The Wartime Memories Project - 2nd Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment

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The 2nd Battalion The Royal Norfolk Regiment In late May 1940 the 2nd Battalion of The Royal Norfolk Regiment were holding Le Paradis , Le-Cornet Malo and Riez-du-Vinage in an attempt to block the enemy's road to Dunkirk. By the 27th May their ammunition had reun out and the men were totally separated from from their Battalion and Brigade HQ, 97 men of 2 Royal Norfolk had no choice but to surrender. Their captors, No 4 Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd SS Totenkopf (Death's Head) Regiment, lined the men up against a farmhouse wall and machine-gunned them to death. Two men managed to survive the massacre, Bert Pooley and Bill O'Callaghan. In 1970 a wall tablet was unveiled on the wall of the barn where the 97 prisoners were shot. Photographs If you have any Photographs you would like to share please get in touch. List of those who served in during WW2. Robert William Brown Read his Story Bill O'Callaghan Ernie 'Strips' Farrow. Read his Story John Hagan Bill Liffen Captain C. Long, MC. Pte Albert Leonard Pooley Read his Story If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch. If you have a story which you would like to share, or a website dedicated to a soldier or regiment please get in touch. Send an E-mail to Links Royal Norfolk Regiment Allied Forces Index The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation. This website is run out of our own pockets and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Or by cheque to: PO Box 325, Stockton on Tees, TS20 1XL. Website and ALL Material © Copyright MMII - All Rights Reserved