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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers



10th May 1940 Coastal Defence  location map

28th August 1940 HQ Moves  location map

5th Sep 1940 Alert  location map

8th Sep 1940 Orders  location map

4th Nov 1940 Reliefs

9th Sep 1943 Advance

11th Sep 1943 Shelling

12th Sep 1943 Line Reinforced

13th Sep 1943 Stand to

14th Sep 1943 Stand to

12th Oct 1943 Crossing Attempted

14th Oct 1943 Recce Patrol

15th Oct 1943 Patrol

16th Oct 1943 River Crossing

17th Oct 1943 Advance

30th Oct 1943 Advance

2nd Dec 1943 In Action

16th Dec 1943 Reliefs Complete

17th Dec 1943 Patrols

18th Dec 1943 Patrols

21st Dec 1943 Reliefs

16th February 1944 Battle of Anzio

13th Sep 1944 On the Move


If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.



Those known to have served with

8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Blake Edward Ernest. Fslr. (d.4th September 1944)
  • Dorlin Ernest. Fus.
  • Jolley MiD. Joseph Vincent. L/Cpl. (d.21st Jan 1944)
  • Simmonds Leslie. Pte.
  • Slatford Arthur. Pte. (d.18th January 1944)
  • Still Walter. L/Cpl
  • Wittingham Oswald Victor. Cpl. (d.6th Sep 1944)

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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Want to know more about 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers?


There are:1340 items tagged 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers available in our Library

  These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.


L/Cpl. Joseph Vincent Jolley MiD. 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.21st Jan 1944)

Joseph Vincent Jolley died in the first Battle of Monte Cassino, aged 21 years.

Janet Forsdyke



Pte. Arthur Slatford 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.18th January 1944)

Arthur Slatford was the first husband of my mother's sister Joan Browning. My mother kept two scrapbooks of all sorts of newspaper clippings from June 1944 to June 1945 and I found this newspaper clipping with a photo of Arthur.

Doris Yateman



Cpl. Oswald Victor Wittingham 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.6th Sep 1944)

Oswald Wittingham is my great-grandfather. He was transferred to the 8th Royal Fusiliers on 6th of June 1944 and was killed in action in Italy in the September. He is buried in the Montecchio War Cemetery.

Philippa Abbott



Fslr. Edward Ernest Blake 8th Btn (City of London) Royal Fusiliers (d.4th September 1944)

Fusilier Blake died on 4th September 1944 and is buried in Coriano Ridge War Cemetery, grave V.C.11. Does anyone have any more information?

Alison Blake



Fus. Ernest Dorlin Royal Fusiliers

Ernest Dorlin was in either the 8th or 9th Battalion Royal Fusiliers and was captured at either Salerno or Garigliano. He survived the train wreck on the 28th of January 1944 at the Orvieto North railway bridge at Allerona, Italy with multiple small wounds and was sent to Stalag 344 Lamsdorf.

s flynn



Pte. Leslie Simmonds 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers

My father, Leslie Simmonds had the Jerboa insignia on his shirt in a photo and served in the 8th Army. Records are very far and few because of my mother burning his processions a few years ago. He was from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Can anyone help me with details of his service?

Steve Simmonds









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