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11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers   4th August 1943 Defence 25th August 1943 Orders 28th August 1943 Orders 1st September 1943 Exercise 3rd September 1943 Sandown I.O.W Appx A   4th September 1943 Ex man   6th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   7th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   8th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   8th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W Appx C   8th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W Appx D   9th September 1943 On the March   10th September 1943 Patrolling and observation    10th September 1943 Ex "Unique"   10th September 1943 Instructions   11th September 1943 day of rest   12th September 1943    13th September 1943    14th September 1943 Ex Unique   15th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   16th September 1943 Cricket Match   16th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W conference notes Appx E 17th September 1943 Location change 18th September 1943 day of rest   20th September 1943 Bn Move   21st September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   24th September 1943 Aqua sport Day   25th September 1943 Regt rivesCol ar   26th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   28th September 1943 Op's   28th September 1943 Minutes of C.O conference 29th September 1943 Study Day 30th September 1943 Study Day results   30th September 1943 Ex Flap V    1st October 1943 War Diary Oct 43   2nd October 1943 Appendix 'A' Exercise Flap V   2nd October 1943 Ex Flap II   2nd October 1943 Exercise   7th October 1943 Ex for MT vehs at Hamstead Ledge   9th October 1943 Exercise Ends   10th October 1943 Divine Service   11th October 1943 Bn assault course competition.   13th October 1943 rehearsal for characterisation.   18th October 1943 Sandown I.O.W   19th October 1943 Results of assault course.   20th October 1943 limping without tears   25th October 1943 Minutes of C.O conference   28th October 1943 Range Practice   29th October 1943 Sandown I.O.W   30th October 1943 day of rest   31st October 1943 Sandown I.O.W   1st November 1943 Strength 3rd November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   3rd November 1943 Minutes of C.O conference   4th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   6th November 1943 Bn day off   7th November 1943 Bde Comd inspects   8th November 1943 Capt E.D. Wardleworth assumed comd.   8th November 1943 Capt E.D. Wardleworth assumes comd.   10th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   12th November 1943 Ex Tim   13th November 1943 Ex Tim   14th November 1943 Divine Service   15th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   15th November 1943 Minutes of C.O conference   21st November 1943 Co inspection   22nd November 1943 Study Day   23rd November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   23rd November 1943 Minutes of C.O conference   23rd November 1943 Minutes of C.O conference   24th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   26th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   27th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   29th November 1943 Training   30th November 1943 Sandown I.O.W   1st November 1943 War Diary Nov 43   1st December 1943 War Diary Dec 43   1st December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   1st December 1943 Visit from Colonel of Regiment   2nd December 1943 W Coy moves 3rd December 1943 Sandown I.O.W 4th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   5th December 1943 COs admin conference   6th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   7th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   7th December 1943 Minutes of C.O. Conference   8th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   9th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   10th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   11th December 1943 Regt Band visits   12th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   13th December 1943 Co's inspection   13th December 1943 Co's inspection   14th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   15th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   16th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   17th December 1943 Bde Comd inspects   17th September 1943 Sandown I.O.W   18th December 1943 Day off   20th December 1943 W Coy goes to range   21st December 1943 comd conf   24th December 1943 Christmas Eve Dance   25th December 1943 Christmas Divine Service   29Oth December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   29th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   30th December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   31st December 1943 Sandown I.O.W   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 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Second World War 1939-1945. Friend Robert William. W/O. 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 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 27th April 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264001 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQ's The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. We are now on Facebook. Like this page to receive our updates. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers? There are:107 items tagged 11th 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. W/O. Robert William Friend 1st Btn. Royal Fusiliers My father in law, Robert Friend, enlisted as a boy of 14 into the Regular Army, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 3rd May 1935 for a period of 9 years with the Colours after his 18th birthday. Of course he continued as a regular soldier from 1939 until 1961. Bob got a foot injury in Iraq 7th of July 1943 and traveled back to UK for treatment via South Africa and New York (a few things he spoke about of his war service). I am trying to ascertain the temporary regiment Bob served in when he fought in Operation Overlord 4th of June 1944 to 28th of June 1944, he received a shell injury and was brought back to UK (North England I believe) for hospitalization. Any tips of how I obtain this information is welcome.I now live in Australia. Full details of what I have on Bob Friend can be found at www.friend.bnels.com.au. There are two great books which may help researchers of 1st Battalion the Royal Fusiliers which are referenced in the above site. David C Holder Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links

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