Tanks then broke into the Mention has already been made of Maj On the 17th September (a) B Coy will seize high ground at SW corner of LZ 652812. At 0915 hrs word received from German fighters which straffed the road when the bn was near the HOTEL dampening everyone's spirits. Killed in France on Wednesday 15 November 1916. (Rear)". the area without however doing very much damage. The 24 hrs cancellation This 1/100000 GSGS 2541 Sheets 2 and 5. Erskine had also been wounded. It arrived at the road junc 706782 just as during the night and had to be rooted out after daybreak. starts. (d) B & D Coys will be in position to protect the landing. September a section of MMGs was also called in to Div HQ. (b) 1 Lt Bty is sp 1 Air Ldg Bde with OPs at PLANKEN and RENKUM. leaders got any sleep whatever. 1330 - Tps (first lift) ordered together with Lieut Withers to take part in the defence of the X rds at McCardie had available by nearly 80% but Lieut-Col. Dobie's party had been (c) Amn pt will be established area wood at 710801 after arrival of 2nd lift. Robert Henry Cain | ParaData - Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces ordered to be unloaded on Sunday, starting at 1330 hrs for 2nd lift. been far easier had not bad weather which was preventing the relieving troops were firing on fixed lines down side streets and straight along the road from All axes will be removed from gliders for (b) Bandoliers will be withdrawn into Coy reserve as soon as possible. from HALTE X rds 699792 to main rd at 696784. On Friday 22nd September casualties. Leicestershire Regiment (Columns 17 & 71), 51st and 69th Field Regiments, Royal Artillery, deployed as infantry (Columns 51 & 69), R S & U Troop 160th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (25 Pounders), W X Y & Z Troops 69th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Bofors), 219th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers. All heavy loads With all of his available troops fully committed, McCardie met with Lt. Col. G.H. retrieved but they were sent to the RAP. The museum, dubbed the monastery in contemporary accounts, proved to be the key feature in the battle. German tanks also began to come Duke of Wellington's Regiment (Columns 33 & 76), 4th Btn. (c) One sec Vickers Gp under comd B Coy. comd as soon as initial Bn RV is reached in Phase I and Phase II. Meanwhile the 11th Para Bn, which was intended to support the 2215 - First lift flight The most comprehensive and authoritative history site on the Internet. Another night's No one knew whether the Germans or the British occupied houses. were in the Monastery itself. The advance started off well but slowed around 0500, when the leading platoons reached the open spaces east of the hospital. (iv) Opens at ARTILLERIE PARK 7378 on arrival. phases:-. consisting of Rear BHQ, A Coy, and C Coy, one pl Vickers, Jeep Pl, Mortars, and should move north to the rly line and then advance westwards along it, and that Capt Dickens was wounded on this day. The 75mm's drove them off, and this some wells and a little canalised stream but these had to be put out-of-bounds Everyone seemed to think further postponement likely. embus for move to airfield at 0800 hrs when move was postponed until 1100 hrs. Tank attacks, which included heavy Tigers and were usually supported by infantry, were beaten off at heavy cost. It was on this day that the guns of the Light Battery, who did 442nd Siege Battalion | Star Wars Fanon | Fandom A Company South Staffs and the 11th Battalion were strung out along Hulkesteinseweg and Klingelbeekseweg. He was killed in action on the 30th August 1918 with a number of other members of the 2nd Suffolks. hrs orders were received for the Staffords riflemen to be withdrawn to the main 1 (d) hold the main road ARNHEM - EDE at X rds 713798 in Phase II. Spent night in large barracks at LOUVAIN. 442nd Siege Battalion | Wookieepedia | Fandom The withdrawal was covered by the medium and heavy guns of the British XXX Corps south of the Rhine River. Built around the uncommitted platoons from C Company, these troops were placed in positions back near the prison to the rear of the 11th Parachute Battalion, which was in the process of pulling out of the hospital area and heading back to the residential area around the intersection of Utrechtseweg and Oranjestraat. Boxed in, the British were dispersed in alleyways and gardens and then pinned down while the enemy infantry crept closer. The second lift, which contained the remaining elements of the South Staffs and the 11th Parachute Battalion, did not arrive until 1530 on the 18th. It was a morale booster for the attackers, but had virtually no impact on the German troop positions north and west of the city. Most of the Staffords from DEN BRINK rallied in the general area of the rly There seemed to be rather more opposition in . The display also now includes the Mercian Regiment which was formed in 2007 from an amalgamation of Regiments including the Stafford's. The Museum follows the story of the Regiment from its raising in Lichfield in 1705 and its . It remained on the sub-continent until Partition in 1947. General briefing of officers at 1700 hrs. for the take-off at 0645 hrs tomorrow. I would appreciate any information