| Northumberland Fusiliers | | Active | 1674 - 1968 | | Country | United Kingdom | | Branch | British Army | | Type | Line Infantry | | Size | 2 , Regular Battalions - 57 , World War One
- 8 , World War Two
| | Garrison/HQ | Alnwick | | Nickname | The Fighting 5th , 5th of Foot | | Motto | Quo Fata Vocant = Whither the Fates call | | Anniversaries | St Georges Day 23rd April | | Insignia | | Hackle | Red over White
| The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of England's premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674.When first raised it was part of the Dutch Service and known as the Irish Regiment, or Viscount Clare's Regiment. Until 1751, like most other regiments, it was known successively by the names of the colonels who commanded them at the time. The Regiment was transferred to the British Service in 1689. From 5 June 1685 its order of precedence was the 5th Regiment of the Line. It was not until 1 July 1751 that it was designated by that number as the "5th Regiment of Foot" when the system of naming regiments after their Colonels was dropped. As a fusilier regiment, it wears a hackle, which in this case is red over white. This distinction was originally a white plume which His Majesty's Fifth Regiment of Foot had taken from the head dress of fallen French troops at St. Lucia in December 1778. The Fifth Regiment of Foot became His Majesty's Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot with the county affiliations of 1782. In 1829 King George IV ordered the white plume to be worn by all infantry regiments, and in order not to take away from the Fifth (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot's battle honour, their plume was distinguished by being made red over white. This came from the legend that the men of the Fifth ( Northumberland) Regiment of Foot having dipped the white plumes in the blood of the French at St. Lucia. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
For the parish in New Brunswick, see Alnwick, New Brunswick Alnwick (pronounced anick ) is a small market town in north Northumberland, in the north-east of England. ...
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The 5th (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment. ...
Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. ...
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On 4 May 1836 it became a fusilier regiment and was redesignated as the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. With the Cardwell reforms of 1881, the regiment was linked with the county on 1 July 1881, as the Northumberland Fusiliers with the general loss of numbering. is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Fusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. ...
A series of reforms of the British Army undertaken by Secretary of State for War (and former soldier) Edward Cardwell in 1870. ...
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Regular battalions continued for many years afterwards to refer to themselves as the "Fifth Fusiliers" unofficially .On 3 June 1935, the regiment was given the prefix "Royal". With the British Army reforms of the late 1960s forming large regiments, it was merged with other regiments and became the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers on St George's Day, 23 April 1968.-1...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation...
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is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
To this day, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers continues to wear some of the insignia of the four county regiments from which it was formed and to honour their traditions and carry their battle honours.
Battalions
As with all the Line Infantry Regiments in peace time there were two Battalions , this changed in World War 1 (The Great War)
The Boer War - 2nd Battalion - The battalion sailed as corps troops, then Brigaded (2nd Northumberland Fusiliers, 1st Royal Scots, and 1st Derbys, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment)), under General Sir William Gatacre.
Battles The Northumberland Fusiliers were involved in; The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. ...
The Queens Lancashire Regiment (QLR) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old...
Sir William Forbes Gatacre (1843-1906) was an English soldier, born near Stirling, and educated at Royal Military College Sandhurst. ...
Charleston defenses, Belmont battlefield by Julius Bien & Co. ...
Combatants Great Britain Boers Commanders Lord Methuen Piet Cronje Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties 70 dead 415 wounded 150 The Battle of Modder River was an engagement in the Boer War, fought at Modder River, on November 28, 1899. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Boers Commanders Lord Methuen Piet Cronje Strength 13,000 8,500 Casualties Nearly 1,000 70 dead 250 wounded Unknown captured and deserted, but believed to be significant The Battle of Magersfontein was fought on December 11, 1899 at Magersfontein near Kimberley at , on the borders of...
Combatants Great Britain Boers Commanders William Forbes Gatacre Field Kommandant Olivier Strength 1200 infantry 250 mounted infantry 12 guns 2300 total Casualties 90 killed and wounded 600 missing unknown {{{notes}}} The Battle of Stormberg was the first British defeat of Black Week, in which three successive British forces were defeated...
Combatants Great Britain Boers Commanders Brigadier General Broadwood Christiaan de Wet Strength 2000 12 guns 400 (1600 distantly engaged) Casualties 600 7 guns 8 (eight) {{{notes}}} Sanna’s Post (aka Korn Spruit) was an engagement fought during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) between the British Empire and the Boers...
Nooitgedacht is the name of several places: Nooitgedacht (Drenthe), a hamlet in the Netherlands. ...
The Great War The Northumberland Fusiliers raised 52 Battalions , 29 served overseas
1st Battalion 9th Brigade , 3rd Infantry Division The 3rd Infantry Division may refer to infantry divisions in a number of world armies: British 3rd Infantry Division Canadian 3rd Infantry Division German 3rd Infantry Division U.S. 3rd Infantry Division Polish 3rd Carpathian Infantry Division Italian 3rd Infantry Division Ravenna This number-oriented article is a disambiguation page...
Combatants United Kingdom German Empire Commanders Sir John French Alexander von Kluck Strength 4 divisions 8 divisions Casualties 1,600 5,000 (estimate) The Battle of Mons [1] was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. // Following the surrender of the Liège...
For other battles known as Battle of the Somme, see Battle of the Somme (disambiguation). ...
The Battle of the Ancre was the final act of the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ...
2nd Battalion - August 1914 : in Sabathu, India. Returned to England 22 December 1914. Joined 84th Brigade, 28th Division. June 1918 : left Brigade and moved to France. Joined 150th Brigade, 50th Division.
Western Front
Battle of Gravenstafel
Battle of St.Julien
Battle of Frezenberg
Battle of Bellewaarde
Battle of Loos
Balkans Campaign
Battle of Doiran A number of militaries have a 28th Division: British 28th Division U.S. 28th Infantry Division This number-oriented article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. ...
Western Front was a term used during the First and Second World Wars to describe the contested armed frontier between lands controlled by Germany to the East and the Allies to the West. ...
Combatants France United Kingdom Canada Newfoundland German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien Albrecht of Württemberg Strength 8 infantry divisions 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead, wounded, or missing The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used chemical weapons on...
Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. The battle was the British component of the combined Anglo-French offensive known as the Second Battle of Artois. ...
Combatants Germany Italy Bulgaria Albania Greece United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Yugoslavia Commanders Maximilian von Weichs Giovanni Messe Alexander Papagos Henry Maitland Wilson The Balkans Campaign was the Italian and German invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II. It began with Italys annexation of Albania in April...
