oxford and bucks light infantry records ww2

[91], The 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was selected to represent the British Army in providing the Guard of Honour which was commanded by Major Sandy Smith, of D Company, for the meeting between British commander Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and his Soviet counterpart, Rokossovsky, at Wismar, on 7 May 1945. Welcome to SOFO We are currently performing some maintenance on our website. The 1st Ox and Bucks took part in the Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal (2628 May) and were eventually evacuated from Dunkirk, having suffered more than 300 casualties. In spite of this, the occupants of the glider captured the River Dives bridge, advanced through the German lines towards the village of Ranville where they eventually rejoined the British forces. The 7th (Service) Battalion was part of 78th Brigade whereas the 8th (Service) Battalion was a pioneer battalion attached to the division. The battalion left later in the year, being based in Limerick, Ireland in 1920 to assist in operations against Sinn Fin and the IRA. It is estimated that just under 2,000 Britons and up to 3,000 Indians perished in captivity. They were ordered to continue to pursue the enemy; the camp guards had already fled. Book in advance. The last Colonel Commandant of the regiment was Major General Sir John Winterton who also became the first Colonel Commandant of the renamed regiment the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd). The battalion had split into two groups with the aim of reaching Dunkirk by going through the surrounding enemy forces. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Ward commanded the 2nd Ox and Bucks (the 52nd) to May 1947 and he was succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel CH Styles, who had enlisted in the regiment shortly after the ending of the 1st World War, and was to be the last Commanding Officer of the 2nd Ox and Bucks (the 52nd). In August it took part in an advance towards Falaise, known as Operation Totalize. [45] 635 officers and men of the battalion fought in the battle of Ctesiphon and 304 became casualties. An anti-tank platoon of 1st Bucks landed on the first tide of the invasion on D-Day, 6 June 1944. In May 1954, General Sir Bernard Paget presented new Queen's Colours to the regiment in Osnabrck. [108] In February 1943, the 2nd Bucks battalion left Northern Ireland and returned to England. [31] The 2nd Ox and Bucks took part in the battle of Arras from 11 April and had a leading role in the battle of Arleux on 2829 April: during the battle the battalion protected the right flank of the Canadian 1st Division which was critical to the capture of the village of Arleux and sustained more than 200 casualties. Lieutenant Colonel Mark Darell-Brown DSO, replaced Lieutenant Colonel Michael Roberts who had been injured during the landings and would remain in command of the battalion during the defence of the Ardennes and over the Rhine landing. [67] The 1st Bucks was placed into suspended animation in June 1946 and the battalion was finally disbanded on 7 August 1946. The battalion joined the Lines of Communication (LoC) force and the Provisional Battalion was re-titled the 1st Battalion on 6 July 1917. Capt. (d.14th February 1945) Knight Ronald. The Germans counter-attacked, the 1st Ox and Bucks moved to positions around the Odon bridgehead where it suffered from heavy German artillery fire. his battalion was surrounded by the German Infantry along with Fallschirmjager. [53], 2nd Battalion The 2nd Ox and Bucks were initially based at Mughazi camp, near Gaza, then at Ras-El-Fin, near Tel Aviv and at Nathanya, near Haifa. [65] At midnight on 25 March the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) relieved the battalion and by 06.00hrs on 26 March the unit was based in a farm on the west side of Hamminkeln. Sometimes the War Diary was designated as an Intelligence Summary. Wheelchair access. Bennett William Edward. [32], In January 1918, the 2nd Ox and Bucks marched to Beaulencourt. A combination of German numerical advantage and the French fifth Army's retreat led to the battalion subsequently taking part in the 220-mile retreat, in exceptionally hot weather, that began the following day, not stopping until just on the outskirts of Paris, then halting the German advance at the First Battle of the Marne (59 September). After leaving Ebstorf on foot, D Company 2nd Ox and Bucks took over as the spearhead of the British Army's advance across Northern Germany. 2nd Ox and Bucks moved on transport from Winzlar to Heitlingen. After the fighting at Anzio the 7th Ox and Bucks were reduced to a mere 60 men, out a strength of 1,000, testimony to the severe fighting in the beachhead. The 2nd Battalion counter-attacked them at Nonne Bosschen wood, preventing their advance and then routing them;[21] almost one hundred years after the 52nd had defeated Napoleon's Imperial Guard at Waterloo. One of the 2nd Ox and Bucks companies came under heavy machine gun fire in the hills to the north east of the town. [65] On 14 April the battalion advanced through Celle and spent the night in nearby woods[65] and on 15 April whilst moving to the village of Nettelkamp, east of Uelzen, they were bombed by Jet planes. [47], A Provisional Battalion had been formed in January 1916 from reinforcements intended for the 1st Ox and Bucks, joining the 28th Indian Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division. [86], The 2nd Ox and Bucks were once again involved in a gliderborne air assault landing, known as Operation Varsity: the largest airborne operation in the history of warfare and the airborne support for Operation Plunder: the Rhine Crossing in late March 1945. [109], In October 1945, the 2nd Battalion, as part of 6th Airborne