90-945: Coad is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Basil Coad (1906–1980), senior British Army officer Ben Coad (born 1994), English cricketer Conal Coad , opera singer Frank Coad (born 1930), Australian racing driver Jez Coad , British record producer and musician Joyce Coad (1917–1987), American child actress Matthew Coad (disambiguation) , several people Merwin Coad (born 1924), American politician from Iowa Michael Coad , Australian football player Nellie Coad (1883–1974), New Zealand teacher, community leader, women's advocate and writer Paddy Coad (1920–1992), Irish football player and manager Peter Coad (born 1953), software entrepreneur and author Richard Coad (1825–1900), British architect from Cornwall [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
180-524: A Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire . Coad was born on 27 September 1906 at Portsmouth , Hampshire . He was educated at Felsted School and Royal Military College, Sandhurst . From Sandhurst he was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment on 4 February 1926. He was soon bound for India to join the 1st Battalion. After a few years' service there he
270-584: A Special Reserve (SR) battalion, while the other would be the Territorial Force units. In the case of the Wiltshire Regiment, the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was the SR unit. The 3rd Wilts came into active service during 1914. It would remain in the home islands throughout the war. For most of the war, it would act as the depot and training unit for the battalions of the Wiltshire Regiment. In 1917, it moved from
360-504: A " friendly-fire " incident. The Argylls' second in command, Major Kenneth Muir was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his efforts (ultimately unsuccessful) to hold the position. In total the Argylls suffered two officers and eleven other ranks dead, four officers and seventy OR wounded, and two missing, about forty per cent of these casualties being from the US airstrike. Despite this setback
450-763: A French invasion force in 1758. After its initial baptism, the regiment would go on to see active service in the American Revolutionary War . Being used as light infantry, the regiment took part in General John Burgoyne 's doomed campaign , culminating in the Battles of Saratoga . Twelve years after the end of the American Revolution, the regiment would fight against revolutionary and imperial France. Taking part in campaigns in West Indies, Sicily, and
540-453: A Friday night out, and would prove hard to retrieve over the weekend. Both battalions were somewhat under strength, and this problem was exacerbated by a government decision that those under 19 should not serve in combat, volunteers were hurriedly drawn from other units in Hong Kong to try to get the battalions up to establishment. Coad flew into Pusan on 27 August 1950, ahead of the rest of
630-742: A large contingent of Boer prisoners were sent. Following the end of the war in June 1902, most of the officers and men returned home on the SS Dominion , which arrived in Southampton in September. In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming the Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve ; the regiment now had one Reserve and one Territorial battalion. At
720-407: A series of uniformly successful actions, particularly since 1 February 45. [... He] has shown himself to be a fine and determined leader, [...] whose presence in the forward area has so often been an inspiration to all ranks under his command. After this Coad was promoted war substantive lieutenant colonel (and retained the temporary rank of brigadier). Then, on 28 January 1946 he was given command of
810-467: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Basil Coad Major General Basil Aubrey Coad , CB , CBE , DSO & Bar , DL (27 September 1906 – 26 March 1980) was a senior British Army officer. He held battalion , brigade and divisional commands during the Second World War and immediately after, but is best known as the commander of
900-407: The 130th Infantry Brigade , 43rd Division. On 10 July 1944, during the opening of Operation Jupiter , the unit was ordered to capture Chateau de Fontaine, near Fontaine-Étoupefour . They successfully captured the chateau, and were then ordered to take a further objective. Coad personally reconnoitred the route across open country, despite heavy machine gun and mortar fire. The attack was launched and
990-610: The 233rd Brigade , later the 234th Brigade , of the 75th Division , part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force . While serving with the 75th Division, 1/4th Wilts would see action at the Battle of Megiddo . The 2/4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment came into being in October 1914, assigned to the 2/1st South Western Brigade of the 2nd Wessex Division . Like the 1/4th Wilts, it was also dispatched to British India. However, unlike
