Berkshiremen
Should you wish to submit a loved one who was a member of the Royal Berkshire Regiment WWII please be so kind as to download the questionnaire, and forward as much of it's criteria known to you. Thank you.
Name: BOOT, Laurence |
Rank: Company Sergeant Major |
Regiment: 7th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: 5339764 |
Theatre: Burma - India |
Additional Information: |
Enlisted into the
7th Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment 20/10/1939, demobbed on 16/02/1946.
Sadly no longer with us. |
Submitted by: His
daughter Pamela Jones and son Trevor Boot. |
Name: COLLINS, Albert Collins |
Rank: U/K |
Regiment: 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: U/K |
Theatre: India - Europe |
Additional Information: |
Albert Collins lived in, or around, Newbury, Berkshire. Serving his country for 14 years with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and a further seven years as a reserve. In the 1920s Albert, who was know to his comrades as Bert, served in Plymouth in 1925, and six years in Fyzabad, India, also seeing service with the BEF at Dunkirk. |
Submitted
by: His nice Mrs V Forsdyke who wishes to know more about
her uncles exploits.
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Name: HILL, Edward |
Rank: Lance Corporal |
Regiment: 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: 5334600 |
Theatre: Europe |
Additional Information: |
Enlisted into the
1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died on the 27 May 1940 at
Dunkirk age 27. The son of Thomas and Alice Hill; stepson of Mrs.
A. G. Hill, of Hainault, Ilford, Essex. |
Edward also had a twin brother Thomas
Hill 5334556 of the 2nd Battalion. Contributed by his granddaughter
Joanne James. |
Name: MOLES, George (Nobby) |
Rank: Private |
Regiment: 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Company:B Coy |
Service No: 5334610 |
Theatre: India - Palestine - Europe |
Additional Information: |
Joined B company,
2nd battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment on 3/4/1933. Served in India
and Palestine prior to the outbreak of war. |
George Moles was attached to a Canadian
unit during the D Day landings and was wounded during Operation Market
Garden. He left the army in 1945 due to his injuries. |
Name: MURCOTT, Henry |
Rank: U/K |
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: 5549099 |
Theatre: Burma - India |
Additional Information: |
Henry Murcott's identity disc
details are - R Berks - A1 - AB1 5549099? CoE. Henry Murcott served
his country for 7 years returning home to Henley-on-Thames where
his wife and daughter awaited his return. Sadly Henry Murcott passed
away in 2001 at the age of 88. |
Name: HUDSON, William |
Rank: U/K |
Regiment: 4th Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: 5339066 |
Theatre: Burma - India |
Additional Information: |
William appears
in a picture of 'C' Coy 4th Batt Royal Berks Regiment at Lavant
Camp near Bognor in 1939.
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Williams nick name was 'Stodger' and it is believed he was in the catering corp. He possibly boxed for his battalion. Sadly William passed away in 2004. |
Name: BROOKES, William Henry |
Rank: Private |
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment |
Service No: 5339707 |
Theatre: Burma - India |
Additional Information: |
William Henry Brookes
of Tipton/Dudley in the West Midlands, fought with the 1st Battalion
Royal Berkshire Regiment during the Burma campaign.
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Sadly William
died in 1995.
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China Dragon Cap Badge
Royal Berkshire Regiment
(Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
1939 - 1959
WWII