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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards



   3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards was in Egypt when war broke out in 1939. They saw action in North Africa and Palestine.

   location map

13th Jan 1941 Reliefs

16th Jan 1941 Reliefs  location map

7th Apr 1941 Orders

8th Apr 1941 Defence Work

9th Apr 1941 Orders  location map

10th Apr 1941 Reliefs

19th Apr 1941 Recce  location map

24th Apr 1941 Patrols

25th Apr 1941 Patrols

26th Apr 1941 Orders

27th Apr 1941 Withdrawal

1st Oct 1941 Recce  location map

2nd Oct 1941 Rocky Ground  location map

3rd Oct 1941 Patrol  location map

4th Oct 1941 Patrol  location map

5th Oct 1941 Shelling  location map

6th Oct 1941 Recce  location map

7th Oct 1941 Bright Moonlight  location map

8th Oct 1941 Shelling  location map

9th Oct 1941 Defences  location map

10th Oct 1941 Patrols  location map

23rd Jan 1942 Orders  location map

24th Jan 1942 In Action  location map

25th Jan 1942 In Reserve  location map

26th Jan 1942 In Action  location map

6th March 1943 Attack

16th Mar 1943 Orders

16th March 1943 Orders

17th Mar 1943 In Action

17th Mar 1943 Report

27th June 1943 Exercise Undertaken

5th Sep 1943 On the Move

6th Sep 1943 On the Move

9th Sep 1943 In Action

10th Sep 1943 In Action

11th Sep 1943 Counter Attack

12th Sep 1943 Orders

13th Sep 1943 Positions Strengthened

14th Sep 1943 Orders Issued

15th Sep 1943 Patrols

16th Sep 1943 Enemy Active

17th Sep 1943 Air Raid

18th Sep 1943 Advance

19th Sep 1943 Orders

20th Sep 1943 Reliefs

21st Sep 1943 Shelling

25th Sep 1943  Attack Launched

1st Oct 1943 Moves

2nd Oct 1943 HQ Established

4th Oct 1943 Move

5th Oct 1943 Road Cleared

6th Oct 1943 Orders

7th Oct 1943 New Positions

8th Oct 1943 Patrols

9th Oct 1943 Crossing Points

10th Oct 1943 Enemy Active

11th Oct 1943 Recce Patrol

12th Oct 1943 Crossing

13th Oct 1943 Assault Made

14th Oct 1943 River Crossed

15th Oct 1943 Smoke Screen

16th Oct 1943 Patrol

17th Oct 1943 Prisoners Taken

18th Oct 1943 In Action

19th Oct 1943 Advance

20th Oct 1943 Bodies Found

21st Oct 1943 Preparations

22nd Oct 1943 Assault Made

23rd Oct 1943 Recce

26th Oct 1943 Reliefs

27th Oct 1943 Patrols

28th Oct 1943 New Positions

29th Oct 1943 Advance

1st November 1943 Planning

6th November 1943 Attack Made

14th November 1943 Withdrawal

2nd December 1943 Instructions

7th of January 1945 Orders

7th Jan 1945 Orders

7th of January 1945 Orders

7th of January 1945 Instructions

9th of January 1945 Orders Changed


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

3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Bellion Edward Henry. Sgt.
  • Bennett Frank Henry. L/Cpl.
  • Bennett MM. Leslie. Gdsmn.
  • Bland Alfred. RSM.
  • Carter Bernard Albert Gamble. L/Sgt
  • Clempson Richard John. Gdmn. (d.16th March 1943)
  • Ganner Raymond Keith. L/Cpl.
  • Goddard MID. Cecil Lawrence. Gdsmn.
  • Goddard Cecil Lawrence. Guardsman
  • Gribbin Gerard. Pte
  • Harling James. L/Cpl.
  • Harms Geoffrey James. Grdsmn. (d.11th Sept 1943)
  • Joynes Gdsm. L.
  • Lader W.
  • Manley Kenneth Walter. Gdsm.
  • Mawer Alfred Horace. L/Sgt.
  • McDermott MM. Bernard. L/Sgt
  • Nightingale George. Sgt.
  • Raybould Benjmin. Gdsm. (d.11th Dec 1940)
  • Richardson Cyril Sidney Malcolm. Grdsmn. (d.21st Oct 1943)
  • Sutlieff John Leonard. Sgt.
  • Tweddle William. L/Cpl. (d.14th September 1943)
  • Walters Fredrick Albert. Grds (d.22nd January 1944)
  • Waters Fredrick Albert. Pte (d.22nd January 1944)
  • Woolman William Arthur. L/Sjt. (d.30th Dec 1941)

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 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards from other sources.



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Want to know more about 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards?


There are:1564 items tagged 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards 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 Lader 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards

W Lader served with the 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



L Joynes Gdsm. 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards

L Joynes served with the 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.

Dan



L/Cpl. William Tweddle 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards (d.14th September 1943)

Unfortunately, I have no stories of Bill Tweddle. He died in Italy and his body lies in Salerno War Cemetery. Both he and his brother Tom enlisted, Tom made it home.

Zoe Glover



Grdsmn. Cyril Sidney Malcolm Richardson 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards (d.21st Oct 1943)

Cyril Richardson escaped from PG 133/5 and or PG 133/16 in Italy and made it to Switzerland, but sadly died 9 days later of pneumonia.

Duncan Boar



Pte Gerard Gribbin 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards

Gerard Gribben served with the 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards in WW2. He joined early and came home with his uniform on and put his gun under the stairs. He didn't talk about it much but mentioned tough fighting at Monte Cassino.




L/Cpl. Raymond Keith Ganner 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards

Corporals mess

Post war RSM Ganner

Ganner enlistment

Raymond Ganner was my Grandad. He never spoke much about the war I have been trying to research him as much as possible but am not having much luck. I do know that he was injured on 24th of October 1944 in Italy, Catarelto Ridge I believe I have recently come into possession of his medals and some photos of him. After the war he became an RSM and was a prison guard at Colchester MCTC.




RSM. Alfred Bland 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards

Alfred Bland served with the 3rd Coldstream Guards.




L/Sjt. William Arthur Woolman 3rd Btn. Coldstream Guards (d.30th Dec 1941)

William Woolman was my great-grandfather. He was killed in action in Africa, and is remembered at the Alamein Memorial. I cannot find information about the battle he was killed in.

Jonathon Woolman



Gdsm. Kenneth Walter Manley 3rd Btn Coldstream Guards

Kenneth Manley is a distant relative. I would like to know tales of what he experienced as a Coldstream Guard and his time in the Prisoner of War Camps.

Helen Field



Sgt. Edward Henry Bellion 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards

Ted Bellion served with the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards.

Edward Bellion









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