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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was raised in 1688, His Majesty's 17th Regiment of Foot, and saw action in the American War of Independence in 1777. The Regiments nickname of "The Tigers" was aquired in India between 1804 - 1823. During the Great War over 7,000 members of the regiment were lost.
During the Second World War The Tigers saw action in Norway, Belgium, Italy, Greece and the Middle East with losses of over 1,500 men.
The Leicestershire Regiment became part of The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964.
This is a memory of my father. Its vague and muddled. Dad didnt like to speak much about his wartime experiences, it's only from elder relatives that I have pieced this together. Conscripted at 18 he joined the Leicestershire Regiment in 1943 (I think) and went ashore on D-day +3. Involved in the brutal fighting around Caen he was wounded. On his return he was again wounded in Belgium and at this point I think he was posted as missing in action. Returning to active duty in Holland he was again involved in some bitter exchanges, my mother recounted how he wept when telling her how a hand-to-hand struggle with another human being ended with my father killing his opponent with an entrenching tool. Wounded again, he was finally discharged after the war. I recall him as a small slight man, from the poorest of backgrounds but always a gentleman. A kind and loving father. He died in 1970 of a Coronory Thrombosis, but I believe he died of wounds mental and physical sustained in Northwest Europe in 1945/45. He suffered terrible flashbacks and nightmares. Today it would be called post-traumatic stress syndrome. In 1945 it was just how it was. Although 60 years ago, the world must never forget the sacrifice that was necesssary to bring the world to its senses. Have we learned anything? - perhaps.
Does anyone remember my Dad? His name was Joseph Moore 1916-1992. He fought in Burma during WW11 He was in the Leicestershire Regiment, Private 4861422 this photo was taken in Burma. Tony Moore
I am tracing my Grandfathers service history and medals. His name was Freddie Neighbour he served in India before the war. During the war he served all through the Africa and Italy campaigns. Whilst in the army he had quite a successful boxing career (bantemweight,I think).He was a Londoner but settled in Wigston,Leicester when he joined the Leicestershire Regiment. He never got past the rank of corporal. He was demobbed in 1945 and ended his working life on the railways. Any information on this loveable rogue would be most appreciated.
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List of those who served.
- Radcliffe Blythin. Read his story
- Lt. J.P.H.Guy. Read his story
- Pte Kirk Read his Story
- Pte Joseph Moore
- Freddie Neighbour
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