Recce War Cemeteries

I am seeking photos from these cemeteries. Please PM me. Thanking you in advance. I am collecting photos of Recce Headstones /Memorials

Updated Recce List - Still Outstanding

ALEXANDRIA [HADRA] WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY Egypt 4
ANCONA WAR CEMETERY Italy 3
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD [ST. THOMAS] CHURCHYARD, HEATH LANE EXTENSION Lancashire 1
ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE AND DUKINFIELD JOINT CEMETERY Lancashire 1
AUCKLAND [ST. ANDREW] OLD CHURCHYARD Newcastle upon Tyne 1
BAGHDAD [NORTH GATE] WAR CEMETERY Iraq 1
BALLYCRANBEG [MOUNT ST. JOSEPH] ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD County Down, Northern Ireland1
BARI WAR CEMETERY Puglia Italy 15
BECKENHAM CREMATORIUM AND CEMETERY Kent1
BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany 2 Missing
BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic 6
BELFAST [MILLTOWN] ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY County Antrim, N. Ireland ]1
BIRMINGHAM MUNICIPAL CREMATORIUM Warwickshire1
BIRMINGHAM (HANDSWORTH) CEMETERY Warwickshire 1 Derby Yeo
BOLLINGTON [ST. GREGORY] ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD Cheshire1
BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA Algeria 7
BROOKWOOD CEMETERY Surrey 1
CARDIFF [CATHAYS] CEMETERY Glamorganshire, Wales1
CASERTA WAR CEMETERY Campania Italy 10
CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY Bangladesh 3
CHRISTIANSBORG MEMORIAL Ghana 2
CHRISTIANSBORG WAR CEMETERY Ghana 6
COLNE CEMETERY Lancashire 1
COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY Koln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 2
CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY Emilia-Romagna Italy 4 Missing
DAGENHAM [CHADWELL HEATH] CEMETERY Essex
DELY IBRAHIM WAR CEMETERY Algeria 3
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY Egypt1 Missing 13 low res
EL ALIA CEMETERY Algeria 5
ERDINGTON [ST. BARNABAS] CHURCHYARD Warwickshire1
FREETOWN [KING TOM] CEMETERY Sierra Leone 2
FREETOWN MEMORIAL Sierra Leone 1

GATESHEAD [SALTWELL] CEMETERY Durham1
GELLYGAER [GWAELODYBRITHDIR] CEMETERY Glamorganshire, Wales1
GILLING [ST. AGATHA] CHURCHYARD North Yorkshire 1
GRAFFIGNY-CHEMIN COMMUNAL CEMETERY Haute-Marne, France 2
HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY Egypt 4
HAMBURG CEMETERY Hamburg, Germany 4 Missing
HARTLEPOOL [STRANTON] CEMETERY Durham1
HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY Egypt 1 Missing
HOLBEACH CEMETERY Lincolnshire 1 Derby Yeo
IBADAN MILITARY CEMETERY Nigeria 3
INGLETON [ST. JOHN] CHURCHYARD Durham 1
KADUNA CIVIL CEMETERY Nigeria 2
KADUNA MEMORIAL Nigeria 1
KIEL WAR CEMETERY Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA Libya 24
KNOWLE [SS. JOHN THE BAPTIST, LAWRENCE AND ANN] CHURCHYARD Warwickshire1
KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY India 4 Temp Markers
LAGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY Seine-et-Marne, France 1
LA REUNION WAR CEMETERY Algeria 4
LANCASTER [SKERTON] CEMETERY Lancashire 1
LLANARTH [LLWYN CELYN] INDEPENDENT CHAPELYARD Cardiganshire, Wales1
LLANGRISTIOLUS (ST. CHRISTIOLUS) CHURCHYARD Anglesey, Wales1

MAESTEG CEMETERY Glamorganshire, Wales1
MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY Tunisia 38
MAYNAMATI WAR CEMETERY Bangladesh 5 Missing
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY Tunisia 37
MIDDLESBROUGH [ACKLAM] CEMETERY Yorkshire1
MIDDLESBROUGH [NORTH ORMESBY] CEMETERY Yorkshire1
MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY Lazio Italy 33
MOLD CEMETERY Flintshire, Wales1
MONTECCHIO WAR CEMETERY Marche Italy 8
MORO RIVER CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY Abruzzo Italy 1
MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY, WISBECH Cambridgeshire1
MUNSTER HEATH WAR CEMETERY Nordrhein-Westfalen,Germany 1 Missing
NIGERIA MEMORIAL, NIGERIA 15

OWSTON [ALL SAINTS] CHURCHYARD Yorkshire1
PORT TALBOT [GOYTRE] CEMETERY Glamorganshire, Wales1
PRESTON [NEW HALL LANE] CEMETERY Lancashire1
RANCHI WAR CEMETERY India 2

