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Battle of Anzio
The Battle of Anzio began on the 22nd of January 1944 with the Allied amphibious landing in Italy, codenamed Operation Shingle and ended on the 5th of June 1944 at the capture of Rome.
16th January, 1944 Preparations for beach landings
22nd January 1944 Battle of Anzio
22nd January 1944 Air cover over battle area
22nd Jan 1944 Landings
22nd January 1944 Battle of Anzio
23rd January 1944 Battle of Anzio
24th January 1944 Battle of Anzio
25th January 1944 Battle of Anzio
26th Jan 1944 Ready to Move
27th Jan 1944 Shelling
28th Jan 1944 Aircraft Active
29th Jan 1944 Recce
30th Jan 1944 Attack Made
30th January 1944 Battle of Anzio
31st Jan 1944 Attack Made
1st of February 1944 Conference and meetings
2nd Feb 1944 Positions Occupied
2nd of February 1944 Action
3rd February 1944 Battle of Anzio
3rd Feb 1944 Counter Attacks
3rd Feb 1944 In Action
3rd of February 1944 Conference
4th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling
4th of February 1944 Counter attack
5th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling
6th of February 1944 Air raid
7th February 1944 Battle of Anzio
7th Feb 1944 Heavy Shelling
7th of February 1944 Air raids
8th Feb 1944 Enemy Active
8th of February 1944 Enemy attack
9th Feb 1944 Break Through
16th February 1944 Battle of Anzio
18th February 1944 Battle of Anzio
18th February 1944 Battle of Anzio
21st Feb 1944 Padre
Reverend G B Fairhurst, Padre of the 2/5th Queen's Regiment, talking to two of the men in his battalion and an American soldier in the Anzio bridgehead, 20-21 February 1944. © IWM (NA 12082)
21st Feb 1944 Padre
21st Feb 1944 Air Raid
22nd February 1944 Change of Command
23rd Feb 1944 Withdrawal
29th February 1944 Battle of Anzio
2nd March 1944 Attack Made
3rd March 1944 Ops
7th March 1944 Ops
11th March 1944 Supply Route
23rd March 1944 Dug in
14th April 1944 Endless patrols
16th April 1944 114 Squadron Airman killed
19th April 1944 Dog-fight over Anzio
1st May 1944 Move North
15th May 1944 Battle of Anzio
22nd May 1944 Holding the Line
D Company, 1st Battalion,Green Howards occupy a captured German communications trench during the offensive at Anzio, Italy, 22nd May 1944. IWM (NA 15297)
22nd May 1944 Holding the Line
23rd May 1944 Breakout from Anzio
25th May 1944 Breakout from Anzio
26th May 1944 Breakout from Anzio
30th May 1944 Breakout from Anzio
4th June 1944 Entry into Rome
4th June 1944 Shot down over AnzioIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
Those known to have fought in
Battle of Anzio
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Bailey MiD.. John Thomas. Cpl.
- Bassett Christopher Thomas Elijah. Gdsm.
- Becket Milton. Capt.
- Beer William Henry .
- Belter James Henry. Sgt.
- Billner William James. Pvt.
- Birch Wilfred Leonard. Gdsmn.
- Bosson George. Sgt. (d.30th Jan 1944)
- Bradshaw DSM.. William Harold. Tel.
- Brown Cloyd.
- Burchell Francis Claude. Able Sea.
- Cameron Allan. Cpl.
- Cheesman Cyril Tracy. L/Cpl
- Clapp John Spurgeon.
- Clarkson Thomas. Pte.
- Collinson Henry. Pte. (d.24th Jan 1944)
- Cooper Charles Henry John. PO. (d.23rd Jan 1944)
- Cooper William.
- Coulson James William.
- Crawford Jim.
- Croney Charles David. Pte. (d.1st Feb 1944 )
- Curnow G. D.. Pte.
- Davidson James Lewis Gerrie. L/Sgt.
- Dean Frank Edward.
- Dearden Allan. Capt.
- Doleman George. Gdsmn.
- Doughty William Thomas. L/Cpl.
- Douglas Alfred Thomas. Pte.
- Dreier Charles William. CPl.
- Duch Joseph John. Pte.
- Duggan Dennis John. L/Cpl.
- Dunn MM.. Leslie Charles. Sgt.
- Embrey Robert Arnold. (d.1st May 1944)
- Evans H. A.. L/Cpl.
- Furnell Albert Edward. Sgt.
- Garrood Robert. Sgt.
- Gibson James Kenneth. Lt. (d.22nd March 1944)
- Gingell Len.
- Gipson Ernest Lloyd. Cpl.
- Gregory Melvin Eugene. Pfc.
- Hale Ronald Frederick. Gnr.
- Hall Thomas. Able Sea.
- Hart George Frederick.
- Hartshorn James Owen. Pte.
- Hawley Raymond. L/Cpl.
- Hillan Hugh. Pte.
- Holtby Robert Leslie. Lt.
- Homyak George.
- Hotson Bernard Norman . Gnr.