Combatants Great Britain, Greece Bulgaria Commanders George Milne Vladimir Vazov Strength - English: 4 divisions, Greeks: 2 divisions - 9-th Infantry division, with parts of 11-th Infantry division and the Mountain Division (Total: 34,500) Casualties English: 47,000 Greeks: 12,000 494 The Battle of Doiran was fought from...
3rd Battalion Remained in the UK
1/4 Battalion 1915 :Brigade became 149th Brigade , 50th Division. 15 July 1918 : reduced to cadre strength and transferred to Lines of Communication. 16 August 1918 : transferred to 118th Brigade, 39th Division. 10 November1918 : disbanded in France. The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. ...
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Arras
Third Battle of Ypres Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
1/5 Battalion 1915 - 149th Brigade , 50th Division. 15 July 1918 : reduced to cadre strength and transferred to Lines of Communication. 16 August 1918 : transferred to 118th Brigade, 39th Division. 10 November 1918 : disbanded in France The 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was a 1st Line Territorial Army division during the Second World War. ...
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Arras
Third Battle of Ypres Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
1/6 Battalion 1915 : 149th Brigade 50th Division. 15 July 1918 : reduced to cadre strength and transferred to Lines of Communication. 16 August 1918 : transferred to 118th Brigade, 39th Division. 10 November 1918 : disbanded in France.
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Arras
Third Battle of Ypres Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
1/7 Battalion 1915 , 149th Brigade, 50th Division. 12 February 1918 : transferred to 42nd Division as Pioneers. 42nd Division is a military division; British 42nd (East Lancashire) Division US 42nd Infantry Division This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Arras
Third Battle of Ypres Combatants Belgium Canada France Colonial forces United Kingdom British India German Empire Commanders Horace Smith-Dorrien[1] Henri Gabriel Putz[2] A.-L.-T. de Ceuninck[3] Albrecht of Württemberg[4] Strength 8 infantry divisions[5] 7 infantry divisions Casualties 70,000 dead, wounded, or missing 35,000 dead...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
The Battle of Arras is the name of a number of battles near the town of Arras in Artois, France: Battle of Arras (1654) Battle of Arras (1917) - British offensive during the First World War. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
2/4th, 2/5th and 2/6th Battalions 24th and 2/5th formed , November 1914, and 2/6th , December 1914. January 1915 :attached to 188th Brigade, original 63rd Division. July 1916, Division broken up. November 1916 :attached to 217th Brigade, 72nd Division. December 1917, 2/6th and 2/5th disbanded in England, 2/4th May 1918 2/4th same. A military division: British 63rd (Royal Naval) Division US 63rd Infantry Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
2/7th Battalion 1915 :attached to 188th Brigade, original 63rd Division. July 1916, Division broken up. January 1917 : moved to Egypt as a Garrison Bn A military division: British 63rd (Royal Naval) Division US 63rd Infantry Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
3/4th, 3/5th, 3/6th and 3/7th Battalions Formed June 1915, became Reserve Bns April 1916. September 1916 : 3/4th absorbed the others.
35th Battalion 1917, the 21st Provisional Bn became 35th Bn TF. The 41st was formed from Home Service personnel from the TF Bns of the regiment.
36th Battalion 1 January 1917, the 22nd Provisional Bn became 36th Bn TF. The 41st was formed from Home Service personnel from the TF Bns of the regiment. Went to France in May, 1915 : then attached to 178rd Brigade, 59th Division. In military terms, 59th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions 59th Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 59th Division (China) List of military divisions by number Category: ...
New Armies
8th Battalion attached to , 34th Brigade , 11th (Northern) Division Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Sari Bair (Redirected from 11th (Northern) Division) The British 11th (Northern) Division, was one of the Kitcheners Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener, it fought at Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War. ...
Belligerents British Empire Australia British India Newfoundland New Zealand United Kingdom Egyptian labourers[1] France Senegal Ottoman Empire German Empire[2] Austria-Hungary[3] Commanders Sir Ian Hamilton Lord Kitchener John de Robeck Otto Liman von Sanders Mustafa Kemal Strength 5 divisions (initial) 16 divisions (final) 6 divisions (initial) 15...
// Combatants British Empire Australia India New Zealand United Kingdom Ottoman Empire Commanders Ian Hamilton Otto von Sanders Mustafa Kemal Strength 4 divisions (initial) 8 divisions (final) Unknown Casualties Suvla: 8,155 Anzac: 12,000+ Total: 20,155+ 12,000 The Battle of Sari Bair, also known as the August Offensive...
9th Battalion , Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry $52th Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. 3 August 1917 : transferred to 104th Brigade, 34th Division. 25 September 1917 : absorbed the 2/1st Northumberland Yeomanry and became the 9th (Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry) Bn. 26 May 1918 : transferred to 183rd Brigade, 61st Division. (Redirected from 17th (Northern) Division) The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ...
A number of countries have a 34th Division: British 34th Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Third Battle of Ypres
Battle of Epehy Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
Combatants United Kingdom Australia Germany Commanders Henry Rawlinson Unknown Strength 12 divisions Unknown Casualties Total: unknown Australian: 1,260 men Total: unknown Captured: 9,000 men The Battle of Epéhy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army (under the command...
9th Battalions attached to 52th Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. 3 August 1917 : transferred to 104th Brigade, 34th Division. 25 September 1917 : absorbed the 2/1st Northumberland Yeomanry and became the 9th (Northumberland Hussars Yeomanry) Bn. 26 May 1918 : transferred to 183rd Brigade, 61st Division Battle of the Somme
Battle of Albert
Battle of Bazentin Ridge
Battle of Pozières
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Battle of Morval
Battle of Le Transloy
Battle of Messines
Third Battle of Ypres
Battle of Vittorio Veneto (Redirected from 17th (Northern) Division) The British 17th (Northern) Division was a New Army division formed in September 1914 as part of the K2 Army Group. ...
A number of countries have a 34th Division: British 34th Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
A military division: British 61st (2nd South Midland) Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom South Africa German Empire Commanders Henry Rawlinson Fritz von Below Strength 5 divisions 2 divisions Casualties 9,000 dead, wounded, or missing 1,400 captured The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the...
Belligerents Australia United Kingdom Germany Commanders Hubert Gough, William Birdwood ? Strength 3 divisions ? Casualties and losses 16,780 ? The Battle of Pozières was a two week struggle for the French village of Pozières, and the ridge on which it stands, during the middle stages of the 1916 Battle...