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#17328525261201080-610: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade during the Korean War . After his involvement in Korea, he held a further divisional command, and then a senior administrative position in the army before retiring. In retirement, he continued his connection with the army, serving as Colonel of his former regiment , and assisting in writing the British official history of the Korean War. He was also appointed
1170-639: The 3rd Division 's 7th Brigade , landing in France on 14 August 1914, and soon fought in the Battle of Mons and the Great Retreat and, in October, in the First Battle of Ypres , by which time the battalion had lost 26 officers and over 1,000 other ranks. The 1st Wilts remained on the Western Front with the 3rd Division until the 7th Brigade was transferred to the 25th Division on 18 October 1915. In March 1918
1260-566: The Convention of Peking . The regiment would remain in Hong Kong until 1865. From 1865 until 1868, the 99th served in South Africa. While there, Prince Alfred , the Duke of Edinburgh, inspected the regiment as part of a tour of the colony. The regiment impressed him so much that he took a continued interest in the regiment for the rest of his life. This culminated in permission being granted to re-title
1350-559: The Garigliano river in January 1944. From March until late May, the battalion fought in the Battle of Anzio , enduring terrible conditions and fighting in trench warfare , similar to that on Western Front nearly 30 years before. They later fought in the breakout from the Anzio beachhead , Operation Diadem and the subsequent capture of Rome. On 3 June 1944 Sergeant Maurice Albert Windham Rogers
1440-701: The Gloucestershire Regiment to form the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment , which later amalgamated with the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment , the Royal Green Jackets and The Light Infantry to form The Rifles , which continues the lineage of the regiment. The regiment's depot was at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes . The senior partner in the amalgamated Wiltshire Regiment
1530-524: The Kitchener's New Army formations. Nearly 5,000 officers and other ranks of the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) had been killed in action or died of wounds sustained during the Great War. 60 battle honours were awarded to the regiment, along with numerous awards for bravery, including a VC . Upon mobilization and the declaration of war, the 1st Battalion, Wilts deployed to France as part of
1620-575: The Mediterranean Expeditionary Force . Initially assigned to reinforce the forces at Cape Helles on 6 July 1915, the division was temporarily withdrawn and then landed at ANZAC Cove to support the operations there. With the rest of the division, it was withdrawn to Egypt in January 1916 before being dispatched to Mesopotamia as part of the ill-fated attempt to relieve the garrison of Kut. The battalion remained in Mesopotamia for
1710-638: The New Zealand Wars . Detachments of the 99th took part in the Hutt Valley Campaign , seeing action at the Battle of Battle Hill . three government soldiers and at least nine Ngāti Toa were killed. Following the capture of Te Rauparaha in 1846, the Regiment would depart New Zealand and return to Australia, although detachments would be sent as needed to reinforce the British forces in New Zealand for
1800-513: The Western Allied invasion of Germany . The citation remarked: Prior to [7 October 1944] the B[riga]de had been "unlucky", several times knocked about, and its only clear cut success had been once before when Brig COAD as a Lt Col, was temporarily in com[man]d . This officer by fearless and indefatigable leadership, has raised the standard of his Bde to a very high level, and has led it through
1890-405: The surname Coad . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coad&oldid=1215602748 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#17328525261201980-633: The 1/4th, 2/4th Wilts never saw action in the First World War. Instead, the battalion took over garrison duties, freeing first-line units up for action against the Central Powers. The final Territorial Force unit of the Wiltshire Regiment was the 3/4th Battalion. Raised in October 1915, the battalion converted into the 4th Reserve Battalion in April 1916. The battalion remained in the Home Islands throughout
2070-574: The 110th Brigade, part of the 21st Division , with which it served for the rest of the war. At the outbreak of war, the 2nd Wilts was serving as part of the Gibraltar Garrison. Recalled home to Britain, the 2nd Wilts was attached to the 21st Brigade , part of the 7th Division . As part of the 21st Brigade, the 2nd Wilts arrived in France in October 1914, in time to take part in the First Ypres , where it suffered heavy casualties in helping to stop
