A Role of Honour
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A Role of Honour |
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Become part of the Great History of the Grenadier Guards by contributing your service details, and what you know.
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Overview: This Web-site is dedicated to the memory of fallen and past Grenadier Guards from the 1st & 2nd World Wars, including those lost during Conflicts and Troubles since the end of WW2, together with all past serving Grenadiers, since the start of WW1. It builds upon a hand-written "Role of Honour" my father compiled during the 1970's, which recorded those lost during the 1st and 2nd World Wars. His work was previously on view at his Guards Club, this updated version has grown to 4 volumes with almost 900 pages of A4 print, and will again be on view at The Grenadier Guards Club in Windsor, Berkshire, late in 2006. Our intention has been to update and enhance the work my father started all those years ago, and make it more widely available through these pages to those interested in preserving the memory of past Grenadiers, so that we may not forget those who gave service to their country. My father enlisted at Lady Lane recruitment centre in Leeds in November 1942, on a 7 & 5 engagement. He was posted to Caterham/Pirbright Guards Depot for basic training before being shipped out to Italy in March 1943 with the 6th Battalion, where he saw conflict at Cassino and Casserta, during which he became attached to the 3rd battalion, before returning home January 1946. On his return to the U.K. he was posted to Victoria Barracks Windsor, Berkshire, where he regularly marched up to serve and stand guard at the Windsor Castle, a sight which still continues today. He was often required to carry out royal service duties during functions at Windsor Castle, and also carried out similar duties at Buckingham Palace, and The Tower of London, his squad were often required to marched the 26 miles to Wellington Barracks. 2006 will see the 350th Anniversary of the Grenadier Guards, and in recognition of this we have created this web-site. Our wish is to extend the list of names to include those who served as Grenadiers and returned injured or unscathed from the World Wars, those who served between the World Wars, as well as those who served in and out of "Conflict and Troubles" since the end of WW2, up until the present day. Our information includes men who enlisted as Grenadiers and who then transferred to another service, or were seconded to another regiment, keeping with the tradition of "Once a Grenadier" For those wishing to submit or request information, please refer to the "Reply Page:" All that we ask is that the details you provide are both truthful and accurate, for our part your personal contact details will remain private, and they will not be made available to any 3rd parties, without your expressed permission.
Thank you for the time you have taken to view this site, we trust that with your co-operation it will grow to reflect the honour deserved.
Request/Submit Information: Please refer to - Reply Page: Webmaster: Peter MacDonald
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