it shows that he had joined in 30/12/1895 at Pontymister South wales he had joined the 1st S.W. You was saying that you think Bryn has gone abroad. 36 DIVISION. [9] During the battle Lieutenant-Colonel Pulleine ordered Lieutenants Coghill and Melvill to save the Queen's Colour—the Regimental Colour was located at Helpmekaar with G Company. She knew nothing about it until it was left to her by her mother Jean who is mentioned in the letter. Based at Brecon the regiment recruited from the border counties of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Brecknockshire, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. [33] On 20 August the brigade joined the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, replacing the disbanded 70th Brigade. [4] It was also part of the amphibious expedition against, or descent on, the coast of France and participated in the disastrous British defeat at the Battle of Saint Cast in September 1758. This changed in the early 1900s when both Lieutenants were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses for their bravery. Well, I must come to a close Hoping Jean & everybody is keeping O.K.Best of luckWill write again when I have the chanceBertram. Or does it read “A catering Corps 17 4/42.” Sent on the 17/4/1942 to a catering corps. [10] The Battle of Isandlwana was dramatized in the 1979 movie Zulu Dawn. WW2 Burma Star Medal Group Air Force D W Gabriel Muswell Hill London Boxed Condition: as photoed. See more ideas about world war two, military history, wwii. The 6th SWB arrived in India in October 1942. [20] The battalion then arrived in Cape Colony in early February 1900[21] and saw action at the Battle of Elands River in September 1901 during the Second Boer War. He enlisted at Aberystwyth into the army, and was posted to Egypt, to join the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, which was attached to 40 Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. On arrival, the division's units were sent distributed to various peacetime stations across India, Aden and Burma to continue their training for war. 1945 World War II Burma Wounded in Action MM group, to Corporal, later Major, P.D. [29], Upon the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, the 2nd Battalion was serving in Derry, Northern Ireland, under command of Northern Ireland District, having been there since December 1936. The battalion had the distinction of being the only Welsh battalion to take part in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, landing at Gold Beach under command of 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of Normandy, under command of 7th Armoured Division for a few days in June 1944, before reverting to the 50th Division. Casualties in the battalion, however, had been remarkably light, with only 13 wounded and 6 killed and two DCMs had been awarded. But this attack was cancelled and the battalion was sent to Burma to fight as an ordinary infantry regiment in the Arakan. Private J. George of the South Wales Borderers on a patrol in Burma, November, 1944. 31st January 1945. [22], A 3rd (Militia) Battalion formed of the former Royal South Wales Borderers Militia, was embodied in January 1900, and the following month embarked for service in South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on the SS Cheshire in early March 1900. Well at the present moment it is raining cats and dogs. The Japanese held Sahmaw village and railway station. The next day the Japanese positions were heavily shelled and ‘A’ and ‘B’ Companies were then able to occupy them without much opposition. ... WW2 BOXED CASUALTY FOR BURMA. At this time the Victoria Cross (VC) was not awarded posthumously. Died 19 August 1944 of wounds sustained during fighting by the 6th … The British had pitched camp at Isandlwana and not established any fortifications due to the sheer size of the force, the hard ground and a shortage of entrenching tools. One key target for the 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers was the Mayu tunnels, used by the Japanese as an ammunition depot. It … By July 1944, the Japanese army in Burma was being pressed from the east by the 14th Army from Manipur, by an American and Chinese force in the north and by the Chinese fron Yunan. Earth from this hill now stands in a casket in the chambers of the Tredegar Urban District Council. 'First Blood', 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers at Mayu Tunnels, Arakan, Burma, 26th March 1944 The artist was awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry during this … WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: Contact Us : Burma (King’s Own Scottish Borderes.) Those known to have served with The WWII Military Medal group to Acting Corporal and later Major Peter Douglas Kelley South Wales Borderers was offered in our auction on Wednesday 12th August 2009 and it realised £2,875. [39]The khaki service dress adopted in 1902, and battle dress in 1938, was of the universal pattern. THE CHINDITS. 