2160-718: The 2nd Wilts received orders to join the 58th Brigade , part of the 19th (Western) Division . As part of the 19th Division, the 2nd Wilts would see action with the division through the Hundred Days Offensive . In 1919, with the division's disbandment, the 2nd Wilts returned to its pre-war duties of policing the British Empire . Under the pre-war British Army system, created during the Haldane Reforms , each regiment, in addition to having two regular battalions would have two reserve formations associated with it. One would be
2250-678: The 2nd Wiltshires participated in Operation Ironclad, the capture of Vichy-held Madagascar, known as the Battle of Madagascar . On 19 May the Battalion re-embarked on the Franconia to sail to India to rejoin the 5th Division and were stationed in Bombay and Ahmednagar until August. The Wiltshires, as well as the rest of the brigade, were then sent to the Middle East . As part of 13th Infantry Brigade,
2340-522: The 3rd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles and 8th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment , part of 26th Indian Infantry Division , in October 1943. With the 26th Indian Division, the 1st Wiltshires took part in the Battle of the Admin Box . Before General Slim's offensive to recapture Burma, 1st Wiltshires were rotated back to serve along the North-West Frontier. The 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, began
2430-500: The 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, now part of the British Army of the Rhine , as an acting major general . He relinquished the command, and reverted to temporary brigadier on 10 March 1946. He returned to 130th Brigade, and then reverted to lieutenant colonel and returned to his own regiment, commanding the 2nd Wiltshires. He was then again made a brigadier and commanded 30th Infantry Brigade , before returning to 2nd Wiltshires again. He
2520-479: The 4th Battalion, a Territorial Army (TA) unit, to serve as its adjutant, at the same time he was granted temporary rank as a captain in the TA. He was promoted to substantive captain on 18 March 1938. With the outbreak of the Second World War , Coad was promoted to acting major for service as an instructor in the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division , he became a temporary major on 1 February 1940. In January 1941 he
2610-586: The 5th Division instead joined the British Second Army , at the time fighting on the Western Front , to participate in the final drive into Germany in April 1945. They took part in the Elbe River crossing as well as the encirclement of Army Group B . When hostilities ended on 8 May 1945, they were at Lübeck on the Baltic Sea. The Battalion moved to Einbeck on 1 July and settled down to occupation duties. As
2700-554: The 62nd was linked with the 99th Regiment of Foot. With the subsequent Childers reforms , the two regiments were amalgamated into a single regiment, the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment, in 1881. The 99th Regiment of Foot was raised in 1824 in Edinburgh by Major-General Gage John Hall. It was unrelated to earlier units designated as the 99th Regiment of the British Army, including the 99th Regiment of Foot (Jamaica Regiment) and
2790-488: The 6th Battalion would be amalgamated with the Wiltshire Yeomanry to form the 6th (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) battalion on 9 September 1917. Eventually, the battalion would be reduced to cadre strength. The excess personnel would be used as replacements for the 2nd Battalion which assumed its place in the 58th Brigade. The cadre was returned to England on 18 June 1918 and the battalion brought up to strength by absorbing
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2880-629: The 7th Wilts transferred to France, arriving there in July 1918. After the German spring offensives , many divisions needed be rebuilt with fresh battalions to replace those decimated by the German offensives. Once in theatre, 7th Wilts was assigned to the 150th Brigade of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division . As part of the 50th Division, the battalion took part in the October 1918 battles, including Battle of St. Quentin Canal ,
2970-536: The 99th Foot which was re-designated as the 100th Regiment of Foot . In 1832, the new 99th Regiment received its county title, becoming the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. During its early years, the 99th spent much of its time in the Pacific. The first detachments of the 99th Regiment arrived in Australia with convicts transported aboard the transport ship North Briton , destined for Tasmania , in 1842. The rest of
3060-564: The 99th arrived with successive shipments of convicts. The 99th rotated through various colonial posts during much of 1842 until being ordered to Sydney, Australia. However, the 99th soon earned an unsavoury reputation, alienating the locals to such an extent that an additional regiment had to be assigned to Sydney. The 11th Regiment of Foot 's principal job was keeping the men of the 99th under control. The 99th remained in Tasmania for three years before being dispatched to New Zealand to take part in
