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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards



   6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards was raised in 1941, served in North Africa and Italy with 201st Guards Brigade. They were disbanded in 1944.

 

9th October 1942 Return  location map

1st January 1943 Reliefs

29th January 1943 Move Instructions

30th January 1943 Move Instructions

31st January 1943 Instructions

1st February 1943 Exercise

1st February 1943 Instructions

1st February 1943 Instructions

1st February 1943 Instructions  location map

1st February 1943 Instructions  location map

1st February 1943 Exercise

1st February 1943 Return

1st February 1943 Nominal Roll

2nd February 1943 Advance Party

3rd February 1943 Snow

3rd February 1943 Instructions  location map

4th February 1943 Co-Operation

6th February 1943 Preparations

7th February 1943 On the Move

7th February 1943 Orders  location map

8th February 1943 On the Move

8th February 1943 Exercise  location map

8th February 1943 Move Order  location map

9th February 1943 On the Move

10th February 1943 On the Move

11th February 1943 Equipment

12th February 1943 Orders  location map

13th February 1943 Orders

13th February 1943 Orders  location map

14th February 1943 On the Move

15th February 1943 On the Move

15th February 1943 Orders  location map

15th February 1943 Orders  location map

16th February 1943 On the Move  location map

16th February 1943 Orders  location map

17th February 1943 Tour  location map

18th February 1943 Maintenance  location map

18th February 1943 Orders  location map

18th February 1943 Orders  location map

19th February 1943 Maintenance  location map

20th February 1943 On the Move  location map

20th February 1943 Orders  location map

21st February 1943 On the Move  location map

22nd February 1943 Orders  location map

22nd February 1943 Orders

22nd February 1943 Orders  location map

23rd February 1943 On the Move  location map

23rd February 1943 Orders  location map

23rd February 1943 Orders  location map

24th February 1943 On the Move  location map

24th February 1943 Orders  location map

25th February 1943 On the Move  location map

25th February 1943 Orders  location map

26th February 1943 On the Move  location map

26th February 1943 Orders  location map

27th February 1943 On the Move  location map

28th February 1943 Reorganisation  location map

28th February 1943 Other Ranks

1st March 1943 On the Move  location map

1st March 1943 Orders  location map

1st March 1943 Orders

1st March 1943 Orders  location map

1st March 1943 Roll

1st March 1943 Instructions

2nd March 1943 On the Move  location map

3rd March 1943 Digging In  location map

3rd March 1943 Orders

4th March 1943 Air Raid  location map

5th February 1943 Visit

5th March 1943 Warning Order  location map

6th March 1943 Attack  location map

6th March 1943 Attack

7th March 1943 Mist  location map

8th March 1943 Visit  location map

9th March 1943 Demonstration  location map

10th March 1943 Patrol  location map

11th March 1943 Patrol  location map

12th March 1943 Reinforcements

12th March 1943 Recce  location map

13th March 1943 Reliefs  location map

14th March 1943 Into Position  location map

15th March 1943 Recce Patrols  location map

15th March 1943 Return

16th Mar 1943 In Action

16th Mar 1943 In Action

16th Mar 1943 Orders

16th March 1943 In Action  location map

16th March 1943 Officers

16th March 1943 Orders

16th March 1943 Reflection  location map

16th March 1943 Attack Made  location map

16th March 1943 Report  location map

16th March 1943 Report  location map

16th March 1943 Orders  location map

16th March 1943 Reorganisation

17th Mar 1943 In Action

17th Mar 1943 Report

17th March 1943 Reorganisation  location map

18th March 1943 Shelling  location map

19th March 1943 Shelling  location map

20th March 1943 Officers  location map

21st March 1943 Air Attack  location map

21st March 1943 Other Ranks

22nd March 1943 Air Attack  location map

23rd March 1943 Reliefs  location map

24th March 1943 Shelling  location map

25th March 1943 Shelling  location map

26th March 1943 Advance Party  location map

28th March 1943 Move  location map

29th March 1943 Funerals