2nd Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers at the capture of Pintha in Burma, 1944 Origins This unit was raised by Lord Henry Herbert at Ludlow in the Welsh Marches in March 1689. Badges: 1987-07-9: Six shoulder titles and three shoulder numerals, South Wales Borderers, 1943; associated with World War Two (1939-1945). It has been like this for the last month or two. As for the heat it does not brown you, but burns you if you show your body off to it. The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. Colonel cresswell and his staff crawled back some six hundred yards and then withdrew the left and centre columns who crawled back under cover of a smoke screen. The 6th Battalion was raised in Glanusk Park, Breconshire, in July 1940. South Wales Area; North Wales Area (including Shropshire); East Lancashire Area (Cumberland, Westmorland, East Lancashire & part of Cheshire); West Lancashire Area (West Lancashire, Staffordshire, part of Cheshire & the Isle of Man). The South Wales Borderers was formed on the 1st July 1881 from the 24th (the 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. [27] The 7th (Service) Battalion and the 8th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 67th Brigade in the 22nd Division in September 1915 for service on the Western Front but moved to Salonika in October 1915. Both officers were killed. Museum. [33] Afterwards the battalion enjoyed a short rest and, on 22 September, moved to join the rest of the 21st Army Group fighting in Belgium. Borderers NO.5152 and was discharged on 9/12/1903 I can find no record of this Number His World War 1 Number is 13256 S.W.BORDERERS He also had the number TR/4/66 after he was wounded. Dear Gladys and Glyn,Recieved your ? I expect Jean would ?============================to have some of the fruit. The first engagement (and the most disastrous for the British) came at Isandlwana. With the previously formed divisions mostly committed overseas in 1942, the army formed another four infantry divisions (23rd, 25th, 28th, 36th) and the 43rd Indian Armoured Division. Being the 24th Regt. At the South Wales Borderers museum they said the SWB never served in Italy. But I suppose it (h)is the same, when I receieve a letter from Emlyn or Nancy. His father was a Coal and Lime Merchant. This, understandably, led to The Regiment having close links with South Wales. "When the South Wales Borderers took it, they took it by storm," said Dr John … It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1689. 21st March 1944 Prisoner Captured. You are browsing in: Archive List > British Army. Photo from the collection of the Imperial War Museum. ... Lord Mt Batten had just taken over South East Asia Command. Age 27. B ertrand Jones went to war with The South Wales Borderers and made the ultimate sacrifice on August 5th 1944 fighting the Japanese in Burma. London: Faber, 1959. The 24th Foot provided most of the British force and when the overall commander, Lord Chelmsford, split his forces on 22 January to search for the Zulus, the 1st Battalion (5 companies) and a company of the 2nd Battalion were left behind to guard the camp, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Pulleine (CO of the 1/24th Foot). How (IV) History of the South Wales Borderers and The Monmouthshire Regiment, 1937-1952. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales. Thomas was born at Llanbrynmair in 1892, the son of Jonathan and Catherine Anne Jones. The Acting Assistant Commissary James Dalton persuaded Bromhead and Chard to stay and the small garrison frantically prepared rudimentary fortifications. Thank you. If you don't know some of these just leave them blank. chindits radio1943. But Emlyn does not so often. For this action, which cost the battalion eleven killed, Major Crew-Read commanding ‘B’ Company was awarded an MC and an Indian water carrier who helped evacuate wounded received an MM. He enlisted at Aberystwyth into the army, and was posted to Egypt, to join the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, which was attached to 40 Brigade, 13th (Western) Division. The South Wales Borderers consisted of Infantry Battalions that would have had an MG Section as part of its Battalion Headquarters.. 1881.07.01 1st Battalion, The South Wales … The Queen's colours were lost (although the Sikhs never claimed to have captured them… This would cut the Japanese line of retreat from the main attack. In spite of a chequered career and many disappointments it was now to prove its worth. Opens image gallery. See the South Wales Borderers Web Site for history in World War Two. The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. South Wales Borderers 24th Regiment : This flagholder was found in New Jersey on a fairly recent tombstone. [16] This, understandably, led to the regiment having close links with South Wales. It’s addressed to his sister, Gladys and her husband Glyn. [27] Welsh poet and language activist Saunders Lewis served in the 12th Battalion during the First World War. At one point the Zulus entered the hospital, which was stoutly defended by the wounded inside until it was set alight and eventually burnt down. [36], The regiment deployed to the Sudan in March 1949 and became part of the occupation force in Eritrea, a former Italian colony that was ruled by a British military administration, in January 1950. [2] In 1782 it became the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. It was redesignated as 