3150-475: The 99th helped defeat a Zulu impi that tried to overrun the British while laagered. Although it would not participate in the final battle at Ulundi , the 99th was honoured for its service in the Anglo-Zulu War, being awarded the battle honour South Africa 1879. It would be the last battle honour earned by the 99th as an independent regiment. In 1881, following up on the earlier Cardwell Reforms of 1872,
3240-512: The 99th was merged with the 62nd Regiment of Foot as part of the Childers reforms to the British Army. The new regiment would be known as The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment). Following the amalgamation of the 62nd and 99th regiments into the Duke of Edinburgh (Wiltshire Regiment) in 1881, the regiment rotated through various posts of the British Empire. The 1st battalion was stationed in
3330-538: The 9th Battalion, Dorset Regiment . Now assigned to the 14th (Light) Division , the 6th Wilts became part of the 42nd Brigade . With the rest of the division, it returned to France in July 1918, seeing action in the Battle of Avre . Also formed at the Wiltshire Regiment's depot in Devizes in September 1914, the 7th (Service) Battalion was part of the Third New Army (or K3) of Kitchener's scheme. Soon after formation,
3420-621: The Battle of Slabbert's Nek (23–24 July 1900). With the Royal Irish Regiment , two companies of the 2nd Wilts conducted a night assault up the Nek, capturing the ridge overlooking the Boer position. Although they cleared the Nek, taking 4000 prisoners, the British forces had not been in time to capture De Wet and some his commando, who managed to escape to the mountains. After the capture of Bethlehem,
3510-565: The Battle of the Beaurevoir Line, and the Battle of Cambrai during the Hundred Days Offensive . Formed from volunteers at Weymouth in November 1914, the 8th (Service) Battalion was part of Kitchener's Fourth New Army. Originally assigned to the 102nd Brigade , 34th Division , the War Office decided to convert the battalion into a reserve battalion. Eventually in September 1916, the battalion
3600-691: The Boer War was moving from its second phase and into the third, guerrilla, phase . The 12th Brigade was broken up and its units sent to other commands. The 2nd Wilts would join Major-General Paget and the West Riding Regiment in patrolling the areas northeast and northwest of Pretoria. After being moved to help block De Wet's attempt to raid the Cape Colony in February 1901, it was assigned to defend
3690-404: The Boers. Although they attempted to escape, the Boer commandos soon caught up with the two companies and, after a fight, forced them to surrender. Despite losing almost a third of its strength, once Lord Robert's operations began to succeed, the Boer reaction allowed the 12th Brigade, and the 2nd Wilts, to go back on the offensive against the Boer Republics. Although a part of the Sixth Division,
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3780-402: The Channel Islands from 1886, then transferred to Ireland in 1887. Back home in England from 1893 to 1895, the battalion was sent to British India in 1895. It served in Peshawar until late 1902, when it transferred to Rawalpindi . The 2nd battalion was posted in India from 1881 to 1895, when the battalion returned. It was on Guernsey at the turn of the century. In late 1899 the 2nd Wilts
3870-436: The French in Vietnam , and there were fears that the escalating tensions could lead to China threatening Hong Kong. However, as July wore on the South Koreans and Americans suffered further reverses, and with the Foreign Office pointing out that the UK's standing as a world power, and its relationship with the US, was in danger of being jeopardised, on 25 July the Cabinet resolved to send land forces to Korea. The decision
3960-456: The German advance. In December 1915, the 21st Brigade transferred to the 30th Division . In three years of action on the Western Front, the 2nd Wilts took part in most of the major engagements, including the battles of Neuve Chapelle , Aubers , Loos , Albert , Arras and Third Ypres . In March 1918 the 2nd Wilts, like the 1st Wilts, was nearly destroyed during the German Army's Spring Offensive, losing 22 officers and 600 men. In May 1918,
4050-470: The Middlesexes and Captain Neil Buchanan and his batman , Private Tam Taylor, of the Argylls. With the pressure somewhat relieved following the amphibious landings at Inchon on 15 September, the brigade joined the subsequent breakout from Pusan, and then covered the flank of the main US advance aimed at retaking Seoul . On 22 September the brigade crossed the Naktong by a hurriedly constructed bridge that could only be walked over in single file. To secure
4140-442: The Peninsula where they won the battle honours "Nive" and "Peninsula". Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars, the 62nd rotated through the expanding British Empire. It would serve as parts of the garrisons in Canada and Ireland before being dispatched to India. While in India, the 62nd became part of General Sir Gough 's army during the First Sikh War . During the war, although it lost its colours twice to various mishaps,
