He wrote out this contribution out long hand and sent it to Radio Cumbria. For any other comments, please Contact Us. This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. Burgess. Then, after yet another railway journey, this time at night, they arrived at Brest. The 4th Border lads were split into 2 groups and didn't meet up until they got back into Britain. Inter-war The inter-war period saw 1st Battalion fighting on the North West Frontier in 1921, garrisoning India and then moving to Palestine. There were varying degrees of success. Afghanistan War: Commanders; Notable commanders: Halstead Dorey . The fighting took place in Picardy, Artois and finally in Normandy. This was a well-planned and executed campaign, overcoming incredible supply difficulties. The German invaders over-ran Rennes on Tuesday 18th June and currently I have an account of their initial arrival and occupation in translation. Five of the new Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiments. After some delay, the 4th Battalion left the port and moved to Rennes by rail. Thank you for your detailed reply to my query and I await any further information. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. I met here one Sheikh Hamoudi, who was a friend of Lawrence of Arabia, and Glubb Pasha. The Border Regiment - Cumbria's Museum of Military Life Mixed fortunes followed: one company was ambushed before they reached their objective and scattered. to land in Gallipoli in April, 1915. Exactly how many were killed in this evacuation I am unsure, but all together, with the Lancastria, other ships and on the trains it must have been 2000+. 2nd Kings Own and 2, 4 and 9 Border all fought in Burma as explained in the beginning of this article. By then, they were surrounded. BBC - WW2 People's War - 4 Bn. The Border Regiment Regards, After returning from the Crimea the 34th were soon on their way to India as reinforcements to fight in the Indian Mutiny. Fighting on in France in 1940 after Dunkirk. Again, intensive training was carried out for the next three months and again all enjoyed the amenities, which were just as good as in Hereford. At 3pm Orders received for the 4th and 5th Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers to move from huts they are at present occupying to bivouac in H2g - HQ to Hopital Farm. Subsequently, in March 1941, the men of the 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment left on the troopship H.M.T. 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia Border Regiment in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime On 1 June 1945, a third Active Force component of the regiment, designated '4th Battalion, The Regina Rifle Regiment, CIC, CAOF', was mobilized for service with the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Germany. in moving his G.H.Q. It served on the Western Front until November 1917, when it was sent to Italy. No ground action was experienced by the Bn. The Border Regiment fielded 18 battalions [7] and lost almost 7,000 [8] officers and other ranks during the course of the war. GOOD, T.D., R.A.M.C. It continued to serve there, as well as in Burma, until 1890, when it was replaced by 2nd Battalion. During the day there were frequent attacks on the Company positions by Stuka dive-bombers, but I only remember two fatal casualties from all these attacks. They are colloquially known as "The Loyal Eddies". Leaving the desert, the 70th Division, including the 4th Battalion The Border Regiment, were now went to India and Burma. included our brigade, 23 Bde., and the 4th Border Regiment. Our journey was uneventful and our first landfall was at Freetown, Sierra Leone, though we had previously had a glimpse of the Azores. I know a little about the period and the Brittany area slightly, but not to the fine detail that you are seeking, David. 4th Battalion (Territorial Force) Border Regiment (Cumberland Fighting in the Forest continued for two days in support of the 5th Sherwood Foresters. There was the odd troublesome one, but mostly its own muleteer learned how to control it and to keep it in line. I shall describe briefly our training and operations, so as to give the reader some idea of the conditions obtaining. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment. Even though suppressive Mepacrine tablets were regularly taken, malaria was not entirely suppressed. In 1919, 2nd Battalion moved from Italy to Ireland. However, the day did eventually arrive when we were instructed to march to the station to entrain for Bombay Docks. I could not imagine a more appropriate ending. This was a regimental formation of men drawn from the towns and villages of Cumberland and Westmorland: Carlisle, Penrith,. The 4th Kings Own formed a part of General Napiers Army that fought the Abyssinian War of 1867-68. This article was written by my father to record his personal experiences of WW2. (d.5th December 1943) Hutchinson J. Pte. The 4th and 5th landed with the Army in the Crimea in 1854 and fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman. was established in a school and detachments were sent out to areas north of here, right up to the Nepalese border. Eighteen battalions were to see active service in the war, in every theatre. The hotel served the best curry we had ever tasted.