Division, arrived in Palestine as Britain's Imperial Strategic Reserve in the Middle East. Capt. On 15 April 1946, 6th Airlanding Brigade, which the battalion was still part of, was renumbered the 31st Independent Infantry Brigade. [29] On 28 July the 2nd Ox and Bucks moved to front-line trenches near Waterlot farm and sustained heavy casualties at the battle there on 30 July. On 2 May 1945 2nd Ox and Bucks moved eastwards along the same routes that units of the German army complete with heavy tanks, troop carriers and heavy artillery were travelling westwards determined to surrender to the British army and escape from the Soviet army. The Ox and Bucks 5th (Service) Battalion went into the Battle of Loos on 25 September 1915 at a strength of 17 officers and 767 men and only two officers and 180 men survived the battle. [77], The battalion took part in the British breakout and advance to the Seine which began later in August, known as Operation Paddle. [110], The 1st Battalion moved from the Rhineland to Berlin in November 1945. The 5th Ox and Bucks was raised as a 2nd Line duplicate of the 4th Battalion. It would end at the furthest captured bridge at Arnhem (see Battle of Arnhem) one end of which was taken by 1st Airborne Division, although the operation had clearly ended in failure by 25 September. Pte. 7th Ox & Bucks Light Infantry, was posted to Italy and took part in the battle for Anzio. Later that morning the 2nd Ox and Bucks were informed that 6th Airborne Division would lead the advance across Germany. In the meantime you can contact us on: 01993 810 210 frontofhouse@sofo.org.uk Or visit us at: Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SN Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 5pm [57], The British rapidly sent the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) to France in September 1939 which included the Regular Army 1st Battalion, Oxford and Bucks as part of 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. On 24 July 1944 it was transferred to the 213th Brigade, which was later redesignated the 140th Brigade, part of the 47th Infantry (Reserve) Division, after the original 140th Brigade was disbanded. Lieutenant Freddie Scott was awarded a Military Cross for an action which drove the enemy from a position from where his platoon had come under heavy attack by machine-gun fire and grenades. [55] A service of dedication was held in 1931. [65] At Hamminkeln the gliders flew into a barrage of anti-aircraft fire; there were 4 enemy anti-aircraft guns gun-pits positioned near Hamminkeln station. [65] Lieutenant Colonel RDR Sale commanded both 1st Bucks and 6th Beach Group and after the Commander of No 5 Beach Group Lieutenant Colonel DHV Board was killed soon after landing, Sale assumed command of both Beach Groups approximately 7,000 men. [7][6] In late 1902 the battalion transferred from Bombay to Poona,[8] and in 1903 the battalion returned home. Fighting around Caen continued for much of the month, with the battalion sustaining significant casualties. First Ypres was the last major battle of 1914. However, more than 338,000 British, French and Belgian troops were evacuated during the Dunkirk evacuation. A further two officers and 14 soldiers were wounded during the battle for the bridges. The battalion then moved to Tipperary, Ireland, to take part in operations against the IRA and Sinn Fin. [74] The Germans attempted to re-capture the bridges, but were repulsed. (d.17th Aug 1944) Kippax Bernard Charles. (d.20th Sep 1917) Chant Frederick. [65] The battalion's time there was a period of static warfare. Records Search now. [82], The 2nd Ox and Bucks, along with the rest of the 6th Airborne Division, was withdrawn to the United Kingdom on 2/3 September to recuperate and reorganise. [97], The 6th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry was a hostilities-only unit created in early July 1940, from a cadre of eighteen officers, five warrant officers, fifty-three Non-commissioned officers and sixty-five other ranks, nearly all of them from the Regular Army. [26], In January 1916, the 2nd Ox and Bucks were at Cottes St. Hilaire; the 2nd Division was at that time taking its turn in the corps reserve. The 2nd Ox and Bucks arrived at Givet, in northern France close to the Belgium border, at 04.00hrs on 25 December to defend the town and bridgehead. Major General Sir John Winterton Colonel Commandant visited the regiment in April 1957. He was appointed OBE in 1938. Each company was designated a landing zone in the area of its objective. He served in France with 1st Ox and Bucks (43rd) from September 1939 and was wounded during the fighting there. The battalion would remain with the 53rd Division for the rest of the war. (d.3rd Sep 1916) Jaques Charles. The 4th Battalion Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a Territorial unit, which proceeded to France and served alongside the 1st Battalion, Ox and Bucks and the 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, in 145th Infantry Brigade, 48th (South Midland) Infantry Division. [110] The bicentenary parade on 14 October 1955 included the last parading of the old colours. On 30 December the battalion moved to Drehance and took part in holding the bridgehead at Dinant. The 2nd Ox and Bucks moved to Athlit, near Haifa, in November 1946, then to Zerca in Transjordan before returning to Jerusalem in January 1947. [82] 2nd Ox and Bucks casualties in Normandy amounted to nearly half of the battalion. On 11 November the Germans made another attempt to capture Ypres, sendingon the orders of the German Kaiserthe lite Prussian Guard against the British forces. The regiment, following disembarkation, was based for several days at a Transit Camp at Port Said and then moved to Gordon Camp at El Ballah. 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