Royal Leicestershire Regiments

Discussion in 'British Army Units - Others' started by Gingerbadcat, Jan 20, 2012.

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  1. Gingerbadcat

    Gingerbadcat Junior Member

    I apologise as a XXXXXX if there is a specific forum for the Leicesters I have been unable to find it.


    thanks!:)
     
    Gingerbadcat, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Do you know what Battalion by any chance?
     
    Drew5233, Jan 20, 2012
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  3. Gingerbadcat

    Gingerbadcat Junior Member

    No Drew that is my dilemma. However further to my post I have discoverd that the upside down car and the european city were in fact The Birmingham Street Fighting School where he went after Company Command ! Picture of him too !
     
    Gingerbadcat, Jan 20, 2012
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  4. Gingerbadcat

    Gingerbadcat Junior Member

    I am reposting because I attempted to edit my first post and deleted too much ! Sorry ! Bear with me please:rolleyes:

    Grandad was commissioned (QM Commission) into the R. Leicesters 1 Jun 1940. All his records from then onwards are missing apart from a summary of his war service, which I am piecing together.

    His service record lists Infantry Coy Commander 18 months (JUN 40 -DEC 41)
    I had some photos which I thought were in Europe..... one is in my album you'll see what I mean..... (It is I discovered last night In Birmingham so this photo does not mean his coy comd was in Europe... hence my delete:eek:)
    So as a QM Commission. I would have thought Coy Comd was unusual ... but it was the war. Maybe a TA BN?
    Anyone any idea how I can begin to find out ????

    Thank you
    Annie
     
    Gingerbadcat, Jan 21, 2012
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  5. Gingerbadcat

    Gingerbadcat Junior Member

    Gingerbadcat, Jan 21, 2012
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  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    1/ "N"th .......Sheringham..... another photo yahay !

    Confused: What is the unit?

    Being that he is an officer he should be well recorded in the units war diaries. He'll defo be in the Officer Field Returns if no where else.
     
    Drew5233, Jan 21, 2012
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  7. Gingerbadcat

    Gingerbadcat Junior Member

    Hi Drew,
    sorry the Green Tiger Journals were being coy about the names. They were the 8th Bn formed near Hinkley then went to Sheringham and then became the 1st Bn ......confusing,must get back to the regimental histories
     
    Gingerbadcat, Jan 22, 2012
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  8. Poor Old Spike

    Poor Old Spike Discharged

    I was born in Leicester and lived there many years, my great-uncle Alf (my gran's brother) was in the Leicesters and was killed in WW1 about 40 years before I was born, I know this is a WW2 forum but here's his pic for the record-

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    Poor Old Spike, Jan 27, 2012
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