The 34th fought with General Burgoyne and was present at the disaster of Saratoga. The HQ of the battalion was in Kendal, then in Westmorland. It deployed to the Western Front in March 1916, remaining there for the rest of the conflict. Whilst we were there, we received the news that, on its return from its exploits behind the Japanese lines in Burma, Gen. Wingates Chindit force of one brigade was going to be absorbed into what became Special (Chindit) Force India. All three regiments were involved in minor wars on the frontiers of India, and the 4th in the Zulu War of 1879. The regiment assaulted Utah Beach on 6 June 1944, as part of VII Corps in the D-Day Invasion, and arrived in the vicinity of Pavenoville, France by the end of D-day. was in good shape, an efficient unit, discipline and morale were good, and the unit well trained. For any other comments, please Contact Us. By now part of the 6th British Division, the 4th Battalion of the Border Regiment were moved back to the Western Desert. Many battalions of the regiment were formed as part of Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener's appeal for an initial 100,000 men volunteers in 1914. A number of Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) troops were formed from the local battalions to defend specific points, such as factories. Anyway, I hope this helps you, David. 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment on the North-West Frontier of India, c1933. Find out more about the site contributors. We set sail down the Bristol Channel on 21st March. Gaya is supposed to be the birthplace of Buddha and there is an interesting Buddhist temple there, although India was at that time largely Hindu/Moslem and Buddhism associated more with Ceylon and countries further east. There was the odd troublesome one, but mostly its own muleteer learned how to control it and to keep it in line. I met here one Sheikh Hamoudi, who was a friend of Lawrence of Arabia, and Glubb Pasha. Hudson John. Similar to 1 SAI, 4 SAI's mechanised leaders followed the same training route all students attended the course until the Section Leaders Phase had been completed. The regiment's territorial components formed duplicate second and third line battalions. 41 The battalion was disbanded on 4 April 1946. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I had been left behind the advance attending an officer of ours who had been wounded by one of our own tanks, and when we were being guided back to join the battalion, as we approached, we saw two crowds like at a football match with about a quarter of a mile between them. I've left a message for Jemma, the co-ordinator for the Radio Cumbria volunteer story gatherers, asking for your question to be passed on to Mr Hutchinson, and if he has further details. Two M.C.s and two M.M.s were awarded for the Phakedzumi Patrol Action. THE BORDER REGT. 6 Border were a beach landing group at the Normandy landings. Usually relief of the pack enabled the casualty to finish the days march to the rest area, but we had a small number of ponies in the column on which we transported the more serious casualties. Five of the new Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiments. Passing through Kohima was like viewing a scene of Flanders in the 1914-18 War with skeletons of trees with no leaves on them. Before Dunkirk, 1 Border, 4 and 5 Border and 5 Kings Own fought in France. When the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot, to become The Border Regiment in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, four pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Cumberland and Westmorland were integrated into the structure of the regiment. We carried out our diversionary attacks but the 8th Army never appeared. After we had travelled a mile or two from the village, Major Scott said that there was a wounded NCO left in the village and would I return there with a section of ten men and try to recover him. After that it was Suez, Egypt, and a transit camp, until we entrained for the Western Desert. Afghanistan War: Commanders; Notable commanders: Halstead Dorey . 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire and Lancashire Regiment Now, with some air cover, the Battalion reached the shelter of woods on the outskirts of that town, 'Radio Normandie' being situated there. World War II Iraq War. On the subject of the environment, I would like to make a comment here on the conditions in which the columns were operating. 1/4th Border Regiment 2/4th Border Regiment (home service battalion) 3/4th Border Regiment (depot/training battalion) Roll of Honour[edit| edit source| hide] Capt. 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. Find out how you can use this. 2nd Battalion The Border Regiment on the North-West Frontier of India, c1933. From there patrols were sent out, during which areas occupied by the Japanese were attacked and in all cases the enemy were routed with many casualties and few casualties sustained by our troops. However, the day did eventually arrive when we were instructed to march to the station to entrain for Bombay Docks. Now began a period of intensive jungle training on Chindit lines. There were varying degrees of success. The result was that out of a battalion of some 950 strong, we had, in just under a year, 1,500 hospital admissions, mainly from malaria and relapses despite full anti-malaria precautions which, by and large, were rigorously carried out. This was a regimental formation of men drawn from the towns and villages of Cumberland and Westmorland: Carlisle, Penrith, Keswick, Grasmere, Longtown, Brampton, Hexham, Alston and many others. Most of the men were in deep slumber and in the morning, they found themselves in Cherbourg, where they disembarked to move inland and await further orders. But even so, the fighting patrols still went out, many of them at night. to land in Gallipoli in April, 1915. We remained here three weeks during which we had the opportunity to visit Beirut, which was a beautiful town with wonderful amenities and it is so sad to think of the horrors that it has suffered in recent years. At nighttime, the Companies sent out patrols between their fronts and the enemy but no major clashes occurred before November 18th. was ordered to move along the perimeter road that the Italians had built during the siege and press on towards El Adam Aerodrome. Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the WO 169 / 1454 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Any information would be much appreciated. Just at this time the dingdong battles with the Japanese in the Maungdau/Buthidaung area of the Arakom District in Burma flared up and the Bn. Mr Hutchinson has written the article which was then sent it in to BBC Radio Cumbria, Carlisle. In 1919, 2nd Battalion moved from Italy to Ireland. The Chinese Dragon with which the Border Regt was always associated was awarded to the 55th after the First China War of 1841. I know what you mean about the problems of getting information, David, when you are not either the person who served in the Forces or their Next of Kin. The 4th and 5th landed with the Army in the Crimea in 1854 and fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman. Bn. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites The railway complex at Rennes was bombed during mid morning Monday 17th June. Please see my various contributions to this archive on the incident. Platoon killed 30 Japanese and wounded 10 more and suffered two casualties only. [2], The Border Regiment fielded 18 battalions[7] and lost almost 7,000[8] officers and other ranks during the course of the war. Nowhere in the Naga Hills was there 50 yards of flat terrain. Between 1944 and 1946 I had in all nine attacks, but none after that. It was air-dropped on Arnhem the following month and suffered such heavy casualties during Operation Market Garden that it saw no further action for the rest of the conflict. After an uneventful voyage across the Indian Ocean, we eventually arrived at Bombay. We first took over Baqush Box, a defended area east of Mersah Matruh, which was uncomfortable living, excepting for glorious Mediterranean sea bathing, and the companies were on detachment on aerodrome defence further forward. All the RAF and British troops were tehn withdrawn, and there was this mad dash to get to the ports. 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. As we rested before finally stepping up onto the track, a Naga hillman came up and said Japani. The Bn. David G. Thanks for taking the time to read the article about the 4 Bn Borders in WW2 and your most interesting question. It went on to serve in many British Army campaigns until 1958, when it was merged into The Kings Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool). Between 1809 and 1814, 11 battle honours were won by the regiment. In Suez Harbour lay the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth, which were transporting Australians to Egypt and Italian prisoners to Australia, and the Mauritania. From the recollections of However we got into the unit lines without casualties, only to be shelled by our own Howitzers from inside Tobruk. I am aware WW2 Peoples War is soon to close for contributions. We left the Column concentration area at break of day and marched all day through sometimes dense jungle, where we had to cut our way through with machetes. In the advance into Burma, 2 Border crossed the Irrawaddy on February 13, whilst in April, 1945, 9 Border fought in the battles for Meiktila. and for reinforcement, which eventually led to the amalgamation of 4th and 9th Bn., The Border Regiment. WO 169 / 1737 1st Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Raider Battalion; 2nd Raider Battalion . This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. The 4th Border group that took the train was headed by Captain J.L. Under orders from the 10th French Army Commander, the 4th Border moved North-West to the line of the River Bresle. We spent a very pleasant few weeks in Kirkee Barracks, which in peacetime was an R.A. Barracks and in the Officers Mess was the longest dining table of any British Army Officers Mess in the world. It served on the Western Front until November 1917, when it was sent to Italy. From there, they went by troop camels up the desert to Sidi Barrani. It deals with the experiences of the 4th Battalion The Border Regiment during World War Two. 01 FEB 44; 21 July - 10 AUG 44 ; 01 APR 45- 22 JUN 45; 19 FEB 45; 01 FEB 44. The size of a battalion could range from 500 to 1,500 troops. Archive List > United Kingdom > Hereford and Worcester. This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. lost a Company as POWs in France but was made up by the time they re-assembled at Kington Camp, including quite a number of newly commissioned officers. Arroyo dos Molinos is unique to the regiment, mainly on account of the fact that the English 34th met and defeated in battle the French 34th, capturing their drums and drum-majors mace, both of which are still in possession of the regiment and trooped every year on the anniversary of the battle. The 1st Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment and the 4th Battalion 7th Infantry Regiment (from Aschaffenburg, Germany) patrolled the Czechoslovakia border with Germany for years in preparation for war with The Soviet Union (USSR . After its posting in India and Burma from 1890, it moved on to South Africa in 1905. The battalion, nicknamed the Magnificent Bastards, is based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and are a part of