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Messines was launched on June 7, 1917 by British General Herbert Plumers second army, which included the 16th (Irish) Division and the 36th (Ulster) Division, near the villages of Mesen (in French Messines, as it was on most maps at that time) and Wytschaete. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
Combatants Italy United Kingdom France United States Image:Flag of Austria-Hungary. ...
10th Battalion Formed at Newcastle, September 1914, as part of K3. September 1914 : attached to 68th Brigade, 23rd Division. The British 23rd Division was a New Army division that was sent to France in August, 1915. ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom South Africa German Empire Commanders Henry Rawlinson Fritz von Below Strength 5 divisions 2 divisions Casualties 9,000 dead, wounded, or missing 1,400 captured The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the...
Belligerents Australia United Kingdom Germany Commanders Hubert Gough, William Birdwood ? Strength 3 divisions ? Casualties and losses 16,780 ? The Battle of Pozières was a two week struggle for the French village of Pozières, and the ridge on which it stands, during the middle stages of the 1916 Battle...
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Messines was launched on June 7, 1917 by British General Herbert Plumers second army, which included the 16th (Irish) Division and the 36th (Ulster) Division, near the villages of Mesen (in French Messines, as it was on most maps at that time) and Wytschaete. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
Combatants Italy United Kingdom France United States Image:Flag of Austria-Hungary. ...
11th Battalion Formed at Newcastle, September 1914, as part of K3. September 1914 : attached to 68th Brigade, 23rd Division. The British 23rd Division was a New Army division that was sent to France in August, 1915. ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom South Africa German Empire Commanders Henry Rawlinson Fritz von Below Strength 5 divisions 2 divisions Casualties 9,000 dead, wounded, or missing 1,400 captured The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the...
Belligerents Australia United Kingdom Germany Commanders Hubert Gough, William Birdwood ? Strength 3 divisions ? Casualties and losses 16,780 ? The Battle of Pozières was a two week struggle for the French village of Pozières, and the ridge on which it stands, during the middle stages of the 1916 Battle...
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Morval, which began on 25 September 1916, was an attack by the British Fourth Army on the German-held villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs during the Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. ...
The Battle of Messines was launched on June 7, 1917 by British General Herbert Plumers second army, which included the 16th (Irish) Division and the 36th (Ulster) Division, near the villages of Mesen (in French Messines, as it was on most maps at that time) and Wytschaete. ...
Passchendaele village, before and after the Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele, otherwise known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was one of the major battles of World War I, fought by British, ANZAC, and Canadian soldiers against the German army near Ypres (Ieper in Flemish) in West Flanders...
Combatants Italy United Kingdom France United States Image:Flag of Austria-Hungary. ...
12th & 13th Battalions - 12th Battalion , 62nd Brigade , 21st Division
- 13th Battalion , 62nd Brigade , 21st Division
Battle of Loos
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Albert
Battle of Epehy The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. The battle was the British component of the combined Anglo-French offensive known as the Second Battle of Artois. ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Australia Germany Commanders Henry Rawlinson Unknown Strength 12 divisions Unknown Casualties Total: unknown Australian: 1,260 men Total: unknown Captured: 9,000 men The Battle of Epéhy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army (under the command...
14th Battalion - 14th Battalion - France, DivisonalTroops , 21st Division
Battle of Loos
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of Albert
Battle of Epehy The Battle of Loos was one of the major British offensives mounted on the Western Front in 1915 during World War I. The battle was the British component of the combined Anglo-French offensive known as the Second Battle of Artois. ...
Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Australia Germany Commanders Henry Rawlinson Unknown Strength 12 divisions Unknown Casualties Total: unknown Australian: 1,260 men Total: unknown Captured: 9,000 men The Battle of Epéhy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army (under the command...
15th Battalion 1914 : attached to 89th Brigade, 30th Division. April 1915 : became a second Reserve battalion (after the 3rd Bn). September 1916 : absorbed into Training Reserve battalions of 1st Reserve Brigade. The British 30th Division was a New Army division that was originally made up of battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage. ...
16th & 17th Battalions 16th Battalion - (Newcastle Commercials Pals Battalion) , 96th Brigade , 32nd Division 17th Battalion - (Newcastle Railway Pals Battalion) , Divisional Troops , 32nd Division 32nd Infantry Division may refer to: French 32nd Infantry Division U.S. 32nd Infantry Brigade Category: ...
32nd Infantry Division may refer to: French 32nd Infantry Division U.S. 32nd Infantry Brigade Category: ...
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Albert
Battle of Amiens Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
Combatants United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia Germany Commanders Henry Rawlinson Georg von der Marwitz Strength 4 Aus. ...
18th Battalion 1915 : became a Pioneer Bn. 16 June 1915 : attached as Divisional Troops to 34th Division. 8 May 1918 : reduced to cadre strength. 17 June 1918 : transferred as infantry to 116th Brigade , 39th Division. 29 July 1918 : transferred to 118th Brigade , 39th Division. 29 July 1918 : transferred as Divisional Troops to 66th Division. 20 September 1918 : transferred with 197th Brigade to Lines of Communication. A number of countries have a 34th Division: British 34th Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
19th Battalion Formed at Newcastle, 11 November 1914, by the Lord Mayor and City. 8 February 1915 : became a Pioneer Bn. July 1915 : attached as Divisional Troops to 35th Division. The 35th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. World War I Activated: August 1917 (National Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska). ...
First Day on the Somme Conflict First World War Date 1 July 1916 Place Somme, Picardy, France Result Decisive German victory The first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, was the opening day of the British and French offensive that became the Battle of the Somme. ...
For other battles known as Battle of the Somme, see Battle of the Somme (disambiguation). ...
Tynside Scottish Battalions 20th , 21st , 22nd , 23rd 102nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, 34th Division A number of countries have a 34th Division: British 34th Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The brigade suffered the worst losses of any brigade on 1 July (the Tyneside Irish Brigade had the next worst tally of casualties). The 4th Tyneside Scottish battalion lost 629 men (19 officers and 610 other ranks), the third worst battalion loss of the day. The 1st Tyneside Scottish lost 584 men and the 3rd Tyneside Scottish lost 537 men. All four battalion commanders were killed (the 2nd Tyneside Scottish's commander had been killed shortly before the battle).
The brigade's losses on 1 July were so severe that on 6 July it, along with the Tyneside Irish Brigade, was transferred to the 37th Division, swapping with the 111th Brigade. The two brigades returned to the 34th Division on 22 August.
