Royal Warwickshire Regiment
The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
May 1962 – August 1964
Ein sehr altes und ruhmreiches Regiment der Britischen Armee,
welches u.a. von Bernhard Law Montgomery befehligt wurde!
Gegründet 1685 und hervorgegangen aus dem Zusammenschluss des 5th and 6th Regiment of Food!
Viele Schlachten hat dieses Regiment rund um den Erdball geschlagen!
1968 unterlag es der letzten Reformation der Britischen Armee und bildet bis heute mit den
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers,
den
Royal Fusiliers
und den
Lancashire Fusiliers
das
„Royal Regiment of Fusiliers“.
A very old and glorious regiment of the British Army,
which was also commanded by Bernard Law Montgomery!
Founded in 1685 and emerged from the merger of the 5th and 6th Regiment of Food!
Many battles have beaten this regiment around the globe!
1968 were the last reformation of the British Army for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment
since today it forms together with
the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers,
the
Royal Fusiliers
and the
Lancashire Fusiliers,
the
“Royal Regiment of Fusiliers”.
Das Motto des Regiments lautet / The Credo of the Regiment:
Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
(“Shame On Him Who Thinks Evil Of It” – “Schande auf den der böses dabei denkt!”)
Nicknames of the Regiment / Spitznamen des Regiments
Dutch Guards (from their Dutch Service, aus der Zeit in holländischen Diensten)
Guise’s Geese (after General John Guise, nach General John Guise)
Warwickshire Lads
Saucy Sixth
Titles to date / ehemalige Namen des Regiments
Sir Walter Vane’s Regiment of Foot
6th Regiment of Foot
6th (1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
6th (The Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation / Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Battalion, | The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | |
| Jun 1945 | India | |
| 30 May 1947 | Bn into suspended animation | |
| 23 Jun 1947 | Cadre sailed for England | |
| 1947 | England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick | |
| 09 Aug 1948 | Bn reformed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion | |
| Aug 1948 | England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick | Training Battalion of Midland Bde |
| Oct 1950 | Oct 50: Handed over depot bn role and became an active bn | |
| Jan 1951 | Austria: Graz | |
| Apr 1953 | England: Ogbourne St. George | |
| Aug 1953 | Sailed for Korea | |
| Sept 1953 | Korea | 28 Commonwealth Brigade |
| Jun or Aug 1954 | sailed from Korea | |
| Oct 1954 | Egypt: Shandur, Canal Zone | |
| Nov 1954 | Normandy Barracks, Fayid | |
| Jan 1956 | Cyprus: Normandy Camp, Nicosia | |
| 7 Jul 1956 | Sailed from Famagusta | |
| Jul 1956 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | |
| 1958 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | (Information by Michael Greater) |
| December 1958 | Norton Barracks, Worcester | Advanced Party (Information by Michael Greater) |
| Januar 1959 | Norton Barracks, Worcester | Complete Battalion (Information by Michael Greater) |
| End of January 1959 | Aden | |
| May 1960 | Hong Kong: Stanley Fort | |
| May 1962 | Germany: Gordon Barracks, Hameln | 11 Infantry Brigade Group |
| 1963 | Germany: Bindon Barracks, Hameln | |
| 1963 | Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers | |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers | ||
| 1963 - Aug 1964 | Germany: Bindon Barracks, Hameln | 11 Infantry Brigade Group |
| Sept 1964 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 11 Infantry Brigade Group |
| Jan 1965 | England | |
| Apr 1966 | Hong Kong: then Singapore | |
| Jul 1966 | moved to Borneo for training but were to late for operations | |
| 1966 | Singapore | |
| Oct 1967 | Gibraltar | |
| Mar 1968 | England: Doniford Barracks, Watchet | |
| 23 Apr 1968 | Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Fusilier Brigade |
Thanks to Alan Young from http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/ for his great job to find out all these dates!
1964/08/02 – The Warwicks said “Goodbye” – Abschied des Royal Warwickshire Regiments
© DEWEZET On 2nd of August 1964 the local newspaper DEWEZET publisehd a report of the withdrawal of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Hameln. The Warwicks were the last Infantry Regiment which was based in Hameln. From now, Hameln was home of the Royal Engineers! +++ Am 02.08.1964 veröffentlichte die DEWEZET einen Bericht über den …
1962/11/ 24 – Inspection of Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(c) Arnd Wöbbeking & DEWEZET Heute vor 53 Jahren berichtete die DEWEZET über die Inspektion des 1. Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiments durch General Butler, dem Kommandeur der 2. Infanterie Division der Britischen Armee! +++ Today, 53 years ago the local newspaper DEWEZET reported about the inspection of the 1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiments! +++ +++ …
1962/05/29 – The Royal Warwickshire Regiment in Hameln
(c) Dewezet Diesen Zeitungsbericht hat mir Gerhard Fricke zugesendet! Vielen Dank dafür! This Newspaper Cut I got from Gerhard Fricke! Thanks for support!
3 Kommentare
We were still in Clifton Barracks Minden in 1965.We moved to Doniford Camp in Watchet in January 1966.
1st Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment .
1958 above shown ?. In 1958 the Battalion was stationed at Ballykinler, Northern Ireland. In December of that year the advance party
moved to Norton Barracks, Worcester, and the main body of the Battalion moved there in early January of 1969.
They went from Worcester to Aden in late January of 1959.
Thanks or further information, Michael!