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The Sherwood Foresters
(Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) |
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- 1970 |
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| 45th
(Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot |
1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
(Derbyshire Regiment) |
| 95th
(Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot |
2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters
(Derbyshire Regiment) |
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Earliest recognised formation: |
45th: 1741 when raised as Daniel Houghton's Regiment of Foot. Became the
45th Regiment of Foot in 1751 |
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95th: 1823, when raised at Winchester as the 95th Regiment of Foot. (note:
The Rifle Brigade had also been numbered the 95th , 1802-1816.) |
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Regimental Journal: |
"The Sherwood Foresters Regimental Annual", later "The Foresters Journal" |
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| WWI: |
Battle Honours; 57 |
Victoria Crosses; 9 (1) |
Died; 11410 |
| WWII: |
Battle Honours; 25 |
Victoria Crosses; 1 |
Died; 1520 |
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| Amalgamated: |
1970 with
The Worcestershire Regiment to form The Worcestershire
and Sherwood Foresters Regiment |
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45th was operational 1804-1814 (remained in England), and a Reserve
Battalion 1842-1850 (served South African wars) |
Peninsula War 1808 -
1814 1st Battalion, 45th Regiment. |
Military General Service Medal.
1793 - 1814 |
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73 | 121 |
2 | 144 |
115 | 65 |
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143 | 142 |
170 | 129 |
76 | 43 |
145 |
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Total Medals |
Max clasps |
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155 | 278 |
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The Surgeon of the 45th was also
entitled to an Egypt clasp |
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Battle Honours: Rolica, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes
d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes,
Tolouse Peninsula. |
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First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-1826
45th Regiment |
Army of India Medal 1799 - 1826 | | clasp: |
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120 |
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Battle Honour: Ava |
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7th & 8th Kaffir Wars 1846 - 1853
45th Regiment: 1st Battalion and Reserve Battalion present
(Battalions amalgamated 1850) | South Africa Medal 1834-53 | | number: |
>694* | | |
*Accurate records have not survived - 694 issued at
the original presentation according to royal mint records. Final
figure will be higher than this. (750 is the number estimated by
Everson in his book "The South Africa 1853 Medal") | | | Battle Honours:
South Africa 1846-7 |
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Crimean War 1854 - 1856
95th Regiment | Crimea Medal 1854 -56 | | | | Clasp: → | ..none... |
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Total Medals | | | Number: → |
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| | | Battle Casualties; | | Action. | Killed | Died of Wounds | 'Wounded' | Dangerously
Wounded | Severely
Wounded | Slightly
Wounded | Missing | Total | |
The Battle of the Alma |
50 | - |
138 | - |
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3 | 191 | | First bombardment of Sebastopol, first battle of Inkermann and minor actions |
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The Battle of Inkermann |
27 | 1 |
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72 | 26 |
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The Assault on the Quarries |
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- | 4 | | First Attack on the Redan |
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- | - | | Final Attack on the Redan |
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- | 5 | | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th Bombardments of Sebastopol and Minor Actions. |
4 | - |
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14 | 26 |
- | 46 | | Magazine explosion at the French Siege Train |
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*Both recorded as 'wounded mortally' | | | Men who served in the Crimea also eligible for: | Turkish Crimea Medal 1855 | | | | | Battle Honours:
Alma; Inkermann Sevastopol. |
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59
95th Regiment |
India Mutiny Medal. 1857 -59 |
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VCs: 1; McQuirt,
see VC page
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Battle Honour: Central India |
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Abyssinian War 1867 - 68 45th Regiment | Abyssinian Medal 1867 - 68 |
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| 1881: The Regiments
now become the 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Derbyshire Regiment
(Sherwood Foresters) |
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First Sudan War, Egypt 1882-4 2nd Battalion. |
Egypt and Sudan Medal 1882-89 |
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Recipients also entitled to a Khedive's Star
dated "1882" |
Battle Honour:
Egypt 1882 |
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Himalayan Wars 1861 - 1888: Operations against the Tibetans at
Sikkim 1888. 2nd Battalion (two companies) |
India General Service Medal 1854 - 95 | | | |
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North West Frontier Operations 1897-98
2nd Battalion | India Medal 1895 | | clasp: |
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VCs: 1; Pennell
see VC page
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Battle Honour: Tirah |
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Anglo - Boer War 1899 - 1902. 1st Battalion, December 1899 to the end
of the War. A detachment of the Derbyshire Regiment also served as Mounted
Infantry, and a large number of men from the four volunteer battalions also
served. |
Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902, with or without the
King's South Africa Medal 1901 - 1902 |
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Common clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State,
Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; also: |
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Casualties: |
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Officers |
NCOs and Men |
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KIA & DOW/ DoD |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
KIA & DOW |
Death from disease |
Wounded |
Missing / POW |
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2 / 1 |
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VCs: 2;
Bees, Beet.
see VC page
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Battle Honour: South Africa 1899-1902 |
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| 1902: Title
changed to: "The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and
Derbyshire Regiment)" |
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The Great War 1914 - 1918
( 33 battalions; 18 served overseas:- ) |
Generally awarded the
British War Medal &
Victory Medal, men overseas prior to 1/1/1916 also a
1914 or
1914-15 Star. |
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Battalion → |
1* |
2 |
1/5 |
1/6 |
1/7 |
1/8 |
2/5 |
2/6 |
2/7 |
2/8 |
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Robin Hood |
Robin Hood |
date of first overseas service.
(first theatre red
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5/11
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11/9
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25/2
1915 |
25/2
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25/2
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25/2
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26/2
1917 |
25/2
1917 |
26/2
1917 |
26/2
1917 |
| France &
Flanders |
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Gallipoli |
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Egypt & Palestine |
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Macedonia |
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Italy |
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Star
possible ? |
1914 or 1914-15 |
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or 1914-15 only |
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died
Extracted from : "Soldiers / Officers
Died in the Great War" (consider approximate - in addition the
regiment as a whole lost an additional 198 officers who
are recorded with 'battalion not shown' or with battalions
not shown here, or who we have not yet allocated a
battalion.) |
1326 |
1308 |
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477 |
573 |
538 |
399 |
395 |
407 |
217 |
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other ranks only:- officers counted with 1st line
territorials. |
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India at the start, moved first to the UK |
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Regular |
Territorial Force |
New Armies |
Garrison. |
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Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19
15 officers and 170 men of the Sherwood Foresters also qualified for this
medal. |
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VCs: 9; Egerton, Greaves, Hudson,
Johnson, Rivers, Upton, Vann, Vickers, Ball (
Ball RFC)
see VC page
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Battle Honours: Aisne 1914, 1918; Neuve
Chapelle; Loos; Somme 1916, 1918; Ypres 1917, 1918; Cambrai 1917,
1918; St Quentin Canal; France and Flanders 1914-18; Italy 1917-18;
Gallipoli 1915. Armentières 1914; Aubers; Hooge 1915;
Albert 1916, 1918; Bazentin; Delville Wood; Pozières; Ginchy;
Flers-Courcelette; Morval; Thiepval; Le Transloy; Ancre Heights;
Ancre 1916; Arras 1917, 1918; Vimy 1917; Scarpe 1917, 1918; Messines
1917; Pilckem;' Langemarck 1917; Menin Road; Polygon Wood;
Broodseinde; Poelcapelle; Passchendaele; St Quentin; Bapaume 1918;
Rosières; Villers Bretonneux; Lys; Bailleul; Kemmel; Scherpenberg;
Amiens; Drocourt-Quéant; Hindenburg Line; Epéhy; Canal du Nord;
Beaurevoir; Courtrai; Selle; Sambre; Piave; Suvla; Landing at Suvla;
Scimitar Hill; Egypt 1916. |
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The Great War 1914 - 1918 |
continued......... |
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Battalion → |
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Pioneers |
Nottingham |
Chatsworth Rifles |
Welbeck Rangers |
Garrison |
date of first overseas service.
(first theatre red
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1915 | 14/7
1915 | 27/8
1915 | 29/8
1915 | 1/2
1916 | 6/3
1916 | 6/3
1916 | ?/10
1915 |
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Flanders |
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| Via Mudros |
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Egypt & Palestine |
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Mesopotamia |
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Macedonia |
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Italy |
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Star
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1914 or 1914-15 |
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died
see above |
738 |
1039 |
683 |
217 |
655 |
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561 |
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Operations against the Waziris and Mahsuds, North West Frontier 1919 - 24
2nd Battalion |
India General Service Medal 1908 | | clasp: |
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WW2 1939 - 1945 10 battalions served overseas: |
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Battalion → |
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1/5th |
2/5th (5th) |
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12 |
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Norway 1940 |
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France and Belgium 1940.
(Dunkirk ) |
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North Africa
& Middle East |
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Captured by the Germans at Tobruk |
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Burma |
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Far East |
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Captured by the Japanese at Singapore |
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Sicily / Italy |
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1st Armoured Division; captured Tobruk June '42. reconstituted
by conversion of the 16th Bn., but remained in the UK |
3rd Infantry Brigade for the Duration |
25th Infantry Brigade for F&B'40. Later 55th Infantry Brigade
captured on Singapore Island by the Japanese 15/2/42 |
139th Infantry Brigade. Renumbered the "5th" after the loss of 1/5th
at Singapore. |
148th Infantry Brigade for Norway. |
139th Infantry Brigade for F&B'40. Converted to RAC |
Sent to India Nov '42, became Jungle training battalion. |
To India May '42, converted to RAC, then back to 13th Bn. Infantry
Dec '43 |
Previously numbered '50th'. served sometime 7th Motor Brigade, and 2
NZ Division for El Alamein. |
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WW2 Stars common to the Battalion. (excluding
39-45 star
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Key: A =
Africa, P =
Pacific, B =
Burma, I =
Italy, F&G =
France and Germany |
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* 6th Bn. and the Robin Hoods converted to R.A
Anti-Aircraft and Searchlight units respectively, and served in NW
Europe 44-45 |
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VCs: 1; Brunt (Att. 6th Lincolns)
see VC Page
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Most also entitled to the
1939-45 War Medal and many the
Defence Medal |
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Battle Honours: Norway 1940; Gazala; El Alamein; Tunis;
Salerno; Anzio; Campoleone; Gothic Line; Coriano; Singapore Island.
St Omer-La Bassée; Ypres-Comines Canal; Dunkirk 1940; North-West
Europe 1940; Djebel Guerba; Tamera; Medjez Plain; North Africa
1942-3; Volturno Crossing; Monte Camino; Advance to Tiber; Cosina
Canal Crossing; Monte Ceco; Italy 1943-5; Malaya 1942. |
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Jewish / Arab Unrest, Palestine 1945 - 48 2nd
Battalion (1945-) |
General Service Medal 1918 -62 | |
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1948: Regulars reduced to a single battalion (the 1st). 2nd reformed
1952, then finally disbanded 1955. |
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The Malaya Emergency: Operations against Communist insurgents. 1948-60 1st Battalion (1958-60) | General Service Medal 1918 - 62 | | clasp: |
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