the 5th Marine Regiment and 1st Marine Division. This infantry regiment was first raised in 1702. On this day in 1944 Captain D.V. 1 Kings Own later fought in Italy with the 10th Indian Div. We had a difficult, but frail, L. of C. back to Brigade H.Q. I will try to have it completed for contribution in advance of the imminent closure. Between the wars the regiment was to serve in Ireland, India including the North West Frontier, Burma, China, Egypt and Palestine where Border and Kings Own were involved in the Arab Revolt of 1938-39. One lot was our battalion and the other lot was the enemy, which we discovered to our cost when they opened up on our truck and ambulance with anti-tank guns. After a week or two of rest at railhead, during which malaria began to take its toll, we once more entrained for the long journey back to our old haunt Bangalore. Major Scott was evacuated and did not rejoin us until we returned to Bangalore. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. The Bn. When we had an airdrop, with five days rations, our packs weighed 80 lbs., which, along with the troops equipment and weapons was a considerable weight to carry up and down the hills. Have a look at pages 181-187. We arrived at Avonmouth Docks in Bristol and embarked on the liner Orontes. 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. As the training took place from October to April, it was not in the heat of summer, nor during the monsoon period, so we did not suffer those discomforts. My feeling is that someone in the Rennes area will have researched the people who died on 17 June. The 1957 Defence White Paper stated that the Border Regiment was due to amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), to form The King's Own Royal Border Regiment on the 1 October 1959. It was also atthis time that the 'Lancastria' was hit. Men of the 4th Battalion, Border Regiment travel in the back of a lorry, France, May 1940. There seems to be some accounts in the Public Records Office about what happened. The regiment was stationed in Egypt and Cyprus for the first half of the 1950s, moving on to West Germany in 1955 where it served with the British Army of the Rhine. was withdrawn and dispatched across the Canal Zone by troop train to Beit Lid in Palestine. The regiment also raised 13 Territorial Army and New Army battalions during the war. The Border Regiment's expansion during the Second World War was modest compared to 19141918. As a last thumb-to-nose effort the Japanese next day rained artillery shells on Thetsemi, but little damage and no casualties resulted. Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion was in India on the outbreak of the war. The Border Regiment was a line infantry infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. Finally, while still holding Incheville with 'D Company', the Borders and Foresters were driven back, suffering casualties from heavy German mortaring and shelling. Just then the monsoon broke and all military operations became static. He was R.M.O. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Border Regiment to form The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment. that Tobruk Force, as we were called, would make diversionary incidents on the night of November 18th and that the real assault would be by the 8th Army to relieve Tobruk, which they expected would be on November 20th. Here in the Basse Fort d'Eu, supported by the artillery of the 51st Highland Division. The best of luck to you, and thanks again!. H.Q., which was replied to by our R.A. batteries. moved north and an armistice was signed on July 14th and we settled in to camping conditions on the outskirts of Qabb Ilyas. However, 21 days in 38th British General Hospital in Bangalore and a fortnights convalescent leave in Ootacomund, a very popular hill station in peace time with quite a colony of permanent British residents, soon put me on my feet and I never looked back. They were part of the 70th British Infantry Division]". It mentions that Churchill and the Ministry of Information kept the disaster of this evacuation quiet at that time. vessels en route by sea to Tobruk. The regiment lost over 7,700 men during the war. Shortly afterwards we left Ranchi and went to an area of West Bengal, east of Calcutta, where we were billeted in a deserted village. The 9th Battalion The Border Regiment took part in several such actions, notably at Wetlet, Yindaw, Kinde and Pywabwe. During the few days that we were assembling at Mariani, word came through that Gen. Wingate had been killed in an air accident. This would have prevented later train traffic. The 4th Battalion was a 1st Line Territorial Army unit, originally assigned to the 126th Infantry Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division. 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. 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+. The 2 Kings Own were flown into Broadway on March 10, 1944 and flew out from Myitkyina on July 26, having marched and fought over 1,100 miles behind the Japanese lines. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it was merged into The Duke of Lancasters Regiment. The 1st Bn The Kings Own fought at Le Cateau and in the retreat from Mons in the first actions in the 1914-18 War. moved, shortly afterwards, into billets in Hereford, a nice city with a fine cathedral. The main duties of the battalion in this situation were the control of and dispersal of mobs and setting up of roadblocks and checkpoints. Sadly he died on 6th. The following article has been submitted to the BBC "People's War" website on behalf of Mr Hutchinson. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites The 4th Border Regimentrefers to three individuals battalions of the Territorial Force (Cumberland & Westmorland). Fighting on in France in 1940 after Dunkirk. This was when your uncle would have been ordered to leave. 