The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. August 2001 (2001-08-12) (88 Jahre) Treue Vereinigtes Knigreich Service / Niederlassung Britische Armee Dienstjahre 1933-1972 Rang Allgemeines Einheit Sherwood Foresters 1/8 Gurkha-Gewehre B Download Unionpedia on your Android device! [21][22], Similarly, in August 1940 this battalion became the 42nd (Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Searchlight Regiment, RA, serving through The Blitz in 50th Anti-Aircraft Brigade of 2nd AA Division, covering Derby. [2] In 1942, it was sent to India, where it carried out internal security duties at Delhi. The losses suffered by the Sherwood Foresters were ignored by those in Westminster. Sherwood Foresters. At the same time, several of its infantry battalions were converted into searchlight battalions of the Royal Engineers (RE). The battalion, along with the rest of the 18th Division, was posted to Malaya to defend the peninsula and the island of Singapore against the Japanese. They took part in the short but bitter fighting and were forced to be evacuated at Dunkirk as the BEF was in danger of being surrounded and overrun. [10] The 2/5th, 2/7th and the 2/8th battalions transferred to Le Havre in February 1917 for service on the Western Front while the 2/6th battalion transferred to Boulogne-sur-Mer in February 1917 also for service on the Western Front. Website for the members of 'Worcester Branch' of The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regimental Association. The whole Battle of Mount Street Bridge was seen as a debacle for the military authorities who tried to keep the affair as quiet as possible. Acting District Officer, Teluk Anson, British Malaya: 15.06.1946-22.04.1947: Territorial Army Reserve of Officers: 17.11.1948-11.04.1966: 1970 Amalgamation with the Worcestershire Regiment. In the postwar period, the 1st battalion Sherwood Foresters served in Germany, Egypt and Libya. The National Army Museum works with a network of Regimental and Corps Museums across the UK to help preserve and share the history and traditions of the Army and its soldiers. It served in the 139th Infantry Brigade, part of the 46th Infantry Division, in France (see 9th Battalion), Tunisia, Italy and Greece. [2], The 12th Battalion was a hostilities-only unit raised in 1940. John Johnson. [54], In 1931, the Sherwood Foresters were officially allied with the Simcoe Foresters (35th Regiment of Infantry), Canadian Militia. [31] However, when the German Army attacked and broke through the following month, 46th Division was sent into action. 1951-1952 Malaya 1948-1970. In August, the brigade returned to the 1st Armoured Division and was engaged in the operations at Coriano in September. [10], The 9th (Service) Battalion landed at Suvla Bay as part of the 33rd Brigade in the 11th (Northern) Division in August 1915; it was evacuated from Gallipoli to Egypt in December 1915 and then moved to France in July 1916 for service on the Western Front. [47] On 1 January 1943 the 16th Battalion was re-designated as the 1st Battalion. The New Year Honours 1953 for the United Kingdom were announced on 30 December 1952, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1953. They fought in Italy until January 1945 when they were sent to Palestine and remained there until the end of the war. Foresters also fought in Malaya. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in October 1899, the battalion was sent to South Africa where they arrived in December. The morning of Saturday, 1st July 1916 was reported to be warm, with an early mist. The Headquarters of the Regimental District was established in Derby. Husband of Elizabeth Wakefield of 31, Balderton Gate, Newark-upon-Trent, UK. Other battalions saw service in Italy and North Africa. Its average constantly sick was 7.40 (42.05/1000 mean strength). Gazala, El Alemain, Djebel Guerba, Tamera, Medejez Plain, Tunis. [43], The 14th Battalion was a hostilities-only unit raised in 1940[2] that went on to see active service in the Middle East (Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq) and Italy. B804 Sergeant Arthur Varney, M.M.,11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, killed at Saint-Quentin, 4 October 1918, aged 20. 1st Battalion was captured at Tobruk in June 1942 and 16th Battalion was renamed to replace it. [16], After garrison service in the interwar years, the Sherwood Foresters next saw action in the Second World War. The regiment served in the Norwegian Campaign, the Battle of France, Dunkirk, the North African and the Italian campaigns. canteens_front_view.jpg. On 29 May, 9th Foresters were sent to reinforce the garrison at the fortified town of Bergues, 9km south of Dunkirk. [1] The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1823) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has 575 recorded WW1 deaths for the 17th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (Notts. The Forester - Regimental Journal of The Sherwood Foresters Sep, 1961 This journal has paper covers and is in good order. [8] During the Easter Rising in Ireland, the 2/7th and 2/8th battalions lost over two hundred men killed or wounded at Mount Street on 26 April and at the South Dublin Union on 27 April. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Formed by joining the 45th and 95th Regiments in 1882, but with traditions and honors going back an additional 140 years, the Sherwood Foresters served with great distinction around the world until 1970. At the same time, several of its infantry battalions were converted into searchlight battalions of the Royal Engineers (RE). However, in December 1939, the battalion was reassigned to the 25th Infantry Brigade and saw service with the BEF in France and Belgium in 1940 and being evacuated at Dunkirk. They were stationed at Malta from February 1900 until returning home in May 1902. The regiment was formed on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms. On 1 January 1944, it moved to Delawari and came under the command of the 52nd Infantry Brigade, whose role was training British infantrymen in jungle warfare. In 1958, the battalion saw action in Malaya and, in 1963, in Cyprus. Les Dorrian. Gazala, El Alemain, Djebel Guerba, Tamera, Medejez Plain, Tunis. Men of 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) preparing to embark onto an Attack Transport of the United States Navy during training in Singapore Dockyard in preperation for Exercise Saddle Up a joint British Army and USMC exercise off Borneo. The regular regiments became the new unit's 1st and 2nd Battalions. The historic lincoln green was restored in 1913. Drummers of 2nd Battalion The Sherwood Foresters in Alexandria, 1922. 19-08-1917, aged 21 & is remembered on the x Thiepval Memorial & on this . The division was sent to France in September 1939 shortly after the outbreak of the war, joining the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). [8], The 1/5th, 1/6th, 1/7th and 1/8th battalions landed in France as part of the Sherwood Foresters Brigade in the North Midland Division (later 139th (Sherwood Foresters) Brigade and 46th (North Midland) Division respectively) in February 1915 for service on the Western Front. Courtesy of Michael Briggs. [1] The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1823) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment). Origins. (Main Guard Valletta) 28 Sep 1898 The 1st/Derbyshire Regiment embarked at Southampton from the Curragh Camp in Ireland for Malta. Then, in 1970, it wasamalgamated with The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot). This infantry regiment was formed in 1823. [2], The 16th Battalion was formed by the re-designation of the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion in September 1942. In September 1942, the 70th was redesignated as the 16th Battalion. In June 1943, it was converted again, becoming the 149th (Sherwood Foresters) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA and transferred to the 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in Home Forces before joining British Second Army for the Allied invasion of Europe Operation Overlord. 4 . [49], The Sherwood Foresters' stable belt continues to be used by the East Midlands Universities Officer Training Corps.[50]. The rifle volunteer and militia units of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire were merged with two regular regiments, the 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot and the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment landed in August 1944 and served through the North-West Europe campaign, particularly at the Allied Siege of Dunkirk and the Rhine crossing (Operation Plunder). "First time @NAM_London today. Men of the Sherwood Foresters advancing on the Western Front, 1917. George Forty, "British Army Handbook 1939-1945", Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 1998, This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 23:48. A General Service Medal with clasp MALAYA correctly impressed to: 23550601 PTE. Became the 45th Regiment of Foot in 1751 . 1948-60 1st Battalion (1958-60) General Service Medal 1918 - 62 : clasp: Malaya: The Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), the county regiment of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, has a long and proud history, filled with tradition and battle honors. [8], In 1920 Sherwood Foresters were in Flensburg-Mrwik at the Naval Academy Mrwik to supervise the elections to the Schleswig plebiscites. It served in many British Army campaigns until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Worcestershire Regiment. . Check-in Add. The communications trenches occupied by the 139th Brigade were in a bad state, and it took a while before the troops were assembled. Simply enter your email address below to start receiving our monthly email newsletter. [20][21][22][23][24], The 8th (Nottinghamshire) Battalion was mobilised in the 148th Infantry Brigade alongside the 1/5th Battalion on the outbreak of war, attached to the 49th (West Riding) Division. In January 1944 they took part in the landings at Anzio, under command of U.S. Fifth Army, where they suffered extremely heavy casualties in some of the fiercest fighting of the Italian Campaign so far, and later fighting during Operation Diadem and on the Gothic Line. 40th (The Sherwood Foresters) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery was formed on the 1st of August 1940 when the 40th (Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion transferred from the Royal Engineers. In the Far East, Foresters were caught up in the bitter fighting and eventual surrender of Singapore to the Japanese. a sacrifice forgotten. No IBU (3.63) 73 Ratings . [2] The Derbyshire and Royal Sherwood Foresters (Militia regiments became the 3rd (Reserve) and 4th (Extra Reserve) battalions respectively. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military cap badges for sale including other Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire cap badges. Unique 80. Their story, like their scruffy and neglected graves, remains largely forgotten in the long and embarrassed history of the English in Ireland. 13th Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) No. [10] The 11th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 70th Brigade in the 23rd Division in August 1915 before transferring to Italy in November 1917 and then to France in September 1918. [47], The regiment's battle honours were as follows:[2]. [13], After garrison service in the interwar years, the Sherwood Foresters next saw action in the Second World War. [5][6], In October 1902, the Nottinghamshire association was made explicit, the name changing to the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment). bandolier.jpg. [58], British infantry regiments of the First World War, 40th (Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 42nd (Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, East Midlands Universities Officer Training Corps, These were the 3rd Battalion (Special Reserve) and the 4th Battalion (Special Reserve), with the 5th (Derbyshire) Battalion at Becket Street in. It was renamed the 5th Battalion after the loss of the 1/5th in Malaya in February 1942. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot), The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment. They also saw action in the Far East. This infantry unit was raised in 1701. Its traditions are now continued by The Mercian Regiment. Britischer Militroffizier Sir Walter Walker Geboren ( 1912-11-11) 11. The regiment won 10 battle honours and 400 decorations, including a Victoria Cross. War Diary 112th Regt RAC, NovemberDecember 1941. There were Foresters in the ranks of the Commandos, conducting swift raids into German-occupied territory. 112 RAC was assigned to the 42nd Armoured Division as its armoured car regiment. [8] The 12th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers) landed in France as pioneer battalion for the 24th Division in August 1915 for service on the Western Front. The following members of the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross: A Memorial Tower for those of the regiment who died in battle, was erected in 1923 at the summit of Crich Hill in Derbyshire. 4 . WARRANT OFFICER2 Served from 1966 - 1990 Served in Sherwood Foresters. The memorial is dedicated to the memory of the 11,409 Sherwood Foresters who fell in the Great War; the 1,520 who fell in the Second World War . From there eight counties can be seen, including landmarks such as the Humber Bridge and Lincoln Cathedral. [9][2], The 1st battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 24th Brigade in the 8th Division in November 1914 for service on the Western Front. [15], In 1940, the 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion was stationed at Holme Pierrepont Hall, near Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottingham. Celle, Germany. They took part in the short but bitter fighting and were forced to be evacuated at Dunkirk as the BEF was in danger of being surrounded and overrun. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to form the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, which in 2007 was amalgamated with the Cheshire Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment . For the breakout, 5 Infantry Division were on the left hugging the coast and 1 Infantry Division inland were around the Flyover. The training exercise featured the use of USS Lenawee (APA 195) and her landing craft as part of the USMC Landing Forces Training Unit. The lineage of the Sherwood Foresters is now continued by The Mercian Regiment. [8] The 10th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 51st Brigade in the 17th (Northern) Division in July 1915 also for service on the Western Front. The regiment landed in August 1944 and served through the North-West Europe campaign, particularly at the Allied Siege of Dunkirk and the Rhine crossing (Operation Plunder). From there eight counties can be seen, including landmarks such as the Humber Bridge and Lincoln Cathedral. Free. [38] In common with other infantry battalions transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps, the personnel of 163 RAC would have continued to wear their Foresters cap badge on the black beret of the Royal Armoured Corps. The lineage of the Sherwood Foresters is now continued by the 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment. CPL Served from 1964 - 1976 Served in Sherwood Foresters. [51] Meanwhile, the Derby Museum and Art Gallery incorporates the Soldier's Story Gallery, based on the collections, amongst others, of the Sherwood Foresters. The WFR, as the new unit was known, continued the traditions of its predecessors until 2007, when it became part of the new Mercian Regiment. [52], The regiment's battle honours were as follows:[2]. In August, the brigade returned to the 1st Armoured Division and was engaged in the operations at Coriano in September. The new 16th battalion transferred to the 162nd Infantry Brigade and later the 222nd Infantry Brigade. 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