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers in December 1942. [13] The stand at Rorke's Drift was immortalised in the 1964 movie Zulu. Lord Chelmsford and a column of British troops arrived soon afterwards. Territorial Army. The insignia of the South Wales Borderers was inscribed in the tombstone with the Egypt designation in the wreath above the S.W.B. [27] The 2nd Battalion landed at Laoshan Bay for operations against the German territory of Tsingtao in September 1914 and saw action at the Siege of Tsingtao in October 1914. The end of World War II was in sight, but in Burma brutal fighting was still raging. The regiment was back on the Indian subcontinent in 1846 where it took part in the Second Sikh War. Almost none of its men had had any military training. [1], The regiment was deployed to Egypt in the aftermath of the Battle of Abukir in March 1801; a 2nd Battalion was raised in 1804 which suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Talavera in July 1809 during the Peninsular War. out here got caught myself when I come off that first ship we were on. [18] The battalion had various postings, including at Peshawar until late 1902 when it was posted to Mean Meer outside Lahore. at the best online prices at eBay! The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Boer War, and World War I and II.The regiment was absorbed into the Royal … [24], In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve;[25] the regiment now had one Reserve battalion and one Territorial battalion. ‘C’ Company’s leading section was wiped out except for its bren gunner who, with Lieutenant Harris and Sergeant Carr, attacked the enemy position, killing about ten Japanese, and enabling the company to take cover, but they could advance no further. The two Lieutenants attempted to escape by crossing the Buffalo River where the Colour fell and was lost downstream, later being recovered. [32] The campaign failed and the brigade had to be evacuated. The following is detail of his regiment and the battle of Sahmaw Chaung where Bert gave his life. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1689. During a period of leave in the middle of 1943 he met and fell in love with Freda Aykroyd, the wife of a British scientist. During the campaign in North-western Europe the battalion had suffered over 100% casualties. [4] Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion was deployed to Palestine in 1936, returning home at the end of the year. 42 R.M .Commando. Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, march through Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945. Through the War Graves Photographic Project, I have been able to obtain a photograph of Bert’s grave in the Taukkyan Cemetery, Myanmar. 1st Battalion. The regiment served in a great many … There’s no details of living members of our family history except the stories of the ones who have made remarkable sporting, literary and other great personal achievements. The Welch Regiment (or "The Welch", an archaic spelling of "Welsh") was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. [2], A Zulu force of some 20,000 warriors attacked a portion of the British main column consisting of about 1,800 British, colonial and native troops and perhaps 400 civilians. [27], The 4th (Service) Battalion landed in Gallipoli as part of the 40th Brigade in the 13th (Western) Division in July 1915; it was evacuated from Gallipoli in January 1916 and moved to Egypt and then to Mesopotamia. [29] To the surprise of the survivors the battalion was ordered to disband in Cyprus and the remnants of the battalion were transferred, with the exception of a small cadre that returned to the United Kingdom, to the 1st Battalion of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). The newly formed regiment was established as the county regiment for Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire and Radnor and started numbering from 1 in 1881. Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, march through Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945. The Japanese were in strong positions in a chaung with steep banks running at right angles to the line of advance. If you have anything to add or indeed see any errors, please let me know. Shoot to Kill (1st Battalion S. Wales Borderers, Malaya 1950-57). [37], The regiment was posted to Minden, Germany in June 1959 and returned home three years later. There were only two roads through the Arakan and one had been designed as a railway and ran through a series of tunnels from Maungdaw to Buthidaung on the Mayu River. Kelley, South Wales Borderers The WWII Military Medal group to Acting Corporal and later Major Peter Douglas Kelley South Wales Borderers was offered in our auction on Wednesday 12th August 2009 and it realised £2,875. The regiment served in a great many … The Leicestershire Rcgt. The newly named Regiment spent various periods on garrison duties in Egypt and Gibraltar and then … [40], The colonels of the regiment were as follows:[41]. 216 pp. commissioned, The South Wales Borderers [emergency commission] (1945) seconded, 1/5th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (NW Europe) 10.11.1945 : … There were no Regular Army formations stationed in Western Command. 