SAGE WAR CEMETERY, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany 7
SEATON HIRST [ST. JOHN] CHURCHYARD Northumberland1
SFAX WAR CEMETERY Tunisia 2
SIDON WAR CEMETERY Lebanese Republic 1
SOFIA WAR CEMETERY Bulgaria 1
SOKOTO CEMETERY Nigeria 1
STOCKTON-ON-TEES [DURHAM ROAD] CEMETERY Yorkshire1
STOKE-ON-TRENT [HANLEY] CEMETERY Staffordshire1
TABARKA RAS RAJEL WAR CEMETERY Tunisia 11
TENTERDEN [ST. MILDRED'S] CEMETERY Kent
THURROCK [WEST THURROCK] CEMETERY Essex
TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY Libya 1
TRURO CEMETERY, Cornwall 1
WANDSWORTH [PUTNEY VALE] CEMETERY AND CREMATORIUM London 1
WANDSWORTH [STREATHAM] CEMETERY London1 Missing
WERRINGTON [ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST] CHURCHYARD Cambridgeshire 1
WEST BROMWICH CEMETERY Staffordshire 1
YABA CEMETERY Nigeria 1


Cheers
Paul
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In memory of all those of the Recce Regiments who lost their lives in World War 2

 

Before we do anything, can we ask what photos you want from these cemeteries, and why?

I know these are by no means an exhaustive list of War Graves in the world (I for one know that all the cemeteries in Stoke On Trent have graves), so why do you want them? Please explain the recce significance for everyone.

 

My father was in 56 Recce and I have collated the Rolls of Honour for all Recce Regiments and am in the process of collecting Photos of Headstones/Memorials to go with them. So far have collected about 900 photos. My other project is All War Graves in W.Australia of which I have finished photographing Perth War Cemetery and Fremantle General Cemetery, the photos of which are available on request.

Cheers
Paul

 

Welcome Paul,

Glad to see you over here.

Although a UK forum, there are many Aussies on board.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Geoff, Thanks , I was surprised to see you here.

Cheers
Paul

 

I know I am coming across as really thick here but Recce? We talking reconnaisance unit or something?

 

Kitty, Yes Reconnaissance Corps

Cheers
Paul

 

Recce

Following the disaster in France, the traditional recce units of the divisions, the divisional cavalry regiments, were snapped up by the Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) to form new Armoured Divisions. The need for reconnaissance units within divisions was clearly recognized by the Bartholomew Committee, formed by General Sir John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), to study the lessons learned from the recent campaign in Flanders and make recommendations. Interim units were formed. These units were formed from re-rolled infantry battalions and anti-tank units, as well as from new formations. The Bartholomew report makes clear that,

"The unit should itself be a tank unit and should belong to the RAC. The RAC is, however, fully occupied with the expansion of armoured formations which will also absorb, at any rate for the present, all tank production. Moreover, these reconnaissance units will usually operate under the general cover of armoured divisions. It is considered therefore that it should be an infantry unit suitably organized to carry out protective reconnaissance, the armoured element consisting of carriers and scout-cars and the un-armoured of motor-cyclists." (Bartholomew Committee: PRO WO106/1741 from Doherty, Richard Only the Enemy in Front, London, 1994, p. 3)

On 14 January 1941, His Majesty King George VI signed a Royal Warrant authorizing the formation of the Reconnaissance Corp that was then published in a Special Army Order, eight days later. In June 1942, cavalry nomenclature was adopted for the Reconnaissance Corps so the original Battalions became Regiments, Companies became Squadrons, and Platoons became Troops. In most cases, the regimental number generally indicates the divisional assignment; i.e. 3rd Recce Regiment would be assigned to the 3rd Division. Doherty notes, "exceptions were to be found as the war progressed." (Doherty, p. 4)

Cheers
Paul

 

Hi Reece,
I have a number of these cemeteries done so i'll check through what i have for you. If i could have a list of casualties in Aldershot, Brookwood, and Botley Road Oxford i can get those sent to you.
Regards
Sniper (Mike)

 

Hi Mike,

Great to hear/see you!:common001:

Cheers

Geoff

 

There is at least one I can get for you in East Kilbride, will do that next week when I am out for a run on the motorbike.

Geoff,

I know there were some you wanted as well around the Glasgow area, remind me what they were and I will get them done next week while I am at home.

 

Hi Geoff,
Going to try and be here more often now and i would like to help anyone who wants a photo/s of headstones. I am going to try and revive the Project but only taking it one step at a time after what i went through.
Sniper (Mike)

 

Good to hear!

 

Hi Mike/Lee, Thanks for the offer. PM sent.

 

BELFAST (DUNDONALD) CEMETERY done.

Cheers
Paul

 

OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY UK done. Photo provided by The Commonwealth Roll of Honour Project

 

Aldershot Military Cemetery done. Photos provided by The Commonwealth Roll of Honour Project (Sniper).

 

Good result Paul.

Well done Mike.

Cheers

Geoff

 

Reece,
Have checked your list and i should be able to supply you with quite a few more over the coming weeks. I just have to work out what i have again and start going through the cd's but i'm sure i have quite a few photos for you. I will PM you with a list later tonight which i may have. When you recieve the list can you let me know the names of the casualties that you want please so i don't have to go through all my spreadsheets.
Geoff,

I am heading down to Brookwood and Runnymeade over the coming weeks, are there any you need?

Regards
Sniper (Mike)

 

Maidstone Done.