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The Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards can be traced back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised at Bruges, Spanish Netherlands, as bodyguard to exiled Charles II. The regiment took the name of the Grenadier Guards in 1877 having previously been known as The 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards.
There are three regular Battalions with a further four being raised during the Second World War.
- 1st Battalion served with the Guards Armoured Division, took part in the Normandy landings and the action in North West Europe
- 2nd Battalion, served with the Guards Armoured Division, took part in the Normandy landings and the action in North West Europe
- 3rd Battalion served in North Africa and Italy
- 4th Battalion raised in 1940, served with the 6th Guards Tank Brigade, took part in the Normandy landings and the action in North West Europe and disbanded in 1947
- 5th Battalion raised in 1941, served in North Africa and Italy and disbanded in 1945
- 6th Battalion raised in 1941, served in North Africa and Italy and disbanded in 1944.
- Holding Battalion raised in 1940 and disbanded in 1943
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List of those who served with The Grenadier Guards during The Second World War
- Sergeant Ronald James McEvoy 2nd Btn. Read his Story.
- Sgt. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. Read his Story.
- Daniel Robert Stichbury Read his Story.
Daniel Robert Stichbury Grenadier Guards
My Father Daniel Robert Stichbury was caught May 30th 1940 near Brussels Belguim and was part of the BEF forces and was a Grenadier Guardsman, he survived extremely horrendous conditions, forced marched to the German border without food or water and only by the generousity of the local red cross barely survived the journey.
Suffering a ear infection from a motor attack which turned into a mastoid he was sent to a militarily hospital and treated for about 10 weeks, he was the only British soldier in amongst about 20 luftwaftte pilots who tried to make conversation in English with him.
Whilst there he saw the big military build-up of the German military forces sent to Russia and after going back to the camp he was in it was closed because of the very bad conditions. The treatment and food given to him in hospital most probably saved him and after working in the mines of Sternberg and building roads with the barest of food rations he managed to see liberty on May 10th 1945 and was repratriated by the American forces back to Britain and came home one night where I met my Father at the age of 6 years.
Many British soldiers died of poor treatment as they were not fed or clothed properly in captivity, it was a tough man and a matter of survival for those who came back. My Father lived to the age of 79 years and died in 1993. He was a tough man and served his country and mankind well. I never saw any medal given for all that service and suffering
Sgt. Walter Mellor 3rd Btn. Grenadier Guards
My grandfather was Walter Mellor, he was a Sergeant in the 3rd battalion Grenadier Guards. In the photo above, my grandfather is sat down on the front row third from the left. He was taken prisoner and held in Stalag VIII B, he was an artist who helped forge documents and papers for prisoners to escape, please could you help me find something of him.
Sergeant Ronald James McEvoy 2nd Btn. Grenadier Guards
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