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Those known to have served with 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Abrahams James Michael. Pte.
- Barker Stanley John. Sgt.
- Barker Stanley John. Sgt.
- Barker Stanley John. Sgt.
- Barnes John. Cpl.
- Bedwell William Charles. Pte.
- Britcher Arthur Alfred. Pte. (d.21st May 1940)
- Clarke William George Frank. Pte.
- Cogman Donald Lindsey. Pte.
- Davis Frederick Lloyd. Cpl. (d.25th May 1940)
- Easby William John. Sgt.
- Edgcombe Ronald. Drmr. (d.May 1940)
- Evans Arthur James. Pte. (d.9th Feb 1945)
- Goose Alfred William.
- Haverson DCM. William. RSM. (d.17th Dec 1991)
- Hayes Harold. Gnr.
- Howell William Robert. Pte. (d.28th May 1940)
- Lake Charles Arthur. Pte.
- Lovegrove Charles Henry Robert. Pte.
- McQuitty William Herbert. L/Cpl.
- McQuitty William Herbert. L/Cpl.
- Preston Percy. Cpl.
- Randle VC. John Niel. Capt. (d.6th Mary 1944)
- Robertson Gordon Forbes. L/Cpl. (d.21st May 1940)
- Taylor William Bertie. L/Cpl. (d.5th May 1944)
- Wren Frederick Thomas. Pte.
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Alfred William Goose 2nd, 7th & 50th Btn Royal Norfolk Regiment My dad came out of France on 16-june-1940(I have a telegram).
While serving in France my dad went to Rouen, Paris, Le-Mans and St Marloi. I am unable to find St Marloi on a French map.
Is there anyone that may have info as to the route they took ?
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Pte. Donald Lindsey Cogman 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Donald Cogman served with the 2nd Royal Norfolk Regiment. He died in 1998.
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Gnr. Harold Hayes 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Harold Hayes was my late grandfather, who served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment, in Burma from 1939 to 1946.
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L/Cpl. Gordon Forbes Robertson 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment (d.21st May 1940) My great-uncle Gordon Robertson was killed by the enemy on 21st May 1940. He fought in the France and Belgium Campaign, 1939/40. His final resting place is Bourghelles Communal Cemetery, Bourghelles in France.
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Pte. William Robert Howell 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment (d.28th May 1940) William Howell served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment in WW2. He died in France the day after the Le Paradis massacre, 28th of May 1940, aged 27 years and is remembered on the war memorial at Dunkirk. He is also remembered in his local church in Needham, Norfolk.
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Sgt. Stanley John "Tanker" Barker 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment From memory, my father, Stanley Barker served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk's in India from 1933 through to 1938.
He took his discharge at this time and was placed into the reserves, was called up at the out break of WW2 and went to France with the BEF. Here things become blurred, he was court marshalled for refusing to drive a Bren gun Carrier saying "the bloody Jerries are hiding up the trees and dropping grenades into them". As written elsewhere, the Norfolk's were at Paradise sur Mare. where he was at this time there is record, luckily for me he was there or I wouldn't be writing this.
Then the next bit of family history starts around Hull after the evacuation. He had several worthwhile adventures there. I clearly remember him telling us that after an air raid he and his company were given the job of cleaning out the basements of the shops. He said as they made their way down into one of the basements it appeared as if there were lots of burned and distorted bodies standing around, only find out that they were all store mannequins.
His next experience was as light. Apparently the Norfolk's had got the nickname of "the babes in the woods" after the place where they were camped.
Dad was a real larrikin. He apparently said "they will be bombing the babes in the woods next". He was court marshalled again.
There is nothing in the family history until he is posted to India on the 13th of April 1942.
Again not much happened, or much he would speak about. We know he was at Kohimaand and that he was wounded. It turned out that my mother was an army nurse already in India and she nursed him.
He took his discharge in India, as did my mother and they married there then my brother was born there.
After his discharge, Dad was in the Indian Police until the Pakistan India separation they then went home to the UK.
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L/Cpl. William Herbert "Paddy" McQuitty 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment In 1939, my natural grandfather, William McQuitty (known as Paddy) was a L/Cpl with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment.
He went to France with the Battalion and was evacuated from Dunkirk.
He subsequently transferred to the REME and served with them in Africa (Desert Rats) and later in Italy.
He survived the war and went back to Belfast, but couldn't settle in civilian life and rejoined REME, serving in Palestine.
He died in Belfast in 1982 and is buried in the Roselawn Cemetery.
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Pte. Charles Arthur Lake 2nd Btn. Royal Norfolk Regiment Charles Lake (my wife's late grandfather) was part of the Dunkirk rearguard and taken prisoner by the Germans.
He spent the rest of the war as prisoner 10657 in Stalag XVIIIB and survived the Long March To Freedom.
He died at home in Norfolk in 1982.
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Pte. William George Frank Clarke 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment Frank Clarke served with the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment.
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L/Cpl. William Herbert McQuitty 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment In July 1939 William McQuitty was a Lance Corporal serving with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment. I know that he was married on 29th July 1939 to Irene Muncaster, my natural grandmother, in the Registry Office at Alton, near Southampton. At the time of marriage Irene was working as a waitress in the NAAFI. The name of the camp William was based at (and Irene worked) was something like Oscrey Farm Camp, Burchead.
I am aware that William was listed as a full Corporal in March 1940, when my natural mother, Kathleen was born in the South Shields area of Tyneside. I was informed by my natural grandmother, prior to her death, that William survived the war and may have served for a lengthy period.
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