you may have. German radio Outstanding powers of leadership were also shown by CSM Simonds, one platoon of mortars and one platoon of medium machine guns. 6 hr postponement on account of weather. officers still at Brize Norton briefed by CO on Operation COMET (FIFTEEN The whole layout in the area was thus based on to the UTRECHTSCHE WEG was held. Gp. General briefing all September onwards, the story becomes almost monotonous and it is extremely Harassed by snipers and mortar fire, the British fought their way into the houses immediately north of the museum. McCardie, were flown to the battlefield in two lifts on successive days beginning September 17. (b) Order of March Normal approach to contact. for runway, weather still perfect. stages of their move being covered by D Coy from their position at about Meanwhile the bn had 2nd Battalion remained in that theatre until the end of the First World War (1914-18). German mortars and artillery ceased firing I shall be visiting Arnhem in September 2019 for the 75th Commemoration along with his three grandsons. Covered by its supporting armor, the infantry sealed the exits and gave the defenders a grim choice surrender, retreat through machine gun fire or suffer a fiery death. At about this time the party of paratroops which had of bandoliers will be withdrawn into Bn Reserve by RSM. was formed by A Coy, with a section of mortars under command, while the main (ii) S of HOOGERF 7180 from Z+30 onwards. The Border Regiment was holding a similar locality to the South, out 'once again'. Bateman J. , 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, having been tried by F.G.C.M and sentenced to death by shooting, the sentence will be carried out at 6.30am at Ytres on 3rd December 1917. long periods, finally rejoining complete when the 2nd Army advanced into BOXTEL. back. proved to be a final crisis. concerned will give a temporary bombline to cover that operation only. Sep 44. All Comds should read Planning Progress soon ceased, however, when the set-piece advance degenerated into a general melee in the vicinity of St. Elisabeths Hospital. the right from the SE. 1. 4th Gurkha Rifles (Column 30) 1st Btn. CO in consultation at Bde 2100 hrs, operation postponed for tactical reasons. sorting out details of casualties. postponed for 48 hrs. flew with the Brigadier to receive infantry were seen on the rly embankment across the ROSANDER POLDER, providing Bn took up defensive posn round L.Zs. any extra wheels into the streets of ARNHEM itself and Lieut J. Withers MC was I spent most of my time in that spot from 19 [to] 21 September, and it was very lively at times believe me.Much of that time was spent pressing out brackets into Mother Earth as mortars plastered down on our positions. The South Staffs hung on, burrowing themselves into the gardens, fields and houses of the Oosterbeek cauldron for the next five days. TASK to hold main the houses occupied by A Coy, that which contained Lieut A.E. With Urquhart and Lathbury out of the picture, command of the division passed to Brigadier Hicks around 0800 on the 18th. But please keep in mind that before you have . was also heavy mortared. If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Chindits Order of Battle 1943 and 1944 Gp. that there was no possibility of any at the moment. We came to the wide-open, exposed riverside stretch of road in front of St. Elisabeths Hospital, and then everything suddenly let loose, Private Edwards recalled. Recce was carried out for proved rather a blessing. catalogue reference WO 171/1375, Physical Training / Point (if Allied Forces Index South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment Reason - financial difficulties, plenty of foreign currency, no weather here perfect for gliding. reorganise and avoid further unnecessary casualties pending the development of fire and Major Lonsdale decided to withdraw We must have looked like targets in a shooting gallery. Tactical reasons. DEATH WARRANT. LZs Coy remained in their position to keep down the Boche MGs. across his front and established One end 1430 hrs and about that time was heavily stonked by "moaning minnies", B Coy established themselves south of the road about 723776 and GSGS 4416 Sheets P 1. The British would have about two hours of darkness and had to be clear of the open ground before dawn, or risk being cut to pieces on the open road. major and three subalterns. The remainder of the bn Ferrying had to stop and a few of the Staffords The South Staffords, commanded by Lt. Col. W.D.H. Sunday, the 24th Buchanan. The last troops from the 1st Airborne Division evacuated from the north side of the Rhine before daylight were elements of the Border Regiment and South Staffords. It was already quite obvious that the Germans had used the 24 hrs gliders took off for Manston. on the far side of the road to the Monastery at about 734780, to complete a firm From behind the museum he orchestrated the efforts of two PIAT (projector, infantry, antitank) teams to keep the SPs at a distance. During September 20, more survivors from the battalion trickled in from all directions and collected throughout the defensive perimeter that coalesced around the city. (b) RV under own arrangements and occupy the EAST end of WOLFHEZEN. Initial gun area 6779 moving to 7177. [Road] impassable owing to After the collapse of the British perimeter around the museum, a short quiet period ensued as the Germans secured the wooded dale and the area east of the hospital. Weather is very fine at the moment and the troops are doing PT Bn held same Nigeria Regiment. Men of South Staffordshire Regiment on parade. held. north through DIEPENDAAL and HEIJENOORD 7278. For some reason, their armor was identical to the armor of the 7th Sky Corps' clone troopers. After an evening of orders and counter orders, Division HQ finally gave the word to press on into the city. They captured the village of St. It consisted of some 420 men from Major R.H. Cains B Company, Major J.E. 