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Border Regiment 1st Battalion, Border Regiment 2nd Battalion, Border Regiment 3rd Battalion, Border Regiment 4th (Westmoreland & Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 5th (Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 6th (East Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment 7th Battalion, Border Regiment 8th (Home Defence) Battalion, Border Regiment 9th Battalion, Border Regiment 30th Battalion, Border Regiment 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Border Regiment 3rd Oct 1939 Conference 1st of December 1939 Attachments 2nd of December 1939 Reliefs 3rd of December 1939 Alert 4th of December 1939 Distribution 5th of December 1939 Inspection 6th of December 1939 Defence Work 7th of December 1939 Defence Work 8th of December 1939 Cold & Wet 9th of December 1939 Defences 10th of December 1939 Defence Work 11th of December 1939 Drainage 12th of December 1939 Working Party 13th of December 1939 Conference 14th of December 1939 Working Parties 15th of December 1939 Lecture 16th of December 1939 Frost 17th of December 1939 Hard Frost 18th of December 1939 Orders 19th of December 1939 Baths 20th of December 1939 Reliefs 21st of December 1939 Working Parties and Training 22nd of December 1939 Orders 23rd of December 1939 Preparations 24th of December 1939  25th of December 1939 On the Move 26th of December 1939 Training and Baths 27th of December 1939 Snow 29th of December 1939 Snow 30th of December 1939 On the Move 31st of December 1939 Reliefs 18th Jan 1940 Reliefs 19th of January 1940 Postings 21st Jan 1940 On the March 22nd of January 1940 Postings 8th of February 1940 66th Division Home Security Scheme May 1940 Holding the Line   On the Somme Front, May 1940, A soldier of the 4th Battalion, Border Regiment stands by his requisitioned and well camouflaged lorry. © IWM (F 4542) 10th May 1940 On the Move   Bren gun carriers of the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment move through Orchies near the Franco-Belgian border. IWM (O 134) 13th May 1940 In Defence 17th of May 1940 Stand To 20th May 1940 Reorganisation 21st May 1940 Orders 21st May 1940 In Defence 21st May 1940 Planning 22nd May 1940 Attacks Repulsed 23rd May 1940 Attack 23rd May 1940 Shortening the Front 24th May 1940 Air Raids 27th May 1940 On the Move 27th May 1940 Orders 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 27th May 1940 Withdrawal 28th May 1940 On the Move 28th May 1940 Under Attack 1st Jun 1940 Reorganisation 5th Jun 1940 On the Move 7th Jun 1940 Enemy Movement 9th Jun 1940 In Defence 9th Jun 1940 In Defence 1st Jul 1940 On the Move 5th Sep 1940 On the Move 7th Sep 1940 Stand by 9th Sep 1940 On the Move 1st Dec 1940 On the Move 18th Feb 1941 Training 12th March 1941 Reorganisation 13th Aug 1941 On the Move 4th Dec 1941 On the Move 19th Dec 1941 Accident 30th Dec 1941 Postings 17th Aug 1942 Orders 16th Apr 1943 On the Move 8th May 1943 On the Move 25th October 1943 On the Move 12th Dec 1943 On the Move Feb 1944 Chindit force preparations  In early February 1944 preparations began for the 2nd Chindit Expedition. The Special Force or 3rd Indian Division as it was known consisted of the following units, which were split into Columns. 3rd West African Brigade and 14th Brigade 6th Btn. Nigeria Regiment. (Columns 66 & 39) 2nd Btn. Black Watch (Columns 42 & 73) 7th Btn Nigeria Regiment (Columns 29 & 35) 1st Btn. Beds & Herts Regiment (Columns 16 & 61) 12th Btn. Nigeria Regt (Columns 12 & 43) 2nd Btn. York & Lancaster Regiment (Columns 84 & 65) 7th Btn Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 47 & 74) 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers 77 Brigade and 111 Brigade 3rd Btn. 6th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 36 & 63) 1st Btn. Cameronians (Columns 26 & 90) 1st Btn. Kings (Liverpool) Regiment (Columns 81 & 82) 2nd Btn. Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment (Columns 41 & 46) 1st Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers (Columns 20 & 50) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 1st Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment (Columns 38 & 80) 3rd Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 57 & 93) 23rd Indian Infantry Brigade 1st Btn. Essex Regiment (Columns 44 & 56) 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Columns 33 & 76) 4th Btn. Border Regiment (Columns 34, 55) 60th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry, (Columns 60 & 68) 12th Field Company, Royal Engineers 16th Brigade Morris Force 1st Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (Columns 21 & 22) 4th Btn. 9th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 49 & 94) 2nd Btn. Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 17 & 71) 3rd Btn. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 45th Recce Regiment (Columns 45 & 54) 51st and 69th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry (Columns 51 & 69) 2nd Field Company, Royal Engineers Dah Force Kachin Levies Stronghold Defences R S & U Troop 160th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (25 Pounders) W X Y & Z Troops 69th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Bofors) Divisional Troops 219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers Detachment 2nd Burma Rifles 145th Brigade Company, R.A.S.C. 61st Air Supply Company, R.A.S.C. 2nd Indian Air Supply Company, R.I.A.S.C. 10th May 1944 Orders 18th May 1944 Enemy Position 19th May 1944 Plans 6th Jun 1944 Obstacles not Cleared 29th Jul 1944 Postings 1st Sep 1944 Briefing 2nd Sep 1944 Standing by 3rd Sep 1944 Orders 4th Sep 1944 Rain 5th Sep 1944 Move 6th Sep 1944 On the Move 7th Sep 1944 Standing by 8th Sep 1944 Orders 9th Sep 1944 Orders 10th Sep 1944 Orders 11th Sep 1944 Address 12th Sep 1944 Orders 14th Sep 1944 Intelligence 14th Sep 1944 Orders 15th Sep 1944 Conference 16th Sep 1944 Briefing 16th Sep 1944 Orders 17th Sep 1944 In Action 18th Sep 1944 In Action 19th Sep 1944 Attacks Made 19th Sep 1944 Air Raid 20th Sep 1944 In Action 20th Sep 1944 Orders 20th Sep 1944 Under Fire 21st Sep 1944 In Action 22nd Sep 1944 Shelling 22nd Sep 1944 Shelling 23rd Sep 1944 Attacks 24th Sep 1944 Intermittent Shelling 24th Sep 1944 Under Pressure 25th Sep 1944 Withdrawal 26th Sep 1944 Withdrawal 27th Sep 1944 Withdrawal 28th Sep 1944 In Camp 29th Sep 1944 Reorganisation 30th Sep 1944 Enquiries 28th of February 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 31st of March 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Strength 30th of April 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 31st of May 1945 Nominal Roll of Officers on Posted Strength 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 Border Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. Aitchison Robert. Pte. Allison George William. Pte (d.28th November 1943) Allison W. Armstrong Henry Wilson. Pte. Ashbridge Albert. Ashton MC. Horace Wallace. Capt. Baron Bernard. Pte. Barrow J. Bastow Harry. Pte. (d.3rd February 1945) Beckett Philip William Joseph. Sgt. Billington A. Blakeley E . Boardman H. Book W. Pte. Boyd C. Bragg EP. Brierley R. Sgt. Brooke Charles Sydney. Sgt. Bryson GM. Thomas John William. L/Cpl. (d.21st September 1944 ) Capstick Walter. Pl.Sgt.Mjr. Capstick Walter. PSM. Capstick William. Pte. Cartwright John. Pte. Conway MiD JA. Cotterell GA. Coulton Alexander. Pte. (d.10th July 1943) Daley Joseph. Pte. Davidson S. Davies Wilfred. Pte. (d.5th June 1945) Dearden AA. Donald Alexander Kerr. Lt. (d.11th April 1943) Donnan M. Dowling James William. Pte. Elliott Thomas Wilson. Pte. Ennion Gordon. Evans JA. Sgt. Faulkner James Edward . Pte. (d.11th June 1940) Fearon TM. Fearon William Milburn. Cpl. (d.5th Dec 1941) Graham S. Grant James Alexander. Pte. Graves J. Green G. Haddon Thomas. Lt. Col. Hall William. Pte. (d.28th Dec 1941) Halstead James Thomas. Col.Sgt. Hamilton MiD E. L/Cpl. Harland Jillson. Sgt. Harrison AG. Hartley J. Heap Jack. Hewer William. Hewer William. Heyes Frank. Hodges Fred. (d.18th Sep1944) Hopper William. Pte Houchen Robert Raymond. Pte. Hudson John. L/Cpl. Humphreys William. Pte. (d.5th December 1943) Hunt HH. Hutchinson J. Pte. Isherwood Wallace. Pte. (d.23rd