Battle of the Somme (1916) Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
Tyneside Irish Battalions 24th , 25th , 26th , 27th 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade 34th Division A number of countries have a 34th Division: British 34th Division This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The advance of the Tyneside Irish Brigade of the 34th Division, which started nearly one mile from the German front line, in full view of the defenders' machine guns, and was effectively wiped out before it reached its own friendly forward trench line. The Tyneside Irish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitcheners Army, raised in 1914. ...
The British 34th Division was a New Army division formed in April France on January 1916 and spent the duration of the First World War in action on the Western Front. ...
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Battle of the Somme (1916) Combatants British Empire Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa United Kingdom France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British & 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10. ...
28th (Reserve) Battalion September 1916 : absorbed into Training Reserve Bns, in 19th Reserve Brigade.
29th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) September 1916 :became 84th Training Reserve Bn, in 20th Reserve Brigade.
30th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Irish) September 1916 :became 85th Training Reserve Bn, in 20th Reserve Brigade
31st (Reserve) Battalion September 1916 : absorbed into Training Reserve Bns, in 19th Reserve Brigade.
32nd (Reserve) Battalion September 1916 :became 80th Training Reserve Bn, in 19th Reserve Brigade.
33rd (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) September 1916 :absorbed into Training Reserve Bns, in 20th Reserve Brigade
34th (Reserve) Battalion (Tyneside Irish) Formed from the 30th (Reserve) Bn. 1916 :absorbed into Training Reserve Bns, in 20th Reserve Brigade.
37th (Home Service) Battalion Formed April 1918.
38th Battalion Formed June 1918 and absorbed by 22nd Bn less than three weeks later
1st (Garrison) Battalion Formed in August 1915 and went to Malta
2nd (Garrison) Battalion Formed in October 1915 and went to India in February 1916
3rd (Home Service) (Garrison) Battalion Formed in March 1916 and went to Ireland - The 12th & 13th ,Battalions , Amalgamated in 1917
- The 24th & 27th ,Battalions , Amalgamated in 1917 as the 24th/27th Battalion
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Keren is the third largest city in Eritrea, lying north west of Asmara, with a population of around 75,000 people. ...
1st Machine Gun Battalion 4th Indian Infantry Division 1940 Operation Compass , Sidi Barrani , (North Africa) , 1941 , battles at Keren , (Eritrea) . Returned to Egypt with the division split 5th Indian Brigade ,inolved in the advance on Damascus , the rest of the Division involved in the fighting that centered abound Tobruk , fron June 1941 returned to Syria For most of this period the Division was dispersed with units temporarily attached to other formations much to the disgust of Major General Francis Tuker who assumed command of the Division in December 1941. Notable at this time was the break-out at the end of January by 7 Brigade, having been cut off at Benghazi during the Germans' counter-offensive from Agheila and moving 200 miles avoiding the enemy to rejoin the 8th Army. Combatants Western Desert Force United Kingdom Indian Empire Australia Italian Tenth Army Commanders Richard OConnor Rodolfo Graziani Pietro Maletti †Annibale Bergonzoli Strength 31,000 soldiers(december 1940 250,000)[1] 120 artillery pieces 275 tanks 60 Armoured cars 150,000 soldiers 1,600 guns 600 tanks Casualties 500 dead...
Sidi Barrani is a village in Egypt, ~95km from the border with Libya, and ~240km from Tobruk. ...
Belligerents United Kingdom British Raj Free France Italy Commanders William Platt Nicola Carnimeo Strength 13,000[1] Indian 4th Infantry Division Indian 5th Infantry Division 2 battalions Free French 23,000[1] Casualties and losses 536 Killed[2] 3,229 Wounded[2] 3,000 Killed[2] 3,500 Wounded, Missing...
Tobruk is on the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Libya. ...
Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker, KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer. ...
The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations in World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns. ...
Early in April 1942 the Division was dispersed with 7 Brigade going to Cyprus, 5 Brigade to Syria, 11 Brigade to the Suez Canal Zone for training and the Central India Horse to Iraq after a period of training. By May 1942 11 Brigade was back in the fighting at Tobruk (attached to 5th Indian Infantry Division). 11th Brigade was caught in the siege of Tobruk which fell on 21 June, and so disappeared from the order of battle for the next 18 months. 5th Brigade was rushed to the desert in June 1942 - after escaping from Mersa Matruh, the brigade held the vital Ruweisat Ridge at Alamein in the fighting of July-August 1942. Shortly before the second battle of Alamein in October 1942 the 4th Indian Division was back together again with the 7th Brigade returning from Cyprus and 161st Brigade attached (until December 1942) to fill the gap of the over-run 11th Brigade. The Division had a relatively subsidiary role in the battle, holding in stiff fighting, as a diversionary tactic, the Ruweisat Ridge which was at the centre of the Allied front whilst the breakthrough was planned further North. The Central India Horse is a tank regiment of the Indian Army. ...
Combatants Australia United Kingdom South Africa Poland Czechoslovakia Germany Italy Commanders Leslie Morshead Erwin Rommel Strength 14,000 35,000? Casualties Britain: 9009 killed 941 captured estimated 12,000 total 8,000 The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces, mostly Australian, in the North...
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Belligerents Australia Free French Greece New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom Indian Empire Germany Italy Commanders Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Georg Stumme Ettore Bastico Strength 220,000 men 1,029 tanks[1] 750 aircraft (530 serviceable) 900 medium and field artillery guns[2] 1,401 Anti Tank Guns...
March 1943 it fought with distinction through to the fall of Tunis in May 1943 gaining a particular reputation for its prowess in mountainous country. The Division had the honour of capturing General von Arnim in Tunisia, bringing an end to the North African campaign. Its major battles in North Africa were Benghazi, Tobruk, Wadi Akarit, Enfidaville and Tunis. Combatants United Kingdom United States France Germany Italy Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Harold Alexander Keneth Anderson Bernard Montgomery Albert Kesselring Erwin Rommel Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Giovanni Messe The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia), was a series of World War II battles that took place...
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (4 April 1889 - 11 September 1962), was a German colonel-general of cavalry, serving during World War II. He was born in Ernsdorf, Germany in 1889, the son of General Sixt von Arnim. ...