4230-514: The Pretoria-Pietersburg rail line with the 2nd battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment . In addition to protecting the Pretoria-Pietersburg line, the 2nd Wilts also contributed four companies of infantry to Lieutenant-Colonel Grenfell's column. Along with the Kitchener Fighting Scouts, 12th Mounted Infantry, and some artillery, left Pietersburg in May 1901. Between May and July 1901, the Wiltshires participated in Grenfell's operations, capturing 229 Boer commandos and 18 wagons. The combination of
4320-441: The Secretary-General of the United Nations that we are prepared to send to that theatre, for use under the orders of the United Nations Commander, an effective land reinforcement which will be a self-contained force including infantry, armour, artillery and engineers, together with the administrative backing required to maintain it. It was initially envisaged that the British contribution would consist of 29th Infantry Brigade . This
4410-441: The Wiltshires spent the end of 1942 until early part of 1943 operating in Iraq, Persia, Syria and Palestine, under Middle East Command . Later, the brigade participated in Operation Husky , the invasion of Sicily, and the follow-on invasion of the Italian mainland in September 1943. During the Italian Campaign , the 2nd Wiltshires would win battle honours for its actions, taking part in the Moro River Campaign and later crossing
4500-410: The battalion became part of the 79th Brigade , assigned to the 26th Division . In September 1915, the division was transferred to France before being reassigned to the Mediterranean as part of the British forces fighting in Salonika . As part of the division, the battalion was engaged in the Battle of Horseshoe Hill in 1916, and First and Second Battles of Dorian in 1916 and 1917. In June 1918,
4590-409: The battalion was involved in Operation Michael , the opening phase of the German Army 's Spring Offensive , and subsequently reduced to company strength. It was during this fighting that Acting Captain Reginald Frederick Johnson Hayward MC was awarded the Victoria Cross . The 1st Wilts served with the 25th Division until was transferred on 21 June 1918. On 21 June 1918, the 1st Wilts joined
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#17328525261204680-431: The bayonet, and then took Middlesex Hill. Total casualties were one officer and six other ranks killed and seven wounded. Now the brigade had to take the high ground on the left of the road. Early on 23 September the Argylls began the Battle of Hill 282 , suffering the heaviest casualties so far as a result of both heavy fighting with North Korean force and a communications failure which led to an attack by US aircraft in
4770-401: The blockhouses, sweeper operations and concentration camps proved to be too much for the Boers. In 1902, the war ended as the last of the Boer commandos surrendered and the Treaty of Vereeniging was signed. With the war over, the 2nd Wiltshires returned to the England in 1903. The 3rd (Royal Wiltshire Militia) Battalion was embodied in January 1900 for garrison duty at Saint Helena , where
4860-403: The brigade commander was forced to pull back the Wiltshires to prevent the Boer Commandos from breaking through and threatening other towns. However, in issuing the order to retreat from Rensburg, two companies of the 2nd Wiltshires, assigned to outpost duty, were never given the word of the retreat. When they tried to re-enter what had been the main camp for the battalion, they found it occupied by
4950-498: The brigade did not take part in the ill-fated attack on Bloody Sunday during the Battle of Paardeberg . Instead, the Wilts was tasked with guarding Bloemfontein and Kroonstad. Eventually, the 12th Brigade was ordered to move in conjunction with another independent brigade and capture the town of Bethlehem , where Christiaan de Wet 's commando was operating from. Although the town was taken, De Wet escaped. Pausing to resupply, Clemments' brigade attempted to destroy De Wet's commando at
5040-505: The brigade participated in the capture of Songju on 24 September, working with 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment (United States) . The brigade was then detached from 24th Division, and placed under the command of Eighth United States Army . On 28 September 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment arrived in Korea and they were attached to the brigade to bring it back up to strength. The Australians had been on occupation duties in Japan, and with just two weeks training were thrown into
5130-405: The brigade was used as an independent force. Dispatched to the Colesberg district, they were soon on the defensive against Boer raids once the cavalry under Major-General French were withdrawn to be used to use in the relief of Kimberly . Assigned to garrison an exposed position at the town of Rensburg, the 2nd Wilts lost 14 men killed, 57 wounded, and more than a 100 prisoners taken. Eventually,