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry No ground action was experienced by the Bn. The 2nd Bn The Kings Own formed 41 and 46 Columns in 111 Bde in the Chindits; 2nd 13n The Border Regt in 20th Indian Division; 4th Bn The Border Regt in 23 Brigade forming 34 and 55 Columns; and the 9th Bn The Border Regt in 17th Indian Division. The two Divisions were the 51st Highland Division and the 1st Armoured Brigade. The officers were billeted in, and had the Officers Mess in, the school buildings, the school having been evacuated by staff and pupils. I was unlucky enough to develop malaria, but, as I carried plenty of Mepacrine tablets, I treated the attacks myself and did not go to hospital. It was planned at 8th Army H.Q. This story has been placed in the following categories. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". The date of the first contact with the enemy was early on the morning of 24th May 1940. Pte. There had been some severe fighting around Marjayoun, a nearby village, but after our arrival the main area of battle moved to the Coastal strip and, apart from twice daily shelling by the Vichy French forces, the only activity on the ground was infantry patrolling in the surrounding villages mostly at night. The troubles at Gaya were not serious and we returned to Ranchi after two weeks. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. From a health point of view, the area could not have been worse as it was infested with malaria carrying mosquitoes and near a village in which malaria was endemic. Border Regiment soldiersatThiepval Wood, August 1916, Medals of Sergeant Fred Bowman, The Border Regiment, c1918. public. referenced. David G. We haven't had a message back from Mr Hutchinson yet I'm afraid. Eighteen battalions were to see active service in the war, in every theatre. We then returned to Chittagong where we remained for a further few weeks, before joining a troop train for an 11-day journey to Bangalore in South India. The vessel in which I travelled was the destroyer, Jackal. It was then sent to South Africa in 1899, where it fought throughout the Boer War (1899-1902). It also served in the Sudan and China in the 1920s, and in India again throughout the 1930s. Having fought in the West Indies in the early years of the French Revolutionary War in the 1790s, the 55th were in the Army of the Duke of York in his campaign in the Low Countries in 1799, showing particular gallantry at the Battle of Egmont-op-Zee. By 1920, all of the regiment's war-raised battalions had disbanded. SADF 4 SAI Ratels were known for their conspicuous red call sign markings. was an integral part made a major impact on the Japanese to bring about a withdrawal from the Imphal/Kohima area of operations and they did not again attempt an invasion of India. Alongside the Borders were the 4th 'Buffs' who ran into bombardment in the streets of Fcamp. . After kitting up we were transported one morning to the dockside in Alexandria and boarded R.N. When the breakout came, more aggressive raids began, until they were relieved by the Polish Carpathian Division. An uncle of mine was killed along with more than 800 others in an air attack on trains in Rennes, Monday 17th June. Amongst all this chaos we noticed a guard mounting of the Durham Light Infantry, complete with blancoed equipment this within a week or so of one of the bitterest battles of WW2. In 1918 these were linked to county regiments.[9]. In 1702, the regiment which became the 34th (Cumberland) Regt was raised, and the 55th (Westmorland)) Regt was raised in 1755. We set off up the hill to join a track running into the village. All of the component units were federalized during the Spanish American War as the Second Infantry, Texas Volunteers. [All the above relieved the Australian infantry. As winter was approaching the Bn. They became part of Brigadier Orde Wingates Chindit Long Range Penetration (LRP) groups. Troops of the 8th Infantry Regiment move out over the seawall on Utah Beach after coming ashore on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Moving off into the town street fighting began. Especially we enjoyed the amenities of the St. Georges Hotel. Pte. Anyway, we can but try! View this object. Good. As I had an attack of malaria that morning, I was unable to go up to the town and my Christmas dinner consisted of bully beef, army biscuits, pickles, cheese and tinned fruit, whereas all the other officers had their Christmas dinner in the New Imperial Hotel in Delhi. Little in the way of operations were carried out, though the battalion did march to Shabe Bazar and B company was sent to a supposed area of Japanese activity at Taung Bazar, but despite active patrolling no contact was made with the Japanese. As the war progressed and further horsed regiments were . The 8th Army eventually arrived on December 8th and we were subsequently transported back by truck to railhead at Buq Buq and then in goods wagons to a transit camp in the Canal Zone of Egypt, from which we were given four days leave in the fleshpots of Cairo, especially Shepherds Hotel and the Mena House at the Pyramids. 4 March 1915 : sailed from Avonmouth for India. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Borderers were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. Both battalions marched many miles over the veldt during the Guerilla war that followed. I only know a little about that area and that incident, but if 'Ouest France' has featured the story, then I am sure there must be many details available about what happened. 1st Battalion was again in Burma on the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18), having returned there in 1910. 