The division then moved in January 1944 to Italy. It took a major role (sustaining very heavy casualties) in the second battle for Monte Cassino and also the third battle (in March 1944). Combatants United Kingdom United States Poland New Zealand Canada Free France India and others Germany Commanders Harold Alexander Mark Clark Oliver Leese Albert Kesselring Heinrich von Vietinghoff Frido von Senger Strength 105,000 80,000 Casualties 54,000 20,000 The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle...
late in March 1944 and the division took part in the advance from Cassino after the fourth battle in May 1944 to the Trasimene Line in Central Italy and then the Gothic Line. Allied advance to and beyond the Trasimene Line, 1944 The Trasimene Line was a German defensive line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. It was also sometimes known as the Albert Line. ...
German defensive positions in Northern Italy 1944 370th Infantry Regiment walking toward the mountains at north of Prato - April 1945 The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselrings last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits...
In November 1944 the division was shipped to Greece to help stabilise the country after the Axis withdrawal. Black: Zenith of the Axis Powers Capital Not applicable Political structure Military alliance Historical era World War II - Tripartite Pact September 27, 1940 - Anti-Comintern Pact November 25, 1936 - Pact of Steel May 22, 1939 - Dissolved 1945 This article is about the independent countries (states) that comprised the Axis powers. ...
2nd Machine Gun Battalion - 4th Infantry Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Colchester. Served in France from 10.39 until 6.40, in North Africa from 3.43 until 12.43, in Egypt from 12.43 until 2.44, in Italy from 2.44 until 12.44, and in Greece from 12.44 until the end of the war. Fought at Oued Zarga, the Medjez Plain, Tunis, Cassino, on the Trasimene Line, Arezzo, Florence, and on the Rimini Line. Ended the war under command of HQ Land Forces (Greece).1940 Dunkirk ,1943 Tunisia Campaign , Operation Vulcan , British IX Corps , British 1st Army
The 4th Infantry Division has been a regular British Army division since World War I, including during the Second World War. ...
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Combatants United Kingdom United States France Germany Italy Commanders Dwight D. Eisenhower Harold Alexander Keneth Anderson Bernard Montgomery Albert Kesselring Erwin Rommel Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Giovanni Messe The Tunisia Campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia), was a series of World War II battles that took place...
During World War II, Operation Vulcan was the final ground attack against German forces in Tunis, Cap Bon and Bizerte, the last Axis toeholds in north Africa. ...
The British IX Corps was an army corps formation that existed during World War I and World War II. World War I The IX Corps was originally formed in England in 1915 in readiness to make a new landing at Suvla during the Battle of Gallipoli. ...
The British First Army was a field army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. ...
3rd Reconnaissance Battalion - 3rd Infantry Division - Existing division at the start of the war, headquartered in Bulford. Served in France from 9.39 until 6.40,The Third Division was the first British division to land at Sword Beach on D-Day and fought through the Battle of Normandy, the Netherlands and later the invasion of Germany. For the campaign in Normandy
The British 3rd Infantry Division, known as the Iron Division, was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Germany Commanders General-Lieutenant Miles Dempsey, British 3rd Infantry Division Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter, German 716th Static Infantry Division Hans von Luck, German 21st Panzer Division Strength 28,845 Unknown Casualties 630 Unknown German defense at Ouistreham. ...
This article is about the assault phase of Operation Overlord. ...
This article is about the assault phase of Operation Overlord. ...
4th Machine Gun Battalion France and Belgium from 1.1940 until 6.1940. Egypt from 6.1941 until 7.1941 & 2.1942, from 6.1942 until 12.1942, & from 5.1943 until 9.1943. Cyprus from 7.1941 until 11.1941. Syria from 1.1942 until 2.1942. Libya from 2.1942 until 6.1942 & from 12.1943 until 3.1943 & from 4.1943 until 5.1943. North Africa from 3.1943 until 4.1943. Sicily from 7.1943 until 10.1943. Northwestern Europe from 6.1944 until 12.1944. Redesignated an Infantry (Reserve) Division in the U.K. 8.1945. Arrived in Norway and retitled HQ British Land Forces Norway. The British 50th (Northumbrian) Division was a first-line Territorial Force division. ...
Battles Arras.Counter Attack, Ypres-Comines Canal, Battle of Gazala ,Mersa Matruh, second battle of El Alamein, Operation Supercharge , Operation Pugilist ,Mareth, Akarit, Enfidaville, assaulted Sicily Operation Husky, assaulted Normandy Gold Beach, and in the Neder rijn Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
Combatants Panzer Army Afrika Italian Army Eighth Army Commanders Erwin Rommel Claude Auchinleck Neil Ritchie Strength 80,000 390 tanks 175,000 949 tanks Casualties 32,000 dead, wounded, or captured 114 tanks destroyed 98,000 dead, wounded, or captured 540 tanks destroyed The Battle of Gazala was an important...
Mersa Matruh is a seaport in Egypt, Africa. ...
Belligerents Australia Free French Greece New Zealand South Africa United Kingdom Indian Empire Germany Italy Commanders Harold Alexander Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Georg Stumme Ettore Bastico Strength 220,000 men 1,029 tanks[1] 750 aircraft (530 serviceable) 900 medium and field artillery guns[2] 1,401 Anti Tank Guns...
The Battle of Alamein, or more correctly the Second Battle of El Alamein, marked a significant turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II and was the first major victory by an Allied force over the Wehrmacht. ...
Operation Pugilist was a battle in Egypt during World War II. Categories: | ...
Enfidha (or Dar-el-Bey) is a town in northeastern Tunisia. ...
Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ...
Combatants United Kingdom Germany Commanders Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey, British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division Generalleutnant Wilhelm Richter, German 716th Static Infantry Division Generalleutnant Dietrich Kraiss, German 352nd Static Infantry Division Strength 24,970 Unknown Casualties 400 altogether Unknown This article is about a World War II invasion. ...
43rd (6th (City) Battalion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Royal Tank Regiment, 43rd RTR Part of 3rd Infantry Division , (1942-43) The Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...
The British 3rd Infantry Division, known as the Iron Division, was originally formed in 1809 by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington for service in the Peninsula War, and was known as the Fighting 3rd under Sir Thomas Picton during the Napoleonic Wars. ...
7th Machine Gun Battalion - 51st (Highland) Division ,had been stationed at the Maginot Line, and had thus escaped being encircled with the rest of the BEF at Dunkirk. It was then pulled back to the west of Northern France, where it was attached to the French 10th Army. For some time, it was forced to hold a line four times longer than that which would normally be expected of a division. During this period, the 154th Brigade was detached and withdrawn successfully. However, the 152nd Brigade and 153rd Brigade were trapped at Saint-Valéry-en-Caux, and surrendered on June 12.
