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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
1st 2nd 7th 8th
9th 10th 11th 12th
Soldier's Conditions
8th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.
At the outbreak of war the 8th Battalion were a Territorial Army unit.
In 1940 the Battalion saw action in France at Wormhoudt and Dunkirk . One night in April 1940 a patrol from the 8th snuck out and through German lines to a church from which the Germans had been flying a large Nazi flag. They managed to climb up the steeple and steal it, eventually making it back to their own lines 22 hours after leaving.
 The Worcestershire Regiment in World War 2 - Nazi flag stolen near Dunkirk by the 8th Bn. - Click on image for a bigger picture
After Dunkirk the unit became a training battalion in England, where it remained for the rest of the war.
9th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.

The 9th Battalion were raised in 1939, and spent the war in England and Northern Ireland as a home defence and training unit.
10th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.

The 10th Battalion were raised in 1939, and served on home defence in England and Northern Ireland. They were part of the force who acted as decoys for the D-Day preparations, fooling the Germans into thinking that the invasion was going to be through Calais. After this they became a training battalion.
11th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.

The 11th Battalion was raised in 1940, and served on home defence untill 1942 when they were disbanded and the men used to reform the 1st Battalion.
12th Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment.

The 12th Battalion was raised in 1940, and saw service as a garrison in Iceland before being changed into the 179th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1942. They served in this role through France and Germany in 1944-5.
 
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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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