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. I know a little about the period and the Brittany area slightly, but not to the fine detail that you are seeking, David. Orders soon arrived for us to move south towards the area of the Japanese L. of C. Our first objective was Mokokchung in the Naga Hills, east of Kohima. The fighting took place in Picardy, Artois and finally in Normandy. [All the above were present throughout the siege]. On the retreat of the German / Italian Forces, the 4th Battalion The Border Regiment occupied the airfield of El Adem. One Victoria Cross was awarded to the regiment during the Mutiny. However all good things must come to an end, so we left Poona and travelled by troop train across India to Ranchi in the State of Bihar, which was to be our home for the best part of a year, with a few short breaks. These became the new units 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. During the training period from October the only time the Bn. This regiment was formed in 1881 by amalgamating the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. in moving his G.H.Q. joined 23rd Brigade as a reserve brigade in the 4th Indian Division. Evacuation of casualties was a further problem. Tobruk by Frank Harrison [ISBN 1-85409-361-6], War Diaries: There appears to have been strict censorship in operation at the time. 21 It landed again in Obtaining information from official sources seems to be quite difficult. Depots were open in Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster for The Kings Own, and in The Castle, Carlisle for The Border Regt. referenced. and A.E.R. Thank you for your detailed reply to my query and I await any further information. The Tobruk perimeter defences were not a system of continuous trenches like WW1, but consisted of underground concrete strong points built by the Italians before they came into the war. Correspondence. On 23 May they were in action near Amiens. 'Orontes' bound for Suez. Inter-war The inter-war period saw 1st Battalion fighting on the North West Frontier in 1921, garrisoning India and then moving to Palestine. Thanks to the step-like formation of the paddy fields, where we jumped down every few yards, and to the poor marksmanship of the Japanese, we arrived without any casualties in the jungle area, for the Japanese opened up with everything they had rifles, machine guns, mortars and grenades. Bob and I had a bathe in the lake the first day we were there, but, as someone told us that a woman had been carried off by a crocodile the previous week, we did not repeat that event. But knowing what is there and what to ask for is not easy. The 4th and 5th landed with the Army in the Crimea in 1854 and fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman. GOOD, T.D., R.A.M.C. "Now little remembered, regarded and even by-passed in the history of the time, there were men who fought on in France after the main force of the B.E.F. Remained in India throughout the war. The regiment captured an Imperial Chinese Dragon Standard which hangs in Kendal Church, and was awarded the Dragon as a regimental badge. We spent one week in the fleshpots of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay and the second week we spent at Krishnaraja Sagara in Mysore State. This infantry regiment was raised in 1755. had come out with the withdrawal from Europe, not through Dunkirk but further west through Cherbourg and Brest. At this point I should mention that the 51st Regiment of the Royal Field Artillery, comprising of men from Carlisle and all over Cumberland were present during the whole of the siege. All volunteer battalions were renumbered to create a single sequential order. Later we moved forward to Mersah Matruh itself with even nicer sea bathing and I accompanied our C.O. It is a tragedy that since Indian independence they have been harassed to this day by the successors to the British Raj. The days 16 - 18 June 1940 were really vital to what happened in France, because it was when De Gaulle was trying to get the French Government to continue fighting the war, and Ptain took over and asked the Germans for an Armistice. 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. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. All this was in support of the civil police and little or no force was required. Other ranks' cap badge, The Border Regiment, c1905, 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, in South Africa, 1900. 18 It was redesignated '1st Battalion, The South Saskatchewan Regiment, CASF' on 7 November 1940, 19 and on 15 December 1940 it embarked for Great Britain. I believe that the Bn. Historical records of events in France, post Operation Dynamo, are sketchy. The result was that, although no ground was secured by the attack, the next day the enemy had moved off westward. The whole of the 70th Division became engaged in the fighting on Sidi Rezagh and El Duda. We were actually on the train on Christmas Day, 1944, and it stopped all day at Delhi Station platform. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, The Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). At one time or another these units were part of the garrison: 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Guns) included our brigade, 23 Bde., and the 4th Border Regiment. 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment So, men from Cumberland and Westmorland were present at both checks on Rommel and the German Afrika Corps! September 2003. Three months later, it became the first British unit to join a major engagement by glider, when it landed in Sicily as part of 1st Airborne Division. 1st Punjab Regiment, 4th (Outram's) Bn. After the obvious withdrawal of the Japanese, the column moved westwards to Ukhrul and here then operations were complete.
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