6 SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. Report a concern with this memorial. I wonder also from the ledger what “A Catering Corps 17” means. [29] The battalion saw subsequent service in Iran. The 2nd Battalion was deployed to Burma and saw action in November 1885 during The Third Anglo-Burmese War. The next day day a Sherman tank was brought up to fire into the mouth of the tunnel. Arthur Pinney and John Lawrence are the only survivors. Borderers NO.5152 and was discharged on 9/12/1903 I can find no record of this Number His World War 1 Number is 13256 S.W.BORDERERS He also had the number TR/4/66 after he was wounded. The South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army.It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until 1881. The Japanese however, remained in the tunnel underneath. 101 Private W Bath 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers 10983 New Tredegar [6847] 21-Dec-14 . I do not blame him in a way, after? REGINALD vic tor 4864908. Deployment. I wonder also from the ledger what “A Catering Corps 17” means. [2] The vast majority of the 1st Battalion was captured at sea by the French at the action of 3 July 1810 near the Comoro Islands; they had been on the East Indiamen Astell, Ceylon and Windham when a French frigate squadron captured the last two ships. © IWM (H 14064) If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. The battalion spent thirty six hours in an assembly area, drenched by rain and hidden in long grass only a thousand yards from the enemy, and in the early morning of 5th August, they began the attack – ‘A’ and ‘B’ Companies on the right flank, ‘C’ and ‘D’ on the left, and ‘HQ’ in the centre. Burma Campaign Space Race Paratrooper Interesting Information Native American History Vietnam War Military Aircraft World War Two Historical Photos. ELLIS Marine Raymond F r e derick PLY /X .109351. They call this the monsoon season. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW2 BOXED CASUALTY FOR BURMA. The event, which ended at the town's Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, marked 60 years since the end of the conflict both in Europe and the Pacific. 12 joined on 12th August 1881 263 joined on 29th June 1882 732 joined on 26th June … Psychiatrists weeded out those unsuitable for the new role. This was recognised during the 1881 Army reforms, when it was renamed Royal Marines. In 1948 he married Dr Mona Mitchell. 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised in July 1940. [26][1], The 1st Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 3rd Brigade in the 1st Division with the British Expeditionary Force in August 1914 for service on the Western Front. The South Wales Borderers, 24th Foot, 1689-1937. The Royal Regiment of Wales Museum. They are in safe keeping and were kindly photographed by Lesley-Ann Jones. [34] On 1 March 1944 the battalion was transferred to the newly created 56th Independent Infantry Brigade, alongside which were the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment and 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and trained for the invasion of Normandy. Prior to the start of the Great War, Lieutenant ME Yeatman of the 1st Battalion was one of the first members of the British Army to attend, and qualify from, a … It was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. The last major action for the battalion was in April 1945 when, with the rest of the division, they fought in the Second Battle of Arnhem. 601 pp : Cambridge: printed for the Regimental History Committee at the University Press, 1937. The 2nd Battalion was deployed to Burma and saw action in November 1885 during The Third Anglo-Burmese War. Plot 6.F.21. Bertrand Jones who made the ultimate sacrifice at Sahmaw Chaung. Battle Honours WW2. Thomas Howell Davies, Captain, South Wales Borderers. Chindits. The 6th Battalion was raised in Glanusk Park, Breconshire, in July 1940. 5. [35], The 1st Battalion was deployed to Palestine to deal with the volatile uprising in Palestine there in October 1945 and then moved to Cyprus in April 1946. Badges: 1989-02-131: Glengarry badge, officers', Volunteer Bn South Wales Borderers, 1890 (c). Next day the tunnel was occupied and aptly named ’24th Tunnel’. Sorry I have not written so much lately, but we have been pretty busy & ? WW2 People's War Homepage Archive List Timeline About This Site: ... Archive List > World > Burma. find out more Story The Welch Regiment. Chindit Operations - General: Chindits at rest in their jungle bivouac. 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers South African War 1899-1900. soldiers who lost their lives during the Great War.The information is arranged by battalion and typically includes the soldier's full name, rank & number, his date of death, cause of death (KIA, Killed, DOW, Died) and theatre of war.Usually it also … There were three Territorial Army formations based in Western … It came into existence in England in 1689, as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot, and afterwards had a variety of names and headquarters. I’m Trev Jones from Birmingham, UK and now living in Wales. The Japanese were in control of this road and so could pass men and supplies quickly from one side of the Mayu hills to the other. [4], The 1st Battalion, as part of the 10th Indian Infantry Division, was sent to Iraq to quell a German-inspired uprising in Iraq in November 1941. 