By the end of the Battle, Cain had reportedly been personally responsible for the destruction or disabling of six tanks, four of which were Tigers, as well as a number of self-propelled guns. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, About our This record (browse from here by hierarchy) Catalogue description South Staffordshire Regiment This record is held by Staffordshire Regiment Museum See contact details Have you found an error. (d.6th Aug 1944), Rogers Clifford James. 8th Btn. Discover more aboutThe South Staffordshire Regiment by visiting The Staffordshire Regiment Museum in Lichfield. Not being tight, but still getting back on my feet after being made redundant some 12 months prior, I was reluctant to pay the fees, although they were reasonable. It did not serve in Australia. Directed to General Monteith of the Indian Army from the Horse Guards. As I looked at the photo, under a magnifying glass, I recognised the cap badge to be a Staffordshire knot. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot. The pages at the end of the volume were used for a different purpose, as they give details of promotions, retirements and exam results of officers of the Regiment in 1887-1897. [25], Major Robert Henry Cain seconded to B Company, 2nd Battalion of the regiment from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was awarded the Victoria Cross for his participation during the Battle of Arnhem. As such, they landed in Sicily in 1943 where they, along with the rest of the brigade, which was temporarily down to two battalions, suffered heavy casualties during the disastrous Operation Ladbroke. (d.9th November 1916), Fullwood Joseph. When their battalion was attacked, Baskeyfield was badly wounded in the leg, and the rest of the crew were either killed or badly wounded. Pte. John Varley Cowlishaw 8th Btn. Pte. Alcock Bertram Victor. [21] The battalion joined 50th Indian Parachute Brigade, part of the 44th Indian Airborne Division. Rflmn. 6th Gurkha Rifles (Columns 36 & 63), 1st Btn. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. (d.12th October 1917), Rochelle George. Reduced to a single Regular Army battalion after the Second World War, the regiment was amalgamated, in 1959, with the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) which was later, in 2007, amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to form the Mercian Regiment. . If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 6th Btn. The Regiment was officially formed in 1881 when the 38th and 80th Foot were merged as part of the Childers Reforms but the Regiment can trace its history back over a hundred years earlier than this. The battalion subsequently served in southern India and Burma until 1907, when it started a four-year posting in Pretoria, South Africa. 23 Territorial and Volunteer battalions. 7th Btn. Baker retired in 1845 and was succeeded by Bunbury as commanding officer. L/Cpl 2nd Btn. Add a Name to this List (d.12th Apr 1918), Hammond Sidney. [8], In 1904, the 1st South Staffords returned to the United Kingdom, being stationed in Ireland and England until 1911, when it moved to Gibraltar. The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for only 68 years. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, The Major was everywhere danger threatened, moving among his men and encouraging them to hold out. [29] The new 1st Battalion (38th/80th) travelled to Hong Kong in the following year, and thence to Northern Ireland two years later. Filmed at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield, as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project, 1971 (AJCP Reel: M815). The regiment was formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales'), and in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to become the 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment . This site uses cookies. [9], The 1st Battalion served in Singapore and Burma before being deployed to India in 1925 and to Sudan in 1927. The Staffordshire Regiment's cap-badge Display of weapons by a Second World War reenactor during an open day The Smart Street Shelter, a replica Second World War air-raid shelter Public tour of the Coltman Trench A First World War schools lesson Staffordshire Regiment Museum - Exterior Other activities [ edit] [13] It returned to England in 1923, where it remained until 1929 when it was posted to Palestine. (d.4th October 1916), Beckwith Albert. Reference: WO 95/2687/1. [26] Lance-Sergeant Baskeyfield's body was never found, but there is a memorial statue of him at Festival Heights in Stoke-on-Trent, which was erected in the early 1990s. The 11th Battalion was raised in 1940 and joined the 209th Infantry Brigade as a training battalion. They came under the command of 2/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade from January 1915. The village was believed to have been weakened by days of heavy bombardment, unfortunately this was not the case & the battle was vicious & costly as these gallant men were caught in a bloody crossfire at a location known as the Red Patch. [15] It was evacuated from Gallipoli in December 1915 and moved to Egypt before landing in France in July 1916 for service on the Western Front. [9], Both the 3rd and 4th Battalions remained in the UK training reinforcement drafts for the regular battalions. Later that year, they were stationed with the British Army of the Rhine in West Germany. His regimental number was 200606 and his rank was Lance Sergeant. It is a narrative recording the formation and movements of the Regiment and its service in campaigns and battles in many countries. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and the 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot. Hitler's Black Book. The 4th, Militia battalion, was embodied in December 1899, and 650 men embarked in February 1900 for service in South Africa during the Second Boer War. He arrived in France, after being based in Wolverhampton, then Luton, Bishops Stortford, in April 1915. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. (d.17th Feb 1917), James John David. (Columns 66 & 39), 7th Btn Nigeria Regiment (Columns 29 & 35), 1st Btn. Cpl. The 38th Foot becamethe new units 1st Battalion and the 80th the 2nd. The inter-war years also saw both battalions undertakegarrison duties in Singapore,India, Burma and theMediterranean. Richard was killed in the assault aged just 18. It was then posted to The Curragh from 1889 to 1891, before travelling to Egypt, via Aldershot, in 1893. 2,168 of the 200,000 who served in the Royal Canadian Navy. Like this page to receive our updates. Albert Woodward 7th Btn. Accordingly, the 1st and 2nd Battalions amalgamated in Lichfield in 1948. Charles Holland 8th Btn. Dunkirk. From 17 to 25 September 1944, Major Cain's company was cut off from the battalion and throughout the whole of this time was closely engaged with enemy tanks, self-propelled guns and infantry. [9] The 2nd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 6th Brigade in the 2nd Division in August 1914 also for service on the Western Front. CSM 8th Battalion (d.5th November 1916), Farnell Arthur Charles. Pte 8th Btn. Arthur Forbes Gordon Kilby VC MC 2nd Btn. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Pte. Pte. Exclusive Collections. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more, Steve Peberday Grandson To Albert Peberday South Staffs. The Staffordshire Regiment officially gained its title in 1959, when he North and South Staffordshire Regiments amalgamated. It immediately saw action in Flanders and the Netherlands and it was part of the British force that expelled Napoleon from Egypt in 1801. The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. Here he was shot down, but, although his foot had been blown off, he continued to cheer on his men and to use a rifle. Description: 1/6 Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. Pte. The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2239190 as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm. (d.6th Aug 1944) Rutter Richard Gordon. 2nd Btn. Battle of Britain . We add around 200,000 new records each month. (d.6th Aug 1944) Paddock Edward Phillip. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. This finding aid is a revised online version of the original finding aid prepared by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP), published by the National Library of Australia in 2019. The fee is currently 30 and there may be a lengthy wait for this service. [28], The award of the Victoria Cross to both men made the 2nd Battalion the only British battalion to receive two VCs during one engagement in the Second World War. 1st Btn. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. In 1841 Bunbury was sent to New Zealand. Service records from the Brigade of Guards (The Grenadier, Coldstream, Irish and Welsh Guards) have now transferred to the Army Personnel Centre, including First World War records (see above). It also reproduces a few orders or letters from commanding officers of the regiment. Records of South Staffordshire Regiment from other sources. His residence at the time of his death was 31 Poole Street, Walsall. The 80th Regiment of Foot was raised by Lord Henry Paget in 1793, largely from members of the Staffordshire Militia who were tenants of his father, the Earl of Uxbridge. 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