30th March 1943 Maintenance

1st April 1943 On the Move  location map

2nd April 1943 Digging in

3rd April 1943 Shelling  location map

4th April 1943 Enemy Patrol

5th April 1943 Shelling

6th April 1943 Attack Made

7th April 1943 On the Move

8th April 1943 Bathing

9th April 1943 On the Move

10th April 1943 On the Move

11th April 1943 Maintenance

12th April 1943 Address

13th April 1943 Drill

14th April 1943 Orders  location map

14th April 1943 On the Move

15th April 1943 Guard Duty

16th April 1943 Officers   location map

16th April 1943 Reliefs

17th April1943 Shelling

18th April 1943 Air Raid

19th April 1943 Heavy Shelling

20th April 1943 Advance

21st April 1943 Shelling

22nd April 1943 Shelling

23rd April 1943 Patrol

24th April1943 Shelling

25th April 1943 Church Parade

26th April 1943 Shelling

27th April 1943 Reliefs

28th April 1943 Orders

29th April 1943 Attack Postponed

30th April 1943 Reliefs

17th May 1943 Return

1st May 1943 Slow Progress  location map

1st May 1943 Return

1st May 1943 Report

1st May 1943 Officers

1st May 1943 Report

1st May 1943 Return

1st May 1943 Return

1st May 1943 Return

2nd May 1943 On the Move  location map

2nd May 1943 Move  location map

3rd May 1943 Return

4th May 1943 Visit  location map

5th May 1943 Preparations  location map

5th May 1943 Orders

6th May 1943 Advance  location map

7th May 1943 Positions  location map

8th May 1943 Salvage  location map

9th May 1943 At Rest  location map

10th May 1943 On the Move  location map

11th May 1943 Working Party  location map

12th May 1943 Orders

12th May 1943 Message

12th May 1943 Report

13th May 1943 On the Move  location map

14th May 1943 Address

14th May 1943 Report

15th May 1943 Salvage  location map

16th May 1943 Explosion

16th May 1943 Orders

17th May 1943 Salvage

18th May 1943 Training

19th May 1943 Victory March

20th May 1943 Parade

21st May 1943 Company Move  location map

22nd May 1943 Return  location map

23rd May 1943 Divine Service  location map

24th May 1943 Escorts  location map

24th May 1943 Orders

25th May 1943 Posting  location map

26th May 1943 Excursion  location map

27th May 1943 Drill  location map

29th May 1943 Inspection  location map

29th May 1943 Battalion Rifle meeting

30th May 1943 Reinforcements  location map

31st May 1943 Competition  location map

31st May 1943 Return

1st June 1943 Sports

1st June 1943 Return

1st June 1943 Fire

2nd June 1943 Sports

3rd June 1943 Prisoners of War

4th June 1943 Visit

5th June 1943 Interior Economy

6th June 1943 Church Parade

7th June 1943 Return

7th June 1943 Draft

8th June 1943 Guard Duty

9th June 1943 Sports

10th June 1943 Exercise

11th June 1943 Guard Duty

12th Jun 1943 Letter

12th June 1943 Corrections  location map

12th June 1943 Inspection

13th June 1943 Return

13th June 1943 Divine Service

14th June 1943 Instruction

14th June 1943 Discussion

14th June 1943 Instructions

15th June 1943 Return

15th June 1943 Practice

16th June 1943 Visit Delayed

17th June 1943 Royal Visit

18th June 1943 Posting

19th June 1943 Return

19th June 1943 Visit

20th June 1943 Hunt

21st June 1943 Church Parade

22nd June 1943 Reinforcements

23rd June 1943 Course Complete

24th June 1943 Training

27th June 1943 Return

27th June 1943 Exercise Undertaken

28th June 1943 Arrivals

29th June 1943 Conference

30th June 1943 Return

30th June 1943 Return

30th June 1943 Return

30th June 1943 Discussions

1st July 1943 Return

2nd July 1943 Visit

3rd July 1943 Officers

4th July 1943 Church Service

6th July 1943 Innoculations

7th July 1943 No News

9th July 1943 Parties

11th July 1943 Church Parade

12th July 1943 Return

14th July 1943 Guard of Honour

15th July 1943 Awards

17th July 1943 Drill

18th July 1943 Return

19th July 1943 Relief Delayed

20th July 1943 On the Move

21st July 1943 Reliefs

22nd July 1943 On the Move

23rd July 1943 Dinner

24th July 1943 Conference

25th July 1943 Return

26th July 1943 Training

28th July 1943 Leacture

1943-07-31 Return

31st July 1943 Return

31st July 1943 Lecture

1st August 1943 Church Parade and Tour

2nd August 1943 Route March

2nd August 1943 Return

5th August 1943 Orders

6th August 1943 Return

6th August 1943 Report

8th August 1943 Conference

9th August 1943 Officers

