1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 1944-45 - Awards and Citations

Mention in Dispatches (MiD)

Surname

Forename/s

Number

Rank

Company/Platoon

London Gazette

Barlow

B.

5258144

Pte.

-

22/03/1945

Booth

Arthur Jack

300349

Lieut.

11 Platoon

22/03/1945

Clover

Sidney Karl

39720

T/Maj.

‘C’ Coy

08/11/1945

Diston

Francis R.

5252537

Sgt.

-

04/04/1946

Drew

Charles Henry

5249749

A/Sgt.

-

09/08/1945

Harrison

Antony Roy

28470

Lt.-Col.

C.O.

22/03/1945

Harrison

Harry C.

5258274

A/CSgt.

14 platoon

04/04/1946

Hodgetts

E.

5246615

Sgt.

-

22/03/1945

James

Keith Robert Henshaw

182248

Maj.

‘A’ Coy

04/04/1946

Johnston

W. G. T.

14425773

Pte.

-

22/03/1945

Jones

Nelson Victor

124746

T/Capt.

Transport

04/04/1946

Lucking

Albert Charles

5249457

Pte.

Carrier Driver

08/11/1945

Minshull

D.

14630028

Pte.

‘C’ Coy

10/05/1945

Morris

A.

5257806

Pte.

-

10/05/1945

Norton

James T.

5254043

Sgt.

Signals

09/08/1945

Proctor

L.

5258373

Pte.

HQ Coy

08/11/1945

Purcell

Martin

5249736

CSM

 

‘B’ Coy

08/11/1945

Sabin

Frank

5258441

A/Sgt.

-

22/03/1945

Smythe

V. H.

5258422

Sgt.

‘C’ Coy

23/03/1945

Walton

J. 

5257126

Pte.

-

22/03/1945

Watson

Donald Yewdall

134310

Capt.

-

04/04/1946

Yates

T. W. M.

4917754

Cpl.

-

04/04/1946

 

 

Officers of the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment in Normandy (July 1944)

Officers of the 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment in Normandy (July 1944)
Back: Maj. P. T. Weston, Lieut. E. Tinkler, Maj. K. R. H. James, Lieut. A. J. Booth, Lieut.-Col. A. R. Harrison
Front with kettle is the C.O.'s batman Private Cheg Humpage
Major James, Lieut. Booth and Lieut.-Col. Harrison were all mentioned in despatches
Major P. T. Weston was killed in action a week later on the 23rd July 1944.
Lieut. A. J. Booth was killed in action a month later on the 7th August 1944 at Mount Pinçon, France.


Major D. Y. Watson

Major D. Y. Watson

CSM M. Purcell

CSM M. Purcell

Lieut.-Col. A. R. Harrison

Lieut.-Col. A. R. Harrison

Pte. Albert Charles "Lucky" Lucking

Pte. Albert Charles "Lucky" Lucking

Pte. W. G. T. Johnston

Pte. W. G. T. Johnston

Sgt. Charles Henry Drew

Sgt. Charles Henry Drew

Private Albert Charles Lucking, known by his comrades as "Lucky" was mentioned-in-despatches for his bravery in driving his carrier vehicle through heavy enemy fire on the 24th February 1945, near Cleve, Germany, to rescue a wounded colleague and for his good work throughout the campaign. Before the war he had been a regular solder, enlisting in the Worcestershire Regiment on the 13th October 1932 and served with the 2nd Battalion in China and India. He joined the 1st Battalion as a carrier driver and served with them throughout the North West Europe Campaign. He was discharged from the army in December 1945 and worked as a builder after the war. He died on the 4th September 2006, aged 91, at Stratford upon Avon.


Original hand written citation from his commanding officer

Example of Mention-in-Dispatches

WS/Sergeant Harry HARRISON (5258274)

WS/Sergeant Harry HARRISON (5258274)
Mention-in-Dispatches
(London Gazette 4th April 1946)

“This NCO landed with the Battalion in Normandy in June 1944. He was then Lance Corporal. During the fiercest fighting in those early days of the campaign he displayed extreme coolness under fire and great devotion to duty. His qualities of leadership were such that he rapidly rose to the rank of Serjeant. At all times his pleasant good tempered normality was an inspiration to his men, particularly was he good with new drafts of inexperienced men and showed the ability to get the best out of them.

He fought right through the campaign without respite and in static conditions did many excellent Patrols gaining the information required. Information, which was subsequently found to be correct by operations. I regarded him as the most reliable NCO I had for Patrol work. An NCO of his stamp defended to a great extent the general moral and behaviour under fire of the whole Company.

I cannot speak too highly of him.”

 

 

 

 

 


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