1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers (from Brecon) – to Aden Service in India Edit On arrival, the division's units were sent distributed to various peacetime stations across India, Aden and Burma to continue their training for war. [33] The battalion ended its war in Germany, and remained there, as part of the occupation forces, until 1948 when it returned home. Based at Brecon the regiment recruited from the border counties of Monmouthshire, Herefordshire and Brecknockshire, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until the Childers Reforms of 1881. Lancashire Fusiliers from the Commando Platoon … The … It turned into a disaster with only four officers and around one hundred men reaching Sollum. initials. Report an inappropriate record Condition; Grants; Comments (0) Links (2) Names; Protection; Submit a condition update. The following is detail of his regiment and the battle of Sahmaw Chaung where Bert gave his life. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Second Boer War, and World War I … In July 1942 they converted to become 158th Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps but were reconverted to Infantry in India in April 1943 and resumed their former title. If he has,let’s hope he is O.K.I expect he though(t) he would have his last fling before he went abroad, where he over stayed his leave. [3] The regiment was ranked as 24th in the infantry order of precedence in 1747 and became the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1751. For a better explanation of each medal, I’ve added the appropriate link below. [8], In 1879 both battalions took part in the Anglo-Zulu War, begun after a British invasion of Zululand, ruled by Cetshwayo. [19], The 2nd Battalion was deployed to Burma and saw action in November 1885 during the Third Anglo-Burmese War. It now trained as an amphibious assault unit and moved to Calcutta to attack Akyab. The garrison had suffered 15 killed during the battle (two died later) and 11 defenders were awarded the Victoria Cross for their distinguished defence of the post, 7 going to soldiers of the 24th Foot. Post-War [27] The 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent) landed at Le Havre as part of the 119th Brigade in the 40th Division in June 1916 for service on the Western Front. This infantry unit was created in 1881 and recruited in Camarthenshire, Glamorganshire and Pembrokeshire. In 1881 the facings on the scarlet tunics adopted in 1873, were changed to white but in 1905 the regiment reverted to the historic green. [36], The regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot) in June 1969. Officers wore silver braid and other distinctions until gold was introduced in 1830. Under The Reforms, The 24th Regiment Of Foot had its name changed, and became The South Wales Borderers on 1 July 1881. In 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms the Regiment became the county Regiment for Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, and Radnorshire and was renamed as the South Wales Borderers. [36], The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh (Brecon) is at The Barracks, Brecon, South Wales. [29] The battalion found itself cut off when the German forces outflanked them, the Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. F.R.G. 23rd March 1944 Attacks. 26th March 1944. The enemy were subjected to three days of shelling and dive bombing and then ‘B’ Company began a determined attack, which involved the taking of four enemy positions camouflaged in thick bamboo, which lay one after the other on a spur commanding the approach to the feature over the first tunnel. This portrait has graced the cover of several editions of Quartered Safe Out Here. … The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot and 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welsh Regiment, by which it was known until 1920 when it … Regimental titles in italics indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881. The battle developed into fierce hand to hand fighting, in which ‘B’ Company pressed on doggedly. There is a lot of detail on my motivations for creating this website in the FAQ. Two Boer cavalry officers, Lieutenants Adendorff and Vane, arrived to inform the garrison of the defeat at Isandlwana. $113.09 0 bids + $32.73 shipping . Deployment. 6 SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. The 2nd Battalion was deployed to Burma and saw action in … The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for 280 years. Norway 1940, Normandy Landing, Sully, Caen, Falaise, Risle Crossing, Le Havre, Antwerp-Turnhout Canal, Scheldt, Zetten, Arnhem 1945, North-West Europe 1944-45, Gazala, North Africa 1942, North Arakan, Mayu Tunnels, Pinwe, Shweli, Myitson, Burma 1944-45 . A parade and celebration to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II have taken place in Pontypridd, south Wales. graph and Air-Mail letter dated 25 & 26 June. Everybody else had leave bar us. 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