,reformed after Dunkirk - 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division - Fought at Caen and Mount Pincon. Served in northwestern Europe from 6.44 until 10.44. 19.10.44 disbanded in northwestern Europe. The Maginot Line (IPA: [maÊ’inoË], named after French minister of defense André Maginot) was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine gun posts, and other defenses, which France constructed along its borders with Germany and Italy, in the light of experience from World War I...
This article is about a Second World War battle in 1940, for the 1658 battle of the same name see Battle of the Dunes (1658) Combatants United Kingdom France Belgium Germany Commanders Lord Gort General Weygand Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Ewald von Kleist (Panzergruppe von Kleist) Strength approx. ...
Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a seaside town and commune of the Seine Maritime département, Haute-Normandie région, Normandy, France, located 30 km west of Dieppe and 30 km east of Fécamp. ...
is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The 59th (Staffordshire) Infanty Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit of the British Army during the Second World War. ...
The 23rd (Northumbrian) Division was raised in October 1939, and was sent to France on 22 April 1940 on Labour and training duties, without any of its artillery , signals, or administration units. Categories: Possible copyright violations ...
The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...
Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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On 20 May 1940 the division suffered heavy casualties trying to delay the German advance at Arras. On its return to Britain, after Dunkirk, the 23rd Division was disbanded due to the heavy losses it had suffered. Ironically both of its infantry brigades would still survive till 1944 and see action in Normandy. The 70th Infantry Brigade being apart of the 49th Division and the 69th Infantry Brigade having seen action in the desert prior to Normandy as a part of the 50th Northumbrian Division . is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
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This military division was formed on April 1, 1908 as the West Riding Division in the Territorial Force of the British Army. ...
// British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division History This formation was sent to France in 1940 as a Territorial Army division, and was involved in the evacuation at Dunkirk. ...
9th Machine Gun Battalion The 23rd Northumbrian Division was raised in October 1939, and was sent to France on 22 April 1940 on Labour and training duties, without any of its artillery , signals, or administration units. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On 20 May 1940 the division suffered heavy casualties trying to delay the German advance at Arras. On its return to Britain, after Dunkirk, the 23rd Division was disbanded due to the heavy losses it had suffered. is the 140th day of the year (141st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
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After Dunkirk the Battalion was transferred to the 18th Infantry Division was landed at Singapore a few weeks before the fall of the island. Its units went into Japanese POW camps after the brief but violent week long Battle of Singapore. This division was not reformed. The French 18th Infantry Division was a French Army formation during World War II. During the Battle of France in May 1940 the division was made up of the following units: 66 Infantry Regiment 77 Infantry Regiment 125 Infantry Regiment 30 Reconnaissance Battalion 19 Artillery Regiment 219 Artillery Regiment It...
Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...
Combatants Malaya Command: Indian III Corps Australian 8th Div. ...
Korean War 29th Infantry Brigade The 29th Infantry Brigade was a unit of the British Army. ...
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The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...
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Aden The 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers flew into Aden's Khormaksar airfield in September 1966. The Battalion was arriving in Aden to relieve the East Yorkshire Regiment, whose area of responsibility had been Crater. The Battalion landed at 3.00 AM and by 6.00 AM that same morning, X Company Northumberland Fusiliers moved into Crater to start their Internal Security operations. The Crater district was in the old part of Aden and was made up of a labyrinth of tiny streets with only two main roads leading in and out. About 70,000 Arabs lived in Crater. It was also here that the NLF and FOSY carried out their murderous campaign against each other and the British army. Most attacks on the British patrols were made by lone grenade-throwing terrorists. During the first day of the Northumberland Fusiliers tour of Aden, a patrol in Crater shot and killed one terrorist and wounded another after a grenade was thrown at them. The grenade was later found to be a sardine can but the Northumberland Fusiliers CO Col. Dick Blenkinsop was quick to back up his men saying it was the correct action to take in the situation his men had faced. He also hoped that this action would send a message to the NLF and FLOSY that the Northumberland Fusiliers were not to be played with. No more attacks were made against British soldiers for the next few weeks. The East Yorkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685. ...
On the 11th of November the Battalion took its first casualties. A patrol under the command of Company Sergeant Major Pringle was travelling up the Marine Drive in a Land Rover when a grenade was thrown at the vehicle. The explosion turned over the Land Rover, spilling its occupants into the road and wounding CSM Pringle in the shoulder, but the main force of the explosion landed in the middle of a group of Arabs, killing one woman and seriously wounding others. The Arab who threw the grenade ran off and tried to disappear in the roads that led into the Bazaar. Fusilier Reagan who was the Battalion's cross-country runner was not hurt in the explosion and ran after the terrorist. Reagan soon caught up with him and tackled him with his rifle. Reagan calmly returned his prisoner to the Land Rover were the rest of the patrol were tending to CSM Pringle and the wounded Arabs.
The grenade attacks continued throughout the rest of the Battalion's tour of Aden resulting in many deaths and injuries from grenade fragments. At the start of the tour some bright spark in the Battalion came up with the idea of an Aden Grenade tie which was awarded to any member of the Battalion who had a grenade thrown at them. By the end of the Northumberland Fusiliers' time in Aden every member of the Battalion had be given an Aden Grenade tie.
The Northumberland Fusiliers found themselves the object of much press attention. The British media were focusing on the Aden problem and were very critical of the Battalion's methods. Many pictures were taken of "Brutal British Soldiers " kicking and threatening Arabs. These pictures were always taken after a grenade had been thrown at a patrol, killing or wounding Fusiliers. Naturally the Fusiliers reacted fast and hard when these attacks happened. Most soldiers would try and capture the terrorist rather than start shooting and the best way of getting though a crowd of Arabs was by using the British Army boot and connecting the Arab rear ends.
The lowest point of the Northumberland Fusiliers' tour of Aden came when Lt. Davis and 7 other members of the Battalion were murdered during the Police Mutiny in June 1967 In July 1967 the Northumberland Fusiliers handed over control of Crater to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , and withdrew back to the UK. They left behind many of their mates in Silent Valley Cemetery who would never return to Blighty. It had been a hard tour of duty for the Battalion who had performed extremely well under the circumstances and had been branded as thugs by the world's Press. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ...