September 1944) Jarvis S. John Thwaite Jack. Johns John. Pte. Johnston C. Jones Frederick Harry. Pte. (d.13th Mar 1944) Key Norman. King J. Lainton T. Lawson RC. Lewthwaite Isaac. Spr. Littlewood WA. Lusher KG. MacDonald Peter. Lt. Maguire Joe. Marsh E. Marshall Lancelot Robert. Mason CM. Mccluskey J. McMahon Patrick. Sgt. Meadows Richard Walter. Pte. Metcalfe Edwin. Pte. Moore Kenneth. Pte. Morris John. Pte. Morrissey Thomas Henry. Pte. Mullen Thomas. Pte. Murphy William. Pte. (d.11th August 1940) Oneil JL. Perkin F. Peters James. Pte. Pettigrew William. Pte. Pickering B. Powley H. Rafferty Henry. L/Cpl. Raybould Harold. Sgt. Redfern Eric Ainsworth. Col. Rhodes Harry. Pte. Riches WW. Rothery James Mossop. Cpl. (d.Nov 1945) Sears Stanley. L/Sgt (d.18th September 1944) Serginson James Walker. Pte. Sharpe H. Shaw N. Sheldon F. Sheldrake Charles John. Pte. Sleightholm JW. Sleighton JW. Sloan William. Pte. (d.24th-25th Sep 1944) Smith William. Pte. Stead John Henry. Pte. Taylor Thomas. Captain Thompson Harold. Pioneer Sgt. Thwaite John. A/LCpl. Tighe John. Pte. Todd Nathan. Pte. Tweddle Septimus. L/Cpl. Waddell A . Wain Leslie. Pte. (d.3rd Feb 1945) Watson JJ. Watson Thomas. Sgt. (d.21st Sept 1944) Wilde John. L/Cpl. Williamson Alfred Patterson. L/Sgt. Wilson Robert Fleming. Sgt. (d.17th Mar 1944) Wilson Robert Fleming. Sgt. (d.17th Mar 1944) Wilson Sam Mackenzie. Sgt. Wombwell George William. Young Malcolm Victor. WO 1 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 Border Regiment 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. 22nd 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. 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There are:1459 items tagged Border Regiment 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. JJ Watson 1st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps JJ Watson served with the 1st Regiment Reconnaissance Corps 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 Add to this record. A Waddell Border Regiment A Waddell served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. JW Sleighton Border Regiment JW Sleighton served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. JW Sleightholm Border Regiment JW Sleightholm served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. F Sheldon 15/19th Hussars F Sheldon served with the 15/19th Hussars 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 Add to this record. N Shaw Border Regiment N Shaw served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. H Sharpe Border Regiment H Sharpe served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. WW Riches Border Regiment WW Riches served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. H Powley Border Regiment H Powley served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. B Pickering Border Regiment B Pickering served with the Border Regiment 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 Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. The Story of the Border Regiment, 1939-1945 Philip J Shears More information on: The Story of the Border Regiment, 1939-1945 When Dragons Flew: Illustrated History of the 1st Battalion the Border Regiment, 1939-45 Stuart Eastwood, Charles Gray & Alan T Green This is a truly stunning book. Over 230 glossy paper pages loaded with both colour and black-and-white photographs, many of them meticulously researched to provide additional explanations, down to who actually features in those photographs. The book details the 1st Borders' run up to Operation Market-Garden, and it's participation in and around Arnhem and Oosterbeek in September 1944, the latter done on a day-by-day basis. This written account features and names many of the characters within the battalion, and the part they played in the fateful battle More information on: When Dragons Flew: Illustrated History of the 1st Battalion the Border Regiment, 1939-45 Border Regiment Roll of Honour 1939-45 RR & JM Walsh More information on: Border Regiment Roll of Honour 1939-45 Links Arnham - The Missing Ones

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