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7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
7th Jul 1944 Reliefs
8th Jul 1944 Reliefs Complete
10th Jul 1944 Orders
10th Jul 1944 Attack made
1st Sep 1944 Move
2nd Sep 1944 Reorganisation
17th Oct 1944 Recce
18th Oct 1944 Reliefs
21st Jan 1945 Advance
22nd Jan 1945 Assembly
Churchill tanks and infantry in Ram Kangaroo personnel carriers assemble for an attack by 6th Middlesex Regiment and the 7th Hampshires against the villages of Putt and Waldenrath, 22nd of January 1945. © IWM (BU 1625)
22nd Jan 1945 Assembly
14th Feb 1945 Quiet
15th Feb 1945 Counter Attack
16th Feb 1945 In Action
31st Mar 1945 AdvanceIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
7th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Anslow Stanley Frederick. Pte.
- Bailey William Kenneth. Pte. (d.16th July 1944)
- Bishopp Ken. Cpl.
- Bishopp Lewis Harold. Sgt.
- Brooks Tom.
- Daniels Leslie Ernest George. Pte. (d.10th Jul 1944)
- Gates Francis James. Pte. (d.22nd Nov 1944)
- Green Jack.
- Harris Robert Leonard. Pte. (d.26th Mar 1945)
- Sopp William George . L/Cpl. (d.6th August 1944)
- Talbot DSO, MC Dennis Blaquiere. Lt.Col.
- Webb Charlie.
- Wigmore Arch.
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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There are:1332 items tagged 7th Battalion, Hampshire 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.
L/Cpl. William George Sopp 7th Battalion Royal Hampshire Regiment (d.6th August 1944)
L/Cpl William Sopp was killed during a Battalion diversionary attack on Roucamps during Operation Blackwater (Part of the larger Operation Bluecoat.) The main attack was the capture of Mont Picon by 129th Brigade. William is buried in Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery.
Pte. Robert Leonard Harris 7th Btn. Royal Hampshire Regiment (d.26th Mar 1945)
Robert Harris was killed by an airburst whilst storming a bridge across the Ijssel Canal in Holland.Terry Harris
Lt.Col. Dennis Blaquiere Talbot DSO, MC 5th Btn. Dorset Regiment
Lt.Col. Dennis Talbot DSO, MC served with the 5th Btn, Dorset Regiment and 7th Btn, Royal Hampshire Regiment.
Pte. William Kenneth Bailey 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment (d.16th July 1944)
As a philatelist I acquired some WWII forces mail to the same address in South Wales. One was from Ken Bailey in June 1944 to his parents. Only on reading the other two, sent later, did I realise these were from soldier friends sending condolences. Research shows he was killed in the Hampshires attack on Maltot, Normandy two weeks after the letter I have was sent - probably one of his last home. He is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery.R Walker
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