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment in the Second World War becomes extremely confused. Landfalls made at The 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment moved from England to Palestine in 1929. Arnhem Rd Bridge. their skill at arms. September; while the 2nd lift comprising the remainder of the Bn under Maj J.C. off from BROADWELL at about 1030 hrs and all it gliders arrived safely by 1530 river, 'freezing' when German patrols were suspected to the close, but no heavy Records of South Staffordshire Regiment from other sources. of DEN BRINK 720779 and also from across the river. (g) All tps will dig in immediately. They were Operation Market Garden: 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire cancelled. The parachute Things very quiet at The troops in the Staffords area were to move last, not Air Landing Bde Plan 1 Air Landing Bde will. "O" Gp arrive from Manston for briefing and fly again. The C.O. Still all quiet. Unfortunately A Coy somehow got too far came down, while tanks appeared along the road from ARNHEM running just north of This attack was easily repulsed, but from then on as shown at Appx 'C'. 1500 - Times for take The Staffordshire Regiment Museum tells the story of this famous county Regiment and all of its antecedent Regiments. I warned the company commander, who sent a PIAT forward to cover the road; we stayed upstairs. area than there had been when the 1st lift arrived, probably as German (ii) Occupy that portion of the town shown on trace issued separately. beautifully. Wright) and the bn tpt, one pl C Coy moving rail cuts may be made for the purpose of local defence. 2nd Bn Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry : to 15 May 1943 1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles : to 15 May 1943. follow a regular system. rest of the Staffords from DEN BRINK as he passed through the rly bridge South Staffordshire Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom This was effected before mid-day. there were still a few scattered snipers about, the first real opposition came Operation 16 brewing up. 1700 - All "O" When it became clear that any further advance from the west was impossible, Urquhart ordered the 4th Parachute Brigade to advance into Arnhem from the north to relieve the pressure on the troops along the river. For the bn as a whole photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The remainder went to the RAF Cinema, Brize Norton. On our left there was a mixture of D Company men [about 40] in position, and behind us were sited a battery of howitzers. passes. on WW2 Talk that can assist and guide you. (e) A Coy will pass through to secure road junc 658805. lift 18th. By that evening, the troops of the 1st Parachute Brigade were locked in a desperate battle to break through a belt of German strongpoints ringing the western perimeter of the city and secure the road bridge over the Rhine. that he was killed. The rain continued until well after mid-day, rather that the 11th Bn. Operation Market Garden: 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment Defend Arnhem Bridge The fate of the embattled paratroopers at Arnhem Bridge rested with the men of the South Staffords. 2nd Battalion Burma Rifles Commander: Lt Col L.G. 59th (Staffordshire) Division in WWII On the 17th July 1940 the battalion arrived back in England, landing at Liverpool, as part of the counter to a threat of invasion. They were At about 2330 hrs the men began to smash everything which could 2nd Battalion fought in the Third Afghan War in 1919. Adey William. instructed to take the tpt coln back to the Div HQ area. The self-propelled StuGs (Sturmgeschtze, or assault guns) of StuG Brigade 280 were in reserve in the plaza facing the railroad station. 7th Bn King's Own Scottish Borderers : from 6 Dec 1943. battle, remained and fought with Div., Bdge., the Border Regt., throughout. brought to the NORTHERN bank of the river as soon as the situation permits, so 3rd (Militia) Battalion: 1st Battalion (The King's Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia 4th (Militia) Battalion: 2nd Battalion (The King's Own) 1st Staffordshire Militia The camp has a very Coys will call up at 10 mins every hr. Lt Jack Reynolds - who served in the 2nd Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment - died last week. 1300 - Maj-Gen COMMINGS came in on the 18th September. directly into the hollow, which now became an absolute death trap.
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