Battle Honours
Peninsula War 1808-1814 Rolica; Vimera; Corunna: Busaco; Ciudad Rodrigo: Badajos: Salamanca: Vittoria: Nivelle: Orthes; Toulouse: Peninsula
India Mutiny 1857 Lucknow
Afghan War 1878 Afghanistan 1878-1880
Reconquest of the Sudan 1896 - 98 Khartum
Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 Modder River; South Africa 1899-1902
The Great War 1914 - 1918 Mons; Marne 1914; Ypres 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918; St Julien; Somme 1916, 1918; Scarpe 1917, 1918; Selle; Piave; Struma; Suvla. Le Cateau; Retreat from Mons; Aisne 1914, 1918; La Bassée 1914; Messines 1914, 1917, 1918; Armentières 1914; Nonne Bosschen; Gravenstafel; Frezenberg; Bellewaarde; Loos; Albert 1916, 1918; Bazentin; Delville Wood; Pozières; Flers-Courcelette; Morval; Thiepval; Le Transloy; Ancre Heights; Ancre 1916; Arras 1917, 1918; Arleux; Pilckem; Langemarck 1917; Menin Road; Polygon Wood; Broodseinde; Passchendaele; Cambrai 1917, 1918; St Quentin; Bapaume 1918; Rosières; Lys; Estaires; Hazebrouck; Bailleul; Kemmel; Béthune; Scherpenberg; Drocourt Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Epéhy; Canal du Nord; St Quentin Canal; Beaurevoir; Courtrai; Valenciennes; Sambre; France and Flanders 1914-18; Vittorio Veneto; Italy 1917-18; Macedonia 1915-18; Landing at Suvla; Scimitar Hill; Gallipoli 1915; Egypt 1916-17
World War 2 1939-1945 Defence of Escaut; Arras Counter-attack; St Orner-La Bassée; Odon; Cagny; Falaise; Nederrijn; North-West Europe 1940, 1944-5; Belhamed; Ruweisat Ridge; Advance on Tripoli; Medenine; North Africa 1940-3; Volturno Crossing; Monte Camino; Garigliano Crossing; Italy 1943-5; Singapore Island. Dunkirk 1940; Caen; Rhineland; Sidi Barrani; Defence of Tobruk; Tobruk 1941; Cauldron; El Alamein; Salerno; Cassino II.
Korean War 1950 - 1953 Imjin; Seoul; Kowang-San; Korea 1950-51.
Victoria Cross
Robert Grant VC (1837—23 November 1874) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Robert Grant may refer to: Robert Grant UConn (Romantic writer) (1779–1838), Romantic period writer Robert Grant (novelist) (1852–1940), 20th century novelist Robert Grant (soldier) (1837–1874), Victoria Cross recipient Robert Grant (Christian Leader) (*1936), radio personality, pastor, founder Christian Voice, American Christian Cause, American Freedom Coalition Robert Grant...
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Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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He was approx. 20 years old, and a Sergeant in the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Foot (later The Northumberland Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ...
The 5th (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment. ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from a British perspective. ...
On 24 September 1857 at Alumbagh, India, Sergeant Grant went, under very heavy fire, to save the life of a private whose leg had been shot away. With the help of a lieutenant, Sergeant Grant carried the wounded man to the safety of the camp. is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
Alambagh, or Alumbagh, is the name of a large park or walled enclosure, containing a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well as a beautiful garden, situated about 4 m. ...
James Johnson VC (31 December 1889 - 23 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. James Johnson (31 December 1889 - 23 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He was 28 years old, and a Second Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army, attached to 36th Battalion during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
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On 14 October 1918 south west of Wez Macquart, France, during operations by strong patrols, Second Lieutenant Johnson repelled frequent counter-attacks and for six hours, under heavy fire, he held back the enemy. When at length he was ordered to retire he was the last to leave the advanced position carrying a wounded man. Three times subsequently this officer returned and brought in badly wounded men under intense enemy machine-gun fire. is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Patrick McHale VC (1826- 26 October 1866) was born in Killala, County Mayo and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Photo submitted by Neil Hutton Photo by Phil Payne - Dec 2000 Patrick McHale was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
Killala (Irish: Cill Ala) is a village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. ...
Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Castlebar Code: MO Area: 5,397 km² Population (2006) 123,648 Website: www. ...
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Details He was approximately 31 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Foot (later The Northumberland Fusiliers) British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
The 5th (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment. ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from a British perspective. ...
On 2 October 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private McHale was the first man at the capture of one of the guns at the Cawnpore Battery. On 22 December he was the first to take possession of one of the guns which had sent several rounds of grape through his company. On every occasion of attack Private McHale was the first to meet the enemy, amongst whom he caused such consternation by the boldness of his attack that those who followed him had little to do. His daring and sustained bravery became a byword among his comrades. is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
, Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ...
is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Peter McManus VC (March, 1829 – 27 April 1859) was born in Tynan, County Armagh, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Peter McManus was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Tynan is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, 6 miles from Armagh. ...
Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ...
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He was approximately 28 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Foot (later The Northumberland Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
The 5th (Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment. ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from a British perspective. ...
On 26 September 1857 at Lucknow, India, when a party of men was shut up and besieged in a house in the city, Private McManus stayed outside the house until he himself was wounded, and under cover of a pillar kept firing on the sepoys and prevented their rushing the house. He also, in conjunction with another private (John Ryan) dashed into the street and took a wounded captain out of a dhooly and carried him into the house in spite of heavy fire in which the captain was again wounded. is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
, Lucknow ( , Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. ...
John Ryan was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
He later achieved the rank of sergeant. He was killed in action, Allahabad, India, on 27 April 1859. For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ...
This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...
is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Ernest Sykes VC (4 April 1885-3 August 1949) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Ernest Sykes was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He was 32 years old, and a private in the 27th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ...
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On 19 April 1917, near Arras, France, the battalion in attack was held up by intense fire from front and flank, and suffered heavy casualties. Private Sykes, despite this heavy fire, went forward and brought back four wounded. He then made a fifth journey and remained out under conditions which appeared to be certain death, until he had bandaged all those too badly injured to be moved. is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
Thomas Bryan (21 January 1882-13 October 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Thomas Bryan was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...
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He was 35 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 25th (S) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Lance Corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. ...
THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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On 9 April 1917 near Arras, France, during an attack Lance-Corporal Bryan although wounded, went forward alone in order to silence a machine-gun which was inflicting much damage. He worked his way along the communication trench, approached the gun from behind, disabled it and killed two of the team. The results obtained by Lance-Corporal Bryan's action were very far-reaching. is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...