5220-537: The brigade which travelled on the aircraft carrier HMS Unicorn and cruiser HMS Ceylon and arrived in Korea on 29 August, just nine days after the decision to deploy them was officially announced. They joined the defence of the Pusan Perimeter . One battalion went into action on 3 September, with the brigade as a whole being given its own section of the front line along the Naktong River , south-west of Taegu on 5 September. The brigade's first casualties came on 6 September, Private Reginald Streeter of
5310-564: The depot at Devizes to join the Portland Garrison in 1915. In 1917, the 3rd Wiltshires would be transferred to the Thames and Medway garrison. During the war, the Wiltshire's Territorial component would expand from one battalion to three. The 1/4th Wilts was called into service in 1914 as part of the South Western Brigade of the Wessex Division and dispatched to British India . For the next three years, it performed internal security duties in India until being transferred to Egypt in 1917. There it continued to perform security duties until joining
5400-510: The fighting in Korea. The brigade was now retitled 27th British Commonwealth Brigade. With the status quo ante bellum now restored, the Commander-in-Chief of UN Forces, Douglas MacArthur offered surrender terms, but these were rejected, so the UN forces began their advance into North Korea . He commanded 2nd Division from 1951 to his retirement in 1954. Wiltshire Regiment 1 Militia battalion 1–2 Territorial and Volunteer battalions The Wiltshire Regiment
5490-410: The honorific from the 99th Foot (which became the 2nd Battalion). In 1921, the titles switched to become the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) . After service in both the First and Second World Wars, it was amalgamated with the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) into the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) in 1959, which was, in 1994, merged with
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#17328525261205580-405: The loot carried off, the regiment took a Pekinese dog that belonged to the Chinese Empress. The dog, named Lootie, was taken back to England where it was presented to Queen Victoria . For its service in China, the regiment earned the battle honour: Pekin 1860. Rather than return the 99th to India, the regiment was ordered to join the Hong Kong garrison, securing the new Kowloon territory acquired by
5670-492: The next few years to keep the peace. For its service in the First Maori War , the regiment earned its first battle honour: New Zealand. In 1856, the regiment rotated back to the British Isles. The 99th spent its next two years at various garrisons in Ireland, until in 1858, it was ordered to join the Aldershot garrison. While at Aldershot, the regiment earned its reputation as an extraordinarily well drilled and well turned out regiment. Following its tour of duty at Aldershot,
5760-439: The objective taken, but it could not be held. Coad withdrew his two furthest forward companies and prepared the chateau as a defensive position. As a result of his leadership on this occasion Coad was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) on 19 October 1944. The citation concluded: Lt Col COAD throughout the day retained complete control of the situation and by his personal example inspired his battalion to carry out all
5850-424: The regiment rotated to India in 1859. After serving at various Indian stations, the 99th was called to active service to form part of General Sir Hope Grant's force during the Second Opium War. Assigned to the 2nd Division, commanded by Major-General Sir Robert Napier, the 99th took part in the Third Battle of Taku Forts and the Battle of Palikao . The regiment also participated in the Sack of Peking , where among
5940-471: The regiment served in the Crimea, mainly as part of the forces besieging the port of Sevastopol . The 62nd took part in the failed attack on the Great Redan Bastion, suffering heavy casualties. With the end of the Crimean War, the 62nd returned to its task of policing the British Empire. During its last quarter century as an independent regiment, the 62nd would serve in Canada, Ireland, India and as part of Aden garrison. In 1871, as part of Cardwell reforms ,
6030-401: The regiment would earn its proudest honour at the Battle of Ferozeshah . In tribute to the service of its sergeants, who commanded the regiment when virtually all the officers were killed or incapacitated, the regiment would celebrate every 21 December as Ferozeshah Day. Eventually, the regiment rotated back to the Home Islands in time to be available for the Crimean War . From 1854 to 1856,
6120-419: The regiment. In 1874, the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot became the 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment. After returning to England in 1868, the regiment returned to South Africa in 1878 in time to take part in the Anglo-Zulu War . Assigned to Lord Chelmsford's column, they marched to the relief of British forces under Colonel Charles Pearson besieged by the Zulu impis. At the Battle of Gingindlovu ,
