The 6th (Service) Battalion, South Wales Borderers was raised at Brecon on the 12th of September 1914 as part of Kitchener's Third New Army and joined 76th Brigade, 25th Division, which assembled in the area around Salisbury, with the 6th South Wales Borderers based at Codford. The regiment served under the Duke of Schomberg during the Williamite War in Ireland and then saw action again at the Battle of Schellenberg in July 1704 and at the Battle of Blenheim in August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Browse this collection . Other Info: At Salonika. Charles Cecil ... Imperial Light Horse. Arthur Cecil Thomas. Shoot to Kill (1st Battalion S. Wales Borderers, Malaya 1950-57). These were: In 1908 the Territorial Force was established and the volunteer battalions joined it. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. The Battalion task was to outflank a foothill known as Hill 60 and to capture a point to the west where a track forded the Sahmaw River. I’m Trev Jones from Birmingham, UK and now living in Wales. Meanwhile, ‘D’ Company attacked a spur on the other side of the tunnel in support but failed to take its objective and suffered a number of casualties. 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. She knew nothing about it until it was left to her by her mother Jean who is mentioned in the letter. 7th, 10th and 11th July : Attacks of Mametz Wood. ‘A’ and ‘B’ Companies reached their objectives by dint of hard fighting and a byonet charge. Well at the present moment it is raining cats and dogs. 23209 Drummer. HISTORY OF THE SOUTH WALES BORDERERS 1914- 1918 quantity. Frank GIBBS, M.M. 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. Rank: Private Regiment: Sussex Reserves / 10th Battalion, South Wales Borderers Parents: Mr John & Mrs Ellen Thomas Brothers: C E Thomas & J H Thomas Address: The Briars, Caldbec Hill, Battle / 25 High Street, Battle Other Info: According to CWGC, Arthur died aged 25 on 15th August 1917.He is remembered at Battle Cemetery, grave reference C7. The division had had to leave its transport behind for the duration of the monsoon, and the battalion had only a few jeeps adapted to run on the railway line, and eight mules. • The South Wales Borderers (the 24th). Get a day-to-day look at what your ancestor’s unit was up to … with travelling. [6] [5], The regiment, along with its Territorial units, raised nineteen battalions: all these battalions were either disbanded during the war or in the immediate aftermath of it.[8]. He enlisted and joined the 10th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers as a Private (Service No. Related data collections. By 1905, the 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers was in Karachi and a number of drafts from the UK were sent to Karachi during the time frame 1907-8 (about 450 men in all). The Japanese were in strong positions in a chaung with steep banks running at right angles to the line of advance. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. WW1 5th /6th Battalion South Wales Borderers at camp Group photo 7 x 4 inch . On April 6th 1916, barely three weeks before the Easter Rising, Paddy Maher (a 35 year old British Army veteran who had seen service in China and Gallipoli) from Lower Conaghy, County Kilkenny, had just arrived at the Front. It is much less well-known that the 1st South Wales Borderers also played a part in this action. When the regiment was associated with a number of Welsh counties after it became the South Wales Borderers in 1881, it gained those counties' militia and volunteer battalions. Age 30. SOUTH WALES BORDERERS: Battalion Unknown Amos R W 2nd Lt : Group Photo Andrews H Sergt Major : Group Photo Bartram S Cpl : Short Record Of Service Bayley C C P 2nd Lt : Group … He was buried at the Sucrerie Military Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France, (Grave Ref: I.D.43). My grandfather served in the above Battalion and I have found and purchased a copy of his Medal Card but my mother doesnt know a great deal of what he did in WW1. I would love to know where he was between 1895 and 1903 Thanking You Vivian Jenkins The South Wales Borderers This British Army infantry unit was formed in 1689. Well, I must come to a close Hoping Jean & everybody is keeping O.K.Best of luckWill write again when I have the chanceBertram, My earliest memories of Grandad John (Shoni) and Nana Jones are visiting them at their home in Birmingham. The Division landed in France on 26 September 1915, and was posted to the Vimy area, where it defended Vimy Ridge against a German attack in May 1916. The 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions were normally Territorial Forcebattalions. Recalled from Filey Training Camp Sunday and mobilized the next day, 4th August 1914. Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. 44 names. 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. The food is not so hot plenty of fruit but I have gone off that lot now. It trained as an infantry regiment until April 1942, when it suddenly became a tank unit – 158th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (The South Wales Borderers). • The South Lincolnshires (the 69th). 40th Brigade moved to Chiseldon and Cirencester in September 1914. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. In 1879 both battalions took part in the Anglo-Zulu War, begun after a British invasion of Zululand, … As for the heat it does not brown you, but burns you if you show your body off to it. Dear Gladys and Glyn,Recieved your ? Formed in 1689 as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot, in1782 it became the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. Brecknock Battalion, South Wales Borderers. 1 battalion south wales borderers Flag. Brother-in-Law: James J Brasier. 14th-29th July : Colincamps / Courcelles-au-Bois area. On 4th July 1944, the battalion was sent to Ledo to reinforce the American Chinese forces operating in North Burma under General Stillwell. : ill., maps, plans, ports. You was saying that you think Bryn has gone abroad. Landed at Le Havre 13 August 1914. In typical British county regiments, the 1st and 2nd Battalions were regular army, the 3rd was the special reserve battalion which did not normally serve overseas but remained at home as the regimental depot and training unit from which replacemetns were sent to the regular battalions. Item information. WW1 Records. They are in safe keeping and were kindly photographed by Lesley-Ann Jones. 11 August 1914 : landed at Rouen as Lines of Communication troops. Awarded Military Medal, lived at 14 Caerphilly Road, Nelson. 1st Battalion August 1914 : in Malta. Description; Shipping and payments; eBay item number: 333693628138. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Regiment: 8th Battalion, South Wales Borderers. Emlyn (Micky) Jones at Nuneaton Borough FC. £53.50. WW1 South Wales Borderers & Royal Welsh Fusiliers Group photo . Psychiatrists weeded out those unsuitable for the new role. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Medal Rolls. E Company, 6th Battalion Sherwood Foresters on August 16th 1914 marching through Matlock Bath en route to Chesterfield . 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