- Jewkes Archibald Aldwyne. Gdsm.
- Jones Ivor. Pte.
- Jones Stanley. (d.6th February 1944)
- Kelly Luke Kevin. Gdsmn.
- Kemp John Reith. Gnr.
- Kennedy William. PO.
- Kirkman Stanley George. Gdsmn
- Lambshead MM.. Percie. Sgt.
- Lamont Norman Maclaren. Gnr.
- Large John Robert. Gdm.
- Lawson Richard.
- Lemon Robert. Able Sea. (d.23rd Jan 1944)
- Loughlin Michael. Pte. (d.1st March 1944)
- Loughridge George.
- Love, James Marvin. Sgt.
- Martin James Caleb. Able Sea. (d.18th Feb 1944)
- McManus Leslie Monroe. Pte.
- Mills Charles Albert. Dvr.
- Mills Charles Albert.
- Mintz Leslie. Pte.
- Moss Thomas Neil. Pte
- Muse Harry Frederick.
- Muse Harry Frederick. L/Bombr.
- Naylor Gilbert Richard. Pte.
- Neale John Locke. Sgt.
- Park Archibald Robert. L/Sgt.
- Parker James.
- Ramshaw William. Ord. Sea. (d.23rd Jan 1944)
- Redhead William Thomas. Able Sea.
- Reid George. L/Cpl.
- Richardson Peter Herbert. Pte. (d.24th Feb 1944)
- Richardson Richard. L/Cpl. (d.22nd April 1944)
- Rider Richard.
- Ripley Harry Lawrence. Sgt.
- Roach Herbert. Sgt.
- Roy Lionel E.. Cpl.
- Ryer Richard Conrad Duttson. Pte. (d.14th May 1944)
- Simpson Frederick. Pte.
- Slater Leslie William Frederick. Pte.
- Smith George Oliver. L/Sgt. (d.9th May 1944)
- Smith Norman John. Pte.
- Spelman Robert Norris.
- Stafford . L/Sgt
- Stafford James Percival. Pte.
- Stafford James Percival. Pte.
- Starbrook Jack. Cpl. (d.30th April 1944)
- Stewart Jacob Augustus. RSM.
- Stockley Robert. Sgt.
- Taylor Malcolm Alfred. Sgt.
- Thornton Ted. Dvr.
- Tucker David Henry. Cpl.
- Tucker David Henry. Cpl.
- Turner Ronald Sydney. (d.8th Feb 1944)
- Underwood Harless Cornelious. Sgt.
- Waters Eric Fletcher. 2nd Lt. (d.18th Feb 1944)
- Wedlock James. Gdsmn.
- Welsh Albert Edward.
- Whiting Frank.
- Williams John V.. Cpl.
- Woodhouse Albert Edward. Pte.
- Yule Albert. Cpl.
- Zaitz John David. PFC.
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
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Ronald Sydney Turner 2nd Btn. North Satffordshire Regiment (d.8th Feb 1944)
Ronald Turner served with the 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 are no longer in 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
PO. William Kennedy HMS Nigeria
My grandad served on Nigeria and Albrighton during WW2, his name was William Kennedy and I know that he was involved with signals and was a petty officer. He didn't really share much of his experiences with me as I was probably too young at the time. I know he was torpedoed twice and was also invloved in the Anzio landings. I have recently read with huge interest Jack Edwards "Twenty-Two Hundred Days To Pulo We" and recommend it to anyone else interested in HMS Nigeria during WW2. If anyone can help me by sharing info on links, websites, or anything else that would help me track down a record of my Grandads history in the Navy then I would be most grateful.Duncan Kennedy
Richard Lawson Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
My dad, Dick Lawson was prisoner at Stalag 9c Bad Sulza. He worked in the Salt mines at minegan and was released by the Americans in 1945. He served with the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry and is still alive, living near Croydon and going strong. We are looking to contact anyone who was in Stalag 9c after the Anzio Landings in 1944.Paul Lawson
Able Sea. Thomas "Ron" Hall Gunner HMS Manchester
Thomas (Ron) Hall was born in South Shields, Co. Durham on 11 April 1917, the family home being in Hebburn-on-Tyne. Although christened Thomas, he was always known as Ron by his RN friends and his wife's family - no-one knows why! At the age of 16 he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Sailor. After training at the shore base HMS Ganges, he was sent for gunnery training at HMS Excellent, Portsmouth.At the outbreak of war, he was serving on HMS Glasgow, but was transferred to HMS Barham, where he was wounded in May 1941. Barham had been assisting with the withdrawal of Allied forces from Crete, during which time she was subjected to almost constant German attacks. The gun turret in which Thomas was serving was hit, and he was the only one to emerge from the wreckage.