6210-431: The rest of war, participating in the recapture of Kut . Once a further offensive was approved, 5th Wilts became one of the first two battalions to cross the Diyalah River, breaking the Turkish defences containing the initial crossing attempt by the 6th (Service) Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment . Following the Diyala crossing, the battalion participated in the fall of Baghdad , and operations north of there. With
6300-404: The road on the other side, the brigade, now attached to 24th Infantry Division (United States) , was ordered to take high ground on either side. To the right of the road were "Plum Pudding Hill" (their name for it), three miles south of Songju, and a 900-foot high feature which later became known as Middlesex Hill. The Middlesexes, supported by two American tanks, took Plum Pudding at the point of
6390-459: The signing of the Armistice, the battalion demobilized in 1919. Formed at Devizes in September 1914, the 6th (Service) Battalion was soon assigned to the 19th (Western) Division , eventually being assigned to the 58th Brigade. In July 1915, the battalion was sent to France with the rest of the division. It would see action at the Battle of the Loos , Battle of the Somme , and Third Ypres. Due to losses sustained in Passchendaele campaign in 1917,
6480-598: The start of the First World War , the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment), like most of the rest of the British Army, consisted of two regular battalions (the 1st and 2nd); there was also a Special Reserve battalion (3rd) and a Territorial Force battalion. Eventually, the Wiltshire Regiment expanded to ten battalions, seven of which served overseas. These included three additional Territorial Force battalions (1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th Battalions) as well as four service battalions (5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th battalions) formed for
6570-426: The tasks allotted them magnificently. The brigade participated in the continued Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine , and in September 1944 was involved in the ill-fated Operation Market Garden . On 7 October 1944, Coad was promoted acting brigadier and given command of the 130th Brigade. A year later he was awarded a Bar to his DSO on 11 October 1945 for his leadership in the intervening period, which covered
6660-537: The war as part of the 13th Infantry Brigade , which also included 2nd Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and 2nd Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (later 5th Essex Regiment ), part of the 5th Infantry Division of the British Expeditionary Force in France. The battalion fought in a series of engagements during the Battle of France in May 1940, most notably at the Battle of Arras . After being evacuated at Dunkirk ,
6750-557: The war, finishing the war as part of the Dublin garrison. The 5th (Service) Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment was formed at Devizes in August 1914. Soon thereafter, the battalion was assigned to the 40th Brigade of the 13th (Western) Division , taking the place of the 8th Welsh Regiment . With the rest of the division, it transferred in June 1915 from England to the Mediterranean theatre, joining
6840-624: The war. The 1st Battalion remained in British India, performing internal security duties at the outset of the war. During the reorganization of the Burma front in 1943, the battalion became responsible for guarding the lines of communications and support for the Arakan offensive as part of the Eastern Army. The 1st Battalion, Wiltshires were transferred to the 4th Indian Infantry Brigade , which also included
6930-509: Was a line infantry regiment of the British Army , formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot . The regiment was originally formed as the Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) , taking the county affiliation from the 62nd Foot (which became the 1st Battalion) and
7020-571: Was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Brigade at Wareham. The battalion never deployed overseas. In 1921, the regiment was retitled as the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) . The regiment's two regular battalions returned to policing the British Empire . The 1st Battalion would serve as part of the Dublin garrison during the Irish War of Independence . After the treaty , the 1st Battalion would see service in Egypt in 1930 and Shanghai in 1931. The battalion
7110-603: Was announced in the House of Commons the following day by the Minister of Defence , Manny Shinwell who said: None the less, His Majesty's Government have no desire to escape their obligation to play their full part as a member of the United Nations in the restoration of order in Korea. It will not be easy for us to make forces available, but I can tell the House that we are today notifying
