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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers



   6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers were a territorial unit who saw action in France in 1940 and North Western Europe from mid 1944.

 

27th May 1940 On the Move

28th May 1940 On the Move

9th Jun 1940 In Defence

9th Jun 1940 In Defence

7th November 1942 Training  location map

23rd Mar 1944 Exercise

24th Mar 1944 Exercise

25th Mar 1944 Exercise

1st Jun 1944 Orders

1st Jun 1944 Training

2nd Jun 1944 Orders

2nd Jun 1944 Demonstration

2nd Jun 1944 Training

3rd Jun 1944 Orders

3rd Jun 1944 Training

4th Jun 1944 Divine Service

5th Jun 1944 Competitions

6th Jun 1944 Aircraft Passing Over

6th Jun 1944 Competitions

7th Jun 1944 Competitions

8th Jun 1944 Competitions

9th Jun 1944 Training

10th Jun 1944 On the Move

11th Jun 1944 On the Move

12th Jun 1944 Loading

18th Jun 1944 Recce

20th June 1944 Orders  location map

21st Jun 1944 Orders

23rd Jun 1944 Briefing

24th Jun 1944 Preparations

25th Jun 1944 Preparations  location map

25th Jun 1944 Briefings

26th Jun 1944 Move  location map

26th Jun 1944 In Action

26th Jun 1944 In Action

27th Jun 1944 Advance Continues

28th Jun 1944 Orders

28th Jun 1944 In Action  


THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944

Men of 12 Platoon, B Company, 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers advance into St Manvieu during Operation Epsom, 26th of June 1944. © IWM (B 5962)



28th Jun 1944 In Action

28th Jun 1944 Opposition

29th Jun 1944 Counter Attacks

29th Jun 1944 Strong Opposition  location map

30th Jun 1944 In Defence

1st Jul 1944 In Action

1st July 1944 Orders  location map

2nd Jul 1944 Reliefs

2nd July 1944 Reliefs  location map

3rd Jul 1944 Locations

3rd Jul 1944 At Rest

3rd July 1944 Relief Complete  location map

4th July 1944 Conference

6th Jul 1944 Paswords

6th July 1944 Passwords

7th Jul 1944 Reliefs

8th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete

9th Jul 1944 Quiet

10th Jul 1944 Shelling

11th Jul 1944 Reliefs

11th July 1944 Conference

13th July 1944 Orders

14th Jul 1944 Orders  location map

14th Jul 1944 Preparations

14th July 1944 Orders  location map

15th Jul 1944 Orders

15th July 1944 Orders  location map

16th Jul 1944 Shelling  location map

16th Jul 1944 Attack

16th July 1944 Air Raid  location map

17th Jul 1944 Bombs

17th of July 1944 Patrols

17th July 1944 Air Raid  location map

18th Jul 1944 Attack Repulsed

18th Jul 1944 Orders

18th July 1944 Orders Issued  location map

19th Jul 1944 Reliefs

19th Jul 1944 Minefields

19th Jul 1944 Moves

19th July 1944 Instructions  location map

20th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed

20th Jul 1944 Quieter

20th Jul 1944 Moves  location map

21st Jul 1944 Orders

21st July 1944 Orders  location map

23rd Jul 1944 Reliefs

23rd Jul 1944 HQ Moves

23rd July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves

24th Jul 1944 Reliefs Completed

24th Jul 1944 Conference

24th July 1944 Conference

25th Jul 1944 Patrols

25th Jul 1944 Minefields

25th July 1944 Minefields

26th Jul 1944 Reliefs

26th Jul 1944 Orders

26th Jul 1944 Reliefs  location map

26th July 1944 Orders

27th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete

28th Jul 1944 Orders

28th Jul 1944 Orders

28th Jul 1944 Snipers

28th July 1944 Instructions

29th Jul 1944 Reliefs

30th Jul 1944 In Action

30th Jul 1944 HQ Moves

30th July 1944 Divisional HQ Moves

31st Jul 1944 Advance

31st Jul 1944 Attack Made

31st Jul 1944 HQ Moves

31st July 1944 Orders

1st Aug 1944 In Action

1st Aug 1944 In Action

2nd Aug 1944 Consolidation

3rd Aug 1944 Forward

4th Aug 1944 Attacks Made

5th Aug 1944 Ready to Move

6th Aug 1944 Attacks

6th Aug 1944 Attack Made

7th Aug 1944 On the Move

8th Aug 1944 In Action

9th Aug 1944 Counter Attacks

10th Aug 1944 Patrols

10th Aug 1944 In Action

11th Aug 1944 No Change

11th Aug 1944 Shelling

12th Aug 1944 Reliefs

12th Aug 1944 Enemy Active

13th Aug 1944 Withdrawal

24th Aug 1944 On the Move

25th Aug 1944 On the Move

25th Oct 1944 In Action

26th Oct 1944 In Action

30th Oct 1944 Reliefs

3rd November 1944 In Action  location map

8th Nov 1944 Orders

17th Nov 1944 Planning

18th Nov 1944 Patrols

20th Nov 1944 In Action

3rd Dec 1944 In Action

18th Jan 1945 Reliefs


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Those known to have served with

6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Clegg MM. Norris. Sgt.
  • O'Neill George Edward. (d.16th July 1944)
  • Stone William Henry. Fus. (d.11th July 1944)
  • Toase Noel. (d.5th Nov 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

Records of 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers from other sources.



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Sgt. Norris Clegg MM. 6th Batallion Royal Scots Fusiliers

Norris Clegg receiving the Military Medal

Norris Clegg joined 2nd/5th Lancashire Fusiliers (a territorial regiment) at the Lancashire Fusiliers depot in Bury, Lancashire in March 1940. He served in Northern England and Ireland (Counties Armagh and Down)until 1944 when he shipped with the regiment to Normandy where he landed a on D-Day plus 4.

He was involved in the Battle for Caen and in August 1944 his A Company was transferred to 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers as A Company. After further fighting across France and Belgium he was involved in the Battle of Blerick in Holland. In the battle he was injured and was ultimately recognised for his bravery during the battle by the award of the Military Medal.

After further action including night assault in Reichswald Forest near the Siegfried Line, he ended up in Lubeck where Field Marshal Montgomery awarded him the Military Medal. He was de-mobbed in Lubeck and return to Blighty in February 1946.

I am a nephew of Norris Clegg, he was married to one of the sister's of my mother.

Keith Harrison



Fus. William Henry Stone 6th Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers (d.11th July 1944)

My great uncle, William Stone, died age 29 in Caen. He had been in the Army for some years serving in India.

The night before he left to join the troops preparing for the Normandy landings, he meet with his sister Eira Kennedy in the Crown pub in Cricklewood, London. My nan, Eira, took the sock from my 3-month-old father Vincent and put it in William's top pocket for good luck, but sadly he was never seen again.

I have taken my two sons to Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery where William is buried. We will always remember him.

Colin Kennedy









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