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The Worcestershire Regiment in World War 2 - Soldiers of the Worcestershire Regiment c.1940 - Click on image for a bigger picture.
The Worcestershire Regiment served all over the world during World War 2, 1939-45. Click on the Battalions listed below for a service summary. 		The Worcestershire Soldier - Standard battledress for the European theatre of World War 2 - Click on image for a bigger picture
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7th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.
When war broke out, the 7th Battalion was part of the Territorial Army
In 1940 the Battalion was sent to France, and fought through the campaign against the German invasion. After much hard fighting, they were evacuated through Dunkirk.During the retreat from Dunkirk the Battalion lost the instruments from their band. In 1944, when the British advanced back through the same areas, a French villager came forward with the missing equipment which he had found and hidden back in 1940.
 The Worcestershire Regiment in World War 2 - A group of 7th Battalion men from Kidderminster - Click on image for a bigger picture
The Worcestershire Regiment in World War 2 - The Rev. JHS Spread, 7th Bn. (Courtesy of the Imperial War Musuem) - Click on image for a bigger picture After Dunkirk the Battalion served in England and Northern Ireland, and then were sent to India in 1942. he Worcestershire Regiment in World War 2 - Pot presented to the 7th Bn. by the villagers of Schwebo, Burma, 1944 - Click on image for a bigger picture
When the British liberated Burma in 1944 they fought from Kohima and Imphal all the way down to Rangoon (1945) with distinction. At Schwebo the local population were so thankful at being liberated they presented the Battalion with an ornate bowl.
 
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Room 1

Introduction
Special Exhibition Area
The Regiment Today
Medals
Room 2
The Early Years
Militia and Local Volunteers
The Yeomanry, 1794-1899
The Napoleonic Wars
The Regiment, early 19thC
The Sikh Wars, 1845-49
Room 3
The Regiment, late 19th C
The Boer War
The Yeomanry in WW1
The Regiment in WW1
Victoria Cross Winners
Room 4
The Inter-war Years
The Yeomanry in WW2
The Regiment in WW2
The Postwar Years
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