOARDMAN, R. WALLIS

Guardsmen F. CHALLANDS, J. STEELE, E. PALMER, Sergeant R. PATERSON, Sergeant G. HARDMAN, Guardsmen J. ALGAR, L. HEAD, C. LINDRIDGE


Two possible matches, both numbers fall within 1940 enlistment dates and are only 5 digits apart:

For C. LINDRIDGE
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2339006/charles-leslie-lindridge/
LANCE SERJEANT CHARLES LESLIE LINDRIDGE
Service Number: 2661576
Regiment & Unit: 4th Bn. Coldstream Guards
Date of Death: 30 July 1944
Age 28 years old
Buried or commemorated at HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: II. D. 1.
Location: France
Additional Info
Son of Harry William and Grace Lindridge; husband of Muriel Agnes Lindridge, of Varteg, Monmouthshire.


For D. SYMONS
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2240126/david-edward-symons/
GUARDSMAN DAVID EDWARD SYMONS
Service Number: 2661581
Regiment & Unit: 2nd Bn. Coldstream Guards
Date of Death: Died 27 April 1944
Age 29 years old
Buried or commemorated at NAPLES WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: II. B. 1.
Location: Italy
Additional Info: Son of Sidney Martin Symons and Susan Symons; husband of Evelina Symons, of Lepton, Yorkshire.
Personal Inscription: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING I WILL REMEMBER HIM

 

Welsh Guards Cpl F Gale Welsh Guards July 1941 Squad



Kyle

 

Sergeant E McGarrigle`s Coldstream Guards 1938 (pre-war)



Kyle

 

Corporal F. GALE’s Squad, Welsh Guards, July, 1941

Guardsmen C. HUGHES, D. MORGAN, R. PAISLEY, Trained Soldier J. GARDINER, Guardsmen H. BURMAN, F. SPEAKMAN, N, McLAREN, J. PUGH

Guardsmen H. SMITH, F. PERRIN, S. WYTON, H. SIMONS, W. RASBRIDGE, H. CATO, J. HUGHES, N. GUBB, E. JAMES, H. COOK, E. BOOKER

Guardsmen P. SCHOFIELD. G JONES

Guardsmen D. LOVELOCK, R. KIRKWOOD, Sergeant H. RANDALL (Supt. Sergeant), C.S.M. S. HOLLAND, Corporal F. GALE (Squad Instructor), C.S.M. D. HASTINGS, Guardsmen H. ELLIS, W. WALKER


These are two names which match entries in CWGC but I dont have enough enlistment to be sure of dates. The numbers aren't close either so if one is correct match, the other probably won't be.

For D. MORGAN, possibly
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2609535/douglas-haig-morgan/
GUARDSMANDOUGLAS HAIG MORGAN
Service Number: 2735964
Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Welsh Guards
Date of Death: 19 February 1944
Age 27 years old
Buried or commemorated at CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: XIX. K. 7.
Location: Italy
Additional Info: Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Morgan.

For G. JONES, possibly
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2620993/glyn-jones/
GUARDSMAN GLYN JONES
Service Number: 2738054
Regiment & Unit: 3rd Bn. Welsh Guards
Date of Death: 21 December 1943
Age 26 years old
Buried or commemorated at MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY
Grave Reference: 18. D. 1.
Location: Tunisia
Additional Info: Son of Daniel and Elizabeth Mary Jones, of Northop, Flintshire.
Personal Inscription: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM