Mr Charles Hill Légion d’honneur Presentation at Richmond Sunday 15th May 2016
MR CHARLES HILL – AWARDED THE LEGION D’HONNEUR Charlie Hill was born in Sheffield on 9 May 1925; Charles Hill is a D Day veteran. At the age of 19, at 0730 hours on 6th June 1944 he landed with the 6th Battalion Green Howards on Gold Beach at Vers-sur-mer. He fought alongside WO2 Stanley Hollis VC at the Mont Fleury battery and later that day at Crépon. Further on in the Normandy campaign he received a minor head wound which caused him to be evacuated to England. Returning
MR MICHAEL IGO
Michael Igo was born in Middlesbrough in 1947 and enlisted in 1963. After training at Strensall he joined 5 Platoon B Company in Libya. Later he moved to Mortar Platoon and served in Colchester, Hong Kong, Malaya, Norway, Canada, Belize, San Salvador, Germany, and Northern Ireland. Another keen sportsman, he played basketball and football for the battalion. He still follows golf, the horses and is a Boro supporter. After leaving the Army in 1970, in civilian life Mike was a
COLONEL A E GAYNOR OBE TD
Anthony Gaynor was born in 1945 in Essex and enlisted at the age of 18. After training at RMA Sandhurst he was commissioned in 1965, and joined the 1st Battalion in Hong Kong, moving to Malaysia. Later he served in Colchester and Minden, including the first Belfast tour. In 1970 he returned to Hong Kong to attend a long Chinese language course, after which he worked at a government listening station. After this he rejoined the Battalion to participate in the Dungannon tour a
BRIGADIER J S W POWELL OBE
John Powell was born in London in 1946 and is the son of a former Green Howard. He lived in Cyprus with his family during the 2nd Battalion’s posting on the island in 1954. He enlisted at the age of 18. Commissioned from RMA Sandhurst, he joined the 1st Battalion, commanding 10 Platoon C Company in Colchester and British Honduras. After university, he was Intelligence Officer and Adjutant; he served in the MOD working for the General Staff and in the Directorate of Military
MR CHARLES HILL – AWARDED THE LEGION D’HONNEUR
MR CHARLES HILL – AWARDED THE LEGION D’HONNEUR Charlie Hill was born in Sheffield on 9 May 1925; Charles Hill is a D Day veteran. At the age of 19, at 0730 hours on 6th June 1944 he landed with the 6th Battalion Green Howards on Gold Beach at Vers-sur-mer. He fought alongside WO2 Stanley Hollis VC at the Mont Fleury battery and later that day at Crépon. Further on in the Normandy campaign he received a minor head wound which caused him to be evacuated to England. Returning
Martin Copley is taking part in the BLESMA bike ride
Blesma is for life and understands limb loss. Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is a national Armed Forces Charity that directly supports all of our Service men and women who have lost limbs and the use of limbs or the loss of eyesight in the honourable service of our country. We understand the needs of a military amputee like no other national charity in the United Kingdom. Formerly known as The British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association, we have existed in one guise or anoth
Museum Talks and Special Events and Green Howards Sunday
My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Please note below some of the events that are taking place in the museum during 2016. Just follow the link for each date for more information and booking. Museum Talks: Friday 27 May – Known and Unknown Friday 17 June – The Battle of the Somme Friday 21 October – Life as a Yeoman Warder Special Events: Saturday 7 May – Researching your military ancestors workshop Friday 2 September – Exploring the Georgian Table Tuesday 27 September – Stories i
Contalmaison 10/11 September 2016
100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme As you may know we are commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and the award of the VC to 2Lt Donald Bell and Captain Archie White VC at Contalmaison 10/11 September 2016. Message from RHQ Ladies and Gentlemen,
For those wishing to attend Contalmaison 2016. Please find in the above link David's update and further information regarding accommodation #XIXMAINTOPICS
The Stanley Hollis VC Memorial on Thu 26 Nov
Stanley Hollis VC (21 September 1912 – 8 February 1972), the only Victoria Cross awarded on D-Day, was born in Middlesbrough in 1912. Stanley Hollis VC, born in Archibald Street, Middlesbrough was recommended twice for his actions on 6 June, 1944. Sergeant Major Hollis VC from the Green Howards regiment was a former steelworker and lorry driver. He braved a wall of heavy machine gun fire, twice; during the landings that led to the end of World War II and was wounded so many t
Unveiling of the Stan Hollis VC Memorial
We now have a confirmed date for the unveiling of the Stan Hollis VC Memorial. Please take this as a Warning Order, and more details will follow once a programme of events and timings is confirmed.
Date: Thu 26 Nov 15.
Time: Parade at 1130hrs with the Service starting at 1200hrs.
Location: On the grassed area in front of the Dorman Museum on Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough.
Standards: Branches are asked to parade their Standards, giving this event as much support as possib
The Alma Dinner 2016: Middlesbrough
The Alma Dinner 2015 was a great success and is in the forecast of events again for 2016.Experience proves that holding the dinner on Saturday of an away game at MFC, is the better option. Therefore, the confirmed date will be released once fixtures are out in Jun 16.For you r diaries however, I have provisionally booked Sat 17 Sep and Sat 24 Sep. Whichever date the away match is on, will be the date for the dinner.For those wishing to attend, I hope you can block off these t
Remembrance Sunday: Middlesbrough 2015
Poignant tributes to those who lost their lives at Middlesbrough service. Hundreds of people mourned for those who lost their lives in war at a special Middlesbrough service for Remembrance Sunday. Veterans, young army cadets and politicians were among those to pay their respects at the Cenotaph in Linthorpe Road. The official parade formed at 10am on Park Road North, before heading up to the Cenotaph at 10.40am. There a short service conducted by Rev Glyn Holland, chaplain t
Green Howards in the sun 2015
On our first visit in 2006 we had 10 ex-Green Howards and friends of the Green Howards and in 2014 we mustered54 but this year the larger XIX family saw 68 on strength at departure. Maybe next year we can break 100! Picture courtesy of Marty Williams. Chairman, Redcar Branch, GHA. #XIXMAINTOPICS