9th August 1943 Training

11th August 1943 Lecture

12th August 1943 Reorganisation

13th August 1943 Preparations

13th August 1943 Report

14th August 1943 Repairs

16th August 1943 Officers

17th August 1943 Reorganisation

19th August 1943 Training

19th August 1943 Report

22nd August 1943 Change of Routine

22nd August 1943 Officers

23rd August 1943 Breifing

25th August 1943 Exercise

26th August 1943 Report

27th August 1943 Exercise

28th August 1943 Exercise

29th August 1943 Transport

29th August 1943 Return

30th August 1943 Church parade

31st August 1943 Address

1st September 1943 On the Move

2nd September 1943 On the March

3rd September 1943 Harbour

4th September 1943 On the Move

5th September 1943 Personnel

5th September 1943 On the Move

5th Sep 1943 On the Move

6th Sep 1943 On the Move

7th September 1943 On the Move

8th September 1943 On the Move

9th September 1943 Landing

9th Sep 1943 In Action

10th September 1943 Reinforcements

10th Sep 1943 In Action

10th Sep 1943  In Action

10th Sep 1943 In Action

11th September 1943 Attack

11th Sep 1943 Shelling

11th Sep 1943 Counter Attack

12th September 1943 Orders

12th Sep 1943 Orders

13th September 1943 New Positions

13th Sep 1943 Positions Strengthened

14th September 1943 Patrol

14th Sep 1943 Orders Issued

15th September 1943 Report

15th September 1943 Orders

15th Sep 1943 Patrols

16th Sep 1943 Enemy Active

17th September 1943 Transport

17th Sep 1943 Air Raid

18th September 1943 Advance

19th September 1943 Orders

18th Sep 1943 Advance

19th Sep 1943 Orders

20th September 1943 Enemy Active

20th Sep 1943 Reliefs

21st September 1943 Patrols

21st Sep 1943 Shelling

22nd September 1943 Patrols

23rd September 1943 Order Received

24th September 1943 Heavy Shelling

25th September 1943 Rations

26th September 1943 Patrols

27th September 1943 Supplies

28th September 1943 Bathing

29th September 1943 At Rest

30th September 1943 Transport

10th October 1943 Reliefs

1st October 1943 Orders

2nd October 1943 Orders

3rd October 1943 Orders

3rd Oct 1943 Hospital Attacked

4th October 1943 Bomb Damage

4th October 1943 Orders

4th Oct 1943 Move

5th Oct 1943 Road Cleared

6th October 1943 Orders Issued

6th October 1943 Orders

6th Oct 1943 Orders

7th October 1943 Advance

7th Oct 1943 New Positions

8th October 1943 Patrols

8th October 1943 Civilians

8th Oct 1943 Patrols

9th October 1943 Recce

9th October 1943 Notice

9th Oct 1943 Crossing Points

10th September 1943 Enemy Pushed Back

10th Oct 1943 Enemy Active

11th October 1943 Training

11th Oct 1943 Recce Patrol

12th October 1943 Smoke

12th Oct 1943 Crossing

13th October 1943 Return

13th Oct 1943 Assault Made

14th October 1943 Orders

14th Oct 1943 River Crossed

15th October 1943 Crossing

15th Oct 1943 Smoke Screen

16th October 1943 Shelling

16th Oct 1943 Patrol

17th October 1943 Recce

17th Oct 1943 Prisoners Taken

18th October 1943 Advance

18th October 1943 Into Position

18th Oct 1943 In Action

19th Oct 1943 Advance

20th October 1943 Orders

20th Oct 1943 Bodies Found

21st October 1943 Patrol

21st Oct 1943 Preparations

22nd October 1943 Attack Made

22nd Oct 1943 Assault Made

23rd October 1943 Very Cold

23rd Oct 1943 Recce

25th October 1943 Reliefs

26th Oct 1943 Reliefs

27th Oct 1943 Patrols

28th October 1943 Reliefs

29th October 1943 Orders

29th Oct 1943 Advance

31st October 1943 Orders Cancelled

1st November 1943 Planning

2nd November 1943 Drill

3rd November 1943 Patrol

4th November 1943 On the Move

5th November 1943 Orders

5th November 1943 Orders

6th November 1943 Accident

6th November 1943 Attack Made

7th November 1943 Difficult Terrain

7th November 1943 In Action

7th November 1943 Difficult Terrain

7th November 1943 In Action

8th November 1943 Patrols

8th November 1943 In Action

8th November 1943 Patrols

9th November 1943 Earthquake

9th November 1943 Snipers

10th November 1943 Counter Attack

10th November 1943 Less Firing

11th November 1943 

11th November 1943 At Rest

12th November 1943 Shelling

12th November 1943 Conference

13th November 1943 Shelling

13th November 1943 Reorganisation

14th November 1943 Orders

14th November 1943 Withdrawal

15th November 1943 On the Move

16th November 1943 On the Move

