2nd / 5th Battalion

The XX The Lancashire Fusiliers

in

Normandy

 

1. 26th June sailed from Newhaven for the Normandy beaches, disembarked at Courcelles sur Mer and concentrated at La Haiserie on the 29th June.
2. Moved to Bouanville and then to Anguuery on the 6th July.
3. 8th July attacked Malon and La Folie.
Heavy losses totalling 10 Officers and 111 other Ranks Killed wounded and missing.
4. 16th July,heavy fighting at Tessel wood,Landet and Vendes. Lt J Walsh wins MC.
Fusilier Lees wins MM.
5. 26th July advance to Villers Bocage.Attack on the river crossing at Hottot-Villers Road.
Major York killed,the third B Coy Commander to have died in 2 months.
6. Minden Day spent in an Orchard,Roses flown out from England .
7. 3rd July, Heavy casualties from S mines during advance.
8. Crossing of river Orne.
9. 10th August Thierry Harcourt and Donnay.
10. 13th August attack on Haut d'Ouilly hill, known to the LFs as "High Willy" hill.
11.14th August entered village of Mesnil to a heroes welcome by the locals.
12. 19th August Fourneaux Level,Lt Heap the Bn Pioneer Officer killed clearing mines,along with most of his Platoon.
13. 20th August, Moved to Gouppillieres and disbanded, the Bn was parcelled out in complete companies to other infantry regiments as follows;-
A Coy to 7th RWF.
B Coy to 2nd Gordon Highlanders..
C Coy to 2nd Glasgow Highlanders.
D Coy to 1st East Lancashires.
This often explains why men are difficult to trace from this period.

 


"Thought to be men of C Company of 2/5th Lancashire Fusiliers
who had been transferred to the
2nd Glasgow Highlanders of 15 Division on 20th August 1944."
"Infantry of 2nd Glasgow Highlanders, 15th (Scottish) Division, with Churchill tanks of 6th Guards Tank Brigade, near Moergestel, 26 October 1944. Photo taken by Sgt. Johnson of No 5 Army Film & Photographic Unit.
Thanks to Bill Duggan. (Editor)"

3457273 Fusilier Oliver
C Company 2nd / 5th Bn Lancashire Fusiliers disbanded August 1944 and transferred to
2nd Glasgow Highlanders in 15th Division"

Oliver family
with Edward in the LFs and standing left rear of the group.

1 unknown LF Officer Edward Oliver right rear and a Fusilier called Tommy in a trench following their arrival in Normandy on
29th June 1944.

Edward wearing his new cap badge of the
2nd Glasgow Highlanders

 

 

3452962 Fus Henry Hope Anderson

he would probally have been known as Harry or Andy. Dad died on Sunday
9 July 1944 at Caen Normandy, the photo's show him alone, and the other is of him standing with
another (unknown) soldier who is sitting, hopefully some one will recognise one or both of them.
Dad posted a letter marked Folkestone 6 april 1943, also I have a copy of a report he made about
his involvement in the arrest of an RAF man, in the report he say's that he handed the airman over
to CQMS Healy as he was exhausted having run from Birchington to westgate this is in the area of
Margate, the copy is dated 10 march 1944. If any one has any infomation relating to my dad or the
man sitting in rhe photo how ever small please let me know
Yours
Brian (Anderson)
Click here to go to his war grave