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 |
| Johnson | W. G. T. | 14425775 | Pte. | 22/03/1945 | |
| Jones | Nelson Victor | 124746 | T/Capt. | Transport | 04/04/1946 |
| Lucking | A. C. | 5249457 | Pte. | 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)
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
CSM M. Purcell
Lieut.-Col. A. R. Harrison
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.”
Original hand written citation from his commanding officer
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