HEREFORDSHIRE'S PARTIN RIFLES HISTORYMost infantry regiments carrytheir battle honours on Colours(ceremonial flags). RIFLESBattalions do not have Colours,but all Riflemen carry 34representative battle honours (of913 awarded) on their belt badge.Some honours were for greatbattles of national significance,like Waterloo, the Somme, ElAlamein and Normandy. Othersare unique to The Rifles, such asMarabout and Pegasus Bridge.One scroll on the belt badgeis left blank for a battlehonour yet to be won.Normandy (1944) - 1 Herefords spent the early part of theSecond World War, 1939-42, on garrison duty in NorthernIreland. In May 1942, the Battalion was converted frominfantry into motorised infantry and formed part ofthe 159 Infantry Brigade, 11th Armoured Division. 1Herefords landed in Normandy on 13th June 1944and was soon on the frontline. Shortly afterwards 2Herefords was disbanded, with the men being sentover to Normandy as reinforcements for their brotherBattalion. They saw action throughout the Battle ofNormandy, including the Crossing of the Odon, theBattle of Caen and the closing of the Falaise Pocket.With Normandy secured, the Battalion would go on tosee heavy fighting in the drive up the coast, throughBelgium and the Netherlands, before crossing the Rhineinto Germany. 1 Herefords were also involved in OperationBlackout, one of the last military operations of the SecondWorld War in Europe, which saw them assisting in capturingthe Flensburg government of Grand Admiral Doenitz – over twoweeks after the German surrender.Abridged timeline of historical names and amalgamations of1860188119081st Administrative Battalion, TheHerefordshire Rifle VolunteersThe HerefordshireRifle VolunteersThe Herefordshire Regiment T(Territorial Army) (Herefords)
It seems that your browser's pop-up blocker has prevented us from opening a new window/tab. Please click the button below to open the link manually.