Posted ashore in Alexandria on 2nd July for rehabilitation, his next ship would be the Cruiser HMS Carlisle. On 9th April 1942, Thomas joined HMS Manchester, which had been assigned the role of escort to convoy WS-21S - better known as Operation Pedestal - the convoy which would save Malta from starvation and surrender. On 13th August, whilst rounding Cape Bon, Manchester was crippled by Italian torpedoes and was later scuttled off Kelibia Roads, Tunisia. Thomas survived and was taken prisoner and interned by the Vichy French at Laghouat in Algeria.
With the landing of British and American troops in Morocco and Algeria as part of Operation Torch on 8th November 1942, Thomas and his shipmates were able to return to England in December. After 8 months ashore, Thomas was assigned to the Destroyer HMS Janus, which provided artillery support for the Allied landings at Anzio on 22nd January 1944 under Operation Shingle. Janus was sunk the next day by a German air attack. Thomas was again saved, but the experience of being sunk for a third time would have a lasting effect on his nerves. He was invalided out of the Royal Navy in November 1945, and died in 1973, aged 55.
Ivan
2nd Lt. Eric Fletcher Waters 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.18th Feb 1944)
Eric Waters was born in 1914 in Great Bookham, Surrey, the son of a coal miner and Labour Party activist. He was a schoolteacher, a devout Christian, and a Communist Party member. In the early years of the Second World War,Eric was a conscientious objector who drove an ambulance during the Blitz. He later changed his stance on pacifism, joined the Territorial Army and was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers as a Second Lieutenant on 11th of September 1943. He was killed five months later on 18th February 1944 at Aprilia, during the Battle of Anzio and is commemorated at the Cassino War Cemetery.Eric Kenyon
Gdsmn. George Doleman 3rd Btn. Grenadier Guards
George Doleman enlisted on 6th of December 1939 at the age of 20. He trained at Chelsea Barracks before transfer to the Holding Company at Windsor. Then to 3rd Battalion in London.He moved to North Africa in November 1942 for Operation Torch and tTook part in North Africa campaign and Tunisia Campaign. There were significant battles in the Medjez-el-Bab and along Mareth Line.
He Moved with 3rd battalion to Italy on 1st of March 1943. The Regiment took part in the Italian Campaign at Salerno, Monte Camino, Anzio, Monte Cassino and along the Gothic Line. The Guards battled for Perugia, entered the City and fought beyond the City. Then moved to approaches to Arezzo, captured it then into Arno Valley. This was the beginning of August 1944. He was Posted to the 5th battalion on 1st of March 1945 and returned to the UK, he was posted to Training Battalion Grenadier Guards in May 1945. He was sent to Germany for several months from October 1945 until February 1946. Finally on 9th of March 1946 he was moved to the Military Disembarkation Unit at Strensall followed by the Military Dispersal Unit at York.
Peter Doleman
Able Sea. Robert Lemon HMS Janus (d.23rd Jan 1944)
Robert Lemon was a R.N.V.(W).R. volunteer and was a Telegraphist He lost his life when HMS Janus was bombed at Anzio.
James "Tom" Parker 2nd Btn. Sherwood Foresters
Tom Parker was my granddad. His story was published in the Telegraph after he was reunited with his comrade Gilbert Fogg after sixty years.Stephen Curley
Cpl. John V. Williams D Coy., 1st Ranger Btn. 6615th Ranger Force
John V. Williams served with D Coy., 1st Ranger Btn. 6615th Ranger Force His unit participated in the Battle of Anzio and was involved in the bloody fighting to take the town of Cisterna.Jay Williams
PO. Charles Henry John Cooper HMS Janus (d.23rd Jan 1944)
The destroyer HMS Janus was supporting the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy when she was bombed and sunk on 23 January 1944 with a heavy loss of life. Petty Officer Cook, Charles Cooper was among those of her crew who died.Andy De Cusati
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Anzio was one of the greatest battles of World War II-a desperate gamble to land a large amphibious force behind German lines in Italy in the hope that the war could be shortened by capturing Rome. It also turned out to be one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. military history. Based on extensive research into archives, photos, letters, diaries, previously classified official records, and scores of personal interviews with surviving veterans of the 45th, The Rock of Anzio is written with an immediacy that puts the reader right onto the battlefield and shows us war through the eyes of ordinary men called upon to perform extraordinary deeds.More information on:The Rock of Anzio: From Sicily to Dachau
A Sailor at War 1939-1945Ken Welsh
One man's war as seen through the eyes of a volunteer sailor, Albert Welch, who served on the Royal Naval warships HMS Mauritius, HMS Capetown, HMS Widnes and HMS Centurion during World War 2. The book represents the factual history of the ships that Albert served on during this period in the context of his detailed eye witness accounts of major battles, some of which were to become momentous events in world history. Albert’s vividly described, eye witness account is fully illustrated with over 100 photographs, many of which are taken from Albert’s wartime photo albums. This book provides a broad perspective on the war at sea, the home front and visits to exotic foreign ports, contrasting periods of humour, tragedy, danger, boring routine, and the full horror of warfare up close. Above all, it shows the risks these young men took for King and Country and the sacrifices so many of them ultimately made to preserve our freedom today.More information on:A Sailor at War 1939-1945
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