7200-708: Was appointed second-in-command of the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshires. By August 1942 he was an acting lieutenant colonel in command of the Battle School of the 43rd Division, now commanded by Major General Ivor Thomas , in Kent . He was then appointed commanding officer of the 5th Battalion, Dorset Regiment at the beginning of 1943. He was promoted substantive major on 4 February 1943. The 5th Dorsets participated in Operation Overlord (the Normandy Campaign) as part of
7290-596: Was based in the UK, and reservists had to be recalled to bring it up to strength. As the situation Korea continued to worsen, it was decided to send other British forces from closer at hand, and this decision was announced in the Commons on 20 August 1950. Coad's brigade, then consisting of the first battalions of the Middlesex Regiment , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Leicestershire Regiment , plus some supporting services,
7380-589: Was dispatched to South Africa to take part in the Second Boer War . Arriving in time to take part in Lord Roberts ' campaign against the Boers. Upon arrival, the 2nd Wilts was brigaded with the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment , 1st Royal Irish Regiment , and 2nd Worcestershire Regiment to form the 12th Brigade under Major General Clements . Although initially assigned to Lieutenant General Kelly-Kenny 's Sixth Division,
7470-865: Was dispatched to join the British Forces policing the Mandatory Palestine . The battalion served there during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine . In the Second World War , the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) lost 1,045 officers and other ranks killed in action or from wounds sustained and were awarded 34 Battle honours . At the start of the Second World War, the Wiltshire Regiment found its two Regular Army battalions stationed in British India (1st Battalion) and Palestine (2nd Battalion). Eventually two more battalions would be raised for
7560-527: Was made a substantive colonel . A year after the brigade's arrival in Hong Kong, North Korean forces crossed the de facto border with South Korea , the 38th parallel , triggering the outbreak of the Korean War . On 6 July the British Cabinet decided not to send land forces to Korea. British forces were already heavily committed in Malaya in the developing Malayan Emergency , aid had been promised to
7650-566: Was posted to Shanghai , then one of the treaty ports , in January 1929, promoted to lieutenant on 4 February, and appointed as Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal from December that year. Coad returned to the United Kingdom in 1934 and was appointed adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshires. He served with the battalion in Palestine during the Arab revolt . On 22 January 1937 he was seconded to
7740-546: Was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross , the first and only to be awarded to the regiment during the Second World War. Eventually the battalion, as well as the rest of the brigade and the 5th Division would be withdrawn from the Italian Campaign and sent to Palestine, where they would remain for the rest of the year, training and absorbing replacements, mainly from anti-aircraft gunners retrained as infantrymen. However,
7830-499: Was promoted substantive lieutenant colonel on 8 February 1948. After returning to the UK from Germany in August 1948, he was again made a temporary brigadier, and given command of 27th Infantry Brigade . In June 1949, the brigade arrived in Hong Kong as part of Far East Land Forces (FARELF), and was designated United Kingdom Strategic Reserve, theoretically able to deploy anywhere in the world at ten days notice. On 6 April 1950 he
7920-431: Was selected to form this force. The Leicesters were left in Hong Kong due to the ongoing concern over China's attitude. The brigade had no artillery, and little transport, Coad was told he would have to rely on US support and supplies, including rations. Compounding the difficulties of organising the move to Korea, most of the men had just been given leave after a hard exercise, and were on their way into Hong Kong City for
8010-560: Was the 62nd Regiment of Foot. The 62nd was formed in 1756, originally as the second battalion of the 4th Regiment of Foot . In 1758, the battalion was redesignated as the 62nd Regiment of Foot. Although a regiment of the line, many of its companies were initially deployed as marines, serving with Admiral Boscawen's fleet during the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758. The balance of the regiment remained in Ireland where they defended Castle Carrickfergus from
8100-510: Was then made part of the Singapore garrison in 1932, where it would remain for four years. In 1936, the battalion would be assigned to India. Following the Great War, the 2nd Battalion was sent to Hong Kong. In 1921, the battalion began nine years as part of Indian Army. The battalion became part of the Shanghai garrison in 1929 before being rotated back to the Home Islands in 1933. The 2nd Battalion
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