17th November 1943 On the Move

18th November 1943 Lecture

19th November 1943 Leave

20th November 1943 Cinema

21st November 1943 Church Parade

22nd November 1943 Concert

23rd November 1943 Entertainment

24th October 1943 Advance

24th November 1943 Move

25th November 1943 Lecture

26th October 1943 Relief

26th November 1943 Training

27th November 1943 Reinforcements

28th November 1943 Visit

29th November 1943 Mobile Cinema

30th November 1943 Conference

1st December 1943 Conference

2nd December 1943 Move Order

2nd December 1943 Instructions

2nd December 1943 on the Move

2nd December 1943 Attack Fails

3rd December1943 Battle Report

4th December 1943 Move

4th December 1943 Return

4th December 1943 Return

5th December 1943 Ground Gained

6th December 1943 Move

7th December 1943 Shelling

8th December 1943 Advance

9th December 1943 Poor Visibility

10th December 1943 Move

11th December 1943 Return

11th December 1943 Return

12th December 1943 Reliefs Planned

13th December 1943 Entertainment

14th December 1943 On the Move

15th December 1943 Awards

16th December 1943 Recce

17th December 1943 Orders

17th December 1943 Reliefs

17th December 1943 Instructions

17th December 1943 Orders

18th December 1943 Patrols

18th December 1943 Return

19th December 1943 Patrols

20th December 1943 Recce

20th December 1943 Message

21st December 1943 Observation Posts

22nd December 1943 Poor Conditions

23rd December 1943 Message from Headquarters 56th Division

23rd December 1943 Patrols

25th December 1943 Lights

25th December 1943 Return

25th December 1943 Message

26th December 1943 Patrols

29th December 1943 Orders

30th December 1943 Good Progress

31st December 1943 Reliefs

1st January 1944 Allied Force Headquarters

2nd January 1944 Church Parade

3rd January 1944 Christmas Dinner

7th January 1944 On the Move

10th January 1944 New Billets

12th January 1944 Band Plays

13th January 1944 Consert

16th January 1944 Church Parade

17th January 1944 Orders

18th January 1944 Recce

19th January 1944 Orders Changed

20th January 1944 On the Move

21st January 1944 Into Positions

22nd January 1944 Heavy Shelling

23rd January 1944 Heavy Shelling

24th January 1944 Sniper

25th January 1944 6 Gren Battalion

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13th February 1943 On the Move

27th March 1943 Reliefs  location map


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Those known to have served with

6th Battalion, Grenadier Guards

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Giles Frederick Harold. Sgt.
  • Knapp Thomas Frederick. L/Cpl. (d.17th Sep 1943)
  • Tilley George Edward. Grdsmn.
  • White George Robert. Gdsmn. (d.17th March 1943)

The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List

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Sgt. Frederick Harold "Farmer" Giles 6th Btn. Grenadier Guards

Frederick Giles served with the Grenadier Guards in WW2. His elder brother Jack, I believe, served in the Shropshire Regiment and they met up sometime during the war (an unusual occurrence.) He never talked much about the war but one thing he always mentioned was the Americans spoiling his Christmas in 1944 with the Ardennes offensive.

Post war, Fred became a Colour Sergeant Major and was posted to various barracks: Chelsea, Windsor and Guards Depot Caterham. While at Caterham he was promoted to D/Sgt. He then spent some time abroard in Germany (BAOR). Promotion to Regimental Sergeant Major followed and postings to RMA Sandhurst (Victory College), School of Infantry Warminster, and finally HQ Eastern Command in Hounslow Barracks from where dad retired in 1964 to South Wales.

Malcolm Giles



Grdsmn. George Edward Tilley 6th Btn. Grenadier Guards

George Tilley joined the 6th after Salerno, fought at Monte Casino and with the 6th until it was disbanded. Survivors transferred to the 5th Grenadiers to bring it up to strength. Fought with them until they too were disbanded and the survivors were transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Did not see any action with the 3rd and returned to the UK to be re-trained to fight the Japanese. Luckily war ended before they were sent overseas.

George Brett Tilley









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