Arras (Dutch: ) is a town and commune in northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pas-de-Calais département. ...
Major Robert Henry Cain (Attached Staffordshire Regiment) Major Robert Henry Cain VC (2 January 1909 - 2 May 1974) was a Manx recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Major Robert Henry Cain OKW, VC (2 January 1909 - 2 May 1978) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
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He was 35 years old, and a temporary Major in The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army, attd. The South Staffordshire Regiment during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. ...
THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
History The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of The South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales). The Staffords can trace their history back to 1705 when a regiment known as the 38th Foot was raised at Lichfield...
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During the period 19 September to 25 September 1944 at Arnhem, the Netherlands, Major Cain's company was cut off from the battalion and throughout the whole of this time was closely engaged with enemy tanks, self-propelled guns and infantry. The Major was everywhere danger threatened, moving among his men and encouraging them to hold out. By his leadership he not only stopped but demoralized the enemy attacks and although he was suffering from a perforated ear-drum and multiple wounds, he refused medical attention. is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ...
After Arnhem, he oversaw the German surrender in Norway. Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ...
James Joseph Bernard Jackman VC (born in Dublin 19 March 1916 - 26 November 1941), was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Image:VCJamesJosephBernardJackman. ...
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is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He was 25 years old, and a Temporary Captain in The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. For other uses, see Captain (disambiguation). ...
THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS Nomenclature One of Englands premier county regiments, the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers can trace its ancestory back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
On 25 November 1941 at Tobruk, Libya, the assault on El Duda ridge was being slowed down by fierce enemy fire from anti-tank guns and Captain Jackman as calmly as though on manoeuvres, led his machinegun company to ease the situation on the right flank of our tanks. Then, standing up in his vehicle, he led the trucks across the front between the tanks and the guns and got them into action on the left flank. His coolness and complete disregard of danger not only inspired his own men but also the tank crews. He was killed next day. is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Tobruk is on the Mediterranean Sea in northeastern Libya. ...
He was killed in action, El Duda, Tobruk, Libya, North Africa, on 26 November 1941. Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Wilfred Wood VC (2 February 1897-3 January 1982) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...
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is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
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He was 21 years old, and a private in the 10th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
On 28 October 1918 near Casa Vana, Italy, when the advance was being held up by hostile machine-guns and snipers, Private Wood on his own initiative worked forward with his Lewis gun, enfiladed the enemy machine-gun nest and caused 140 men to surrender. Later, when a hidden machine-gun opened fire at point-blank range, Private Wood charged the gun, firing his Lewis gun from the hip at the same time. He killed the machine-gun crew and, without further orders, pushed on and enfiladed a ditch from which three officers and 160 men subsequently surrendered. is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
John Scott Youll VC (6 June 1897 - 27 October 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. John Scott Youll was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
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is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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A former colliery electrician at Thornley, Durham, he was 21 years old, and a Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army, attached to 11th (Service) Battalion during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. Thornley is a village in County Durham, in England. ...
Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was one of Englands premier county regiments and can trace its ancestry back to the year 1674. ...
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On 15 June 1918 south west of Asiago, Italy, Second Lieutenant Youll was commanding a patrol which came under heavy enemy fire. Sending his men back to safety he remained to watch the situation and then, unable to rejoin his company, he reported to a neighbouring unit where he took command of a party of men from different units, holding his position against enemy attack until a machine-gun opened fire behind him. He rushed and captured the gun, killing most of the team and opened fire, inflicting heavy casualties. He then carried out three separate counterattacks, driving the enemy back each time. is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Asiago (Cimbrian: Schleghe, German: Schlägen) is the name of both a minor township (population roughly 6,500, ) and the surrounding plateau region (the Altopiano di Asiago) in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy. ...
He was killed in action, River Piave, Italy, on 27 October 1918. is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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Derek Godfrey Kinne Fusilier Derek Godfrey Kinne was awarded the George Cross for the valour he showed in withstanding torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist forces during the Korean War [1]. The George Cross (GC) is the highest civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. ...
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He was serving with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers when he was taken prisoner by the communists on the last day of the Imjin River battle on the 25th of April 1951. He escaped twice, the first time within a day of his capture, and was held in solitary confinement in ever more brutal conditions as a result of his unbreakable defiance. His final period of punishment was for wearing a rosette to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. He was eventually released, in a prisoner exchange, on the 10th of August, 1953. Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...
Notice of his award was published in the London Gazette on the 13th of April 1954. It ended thus "Fusilier Kinne was during the course of his periods of solitary confinement kept in no less than seven different places of imprisonment, including a security police gaol, under conditions of the most extreme degradation and increasing brutality. Every possible method both physical and mental was employed by his captors to break his spirit, a task which proved utterly beyond their powers. Latterly he must have been fully aware that every time he flaunted his captors and showed openly his detestation of themselves and their methods he was risking his life. He was in fact several times threatened with death or non-repatriation. Nevertheless he was always determined to show that he was prepared neither to be intimidated nor cowed by brutal treatment at die hands of a barbarous enemy. His powers of resistance and his determination to oppose and fight the enemy to the maximum were beyond praise. His example was an inspiration to all ranks who came into contact with him." [2] The London Gazette , front page from Monday 3 - 10 September 1666, reporting on the Great Fire of London. ...
The end London Gazette, 19 April 1968: The London Gazette , front page from Monday 3 - 10 September 1666, reporting on the Great Fire of London. ...
is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
"By virtue of the provisions of the Royal Warrant dated 5th April, 1968 (published in Army Order 18 of 1968) all officers of the Land Forces belonging to The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th), The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th), The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (7th), and The Lancashire Fusiliers (20th) are transferred to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers with effect from 23rd April, 1968."
See also This article or section should be merged with Northumberland Fusiliers The Northumberland Fusiliers Museum is a museum located within the Abbots Tower of Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. ...
The Tyneside Irish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitcheners Army, raised in 1914. ...
The Tyneside Scottish Brigade was a British First World War infantry brigade of Kitcheners Army, raised in 1914. ...
The Northumbrian (or Shepherd) Tartan has a history dating back to Roman times. ...
Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated film actor. ...
Reginald Reg Smythe (July 10, 1917, Hartlepool – June 13, 1998, Hartlepool) was a British cartoonist who created the Andy Capp comic strip. ...
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References - Wood, Denis. The Fifth Fusiliers and Its Badges. London: D. R. Wood, 1988. ISBN 0951328506.
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