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The 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (144 RAC) was an armoured regiment of the British Army. Originally raised during World War II as a battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment it was later transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps. It fought in the campaign in North-West Europe, from June 1944 to May 1945.
This is a list of regiments within the British Army's Royal Armoured Corps during the Second World War.. On the creation of the corps in 1939, just before the outbreak of the Second World War, it comprised those regular cavalry and Territorial Army Yeomanry regiments that had been mechanised, [1] together with the Royal Tank Regiment. [2]
English: Badge, regimental. East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire.
Service number: 49887: Unit: Royal Tank Regiment: Commands: Far East Land Forces 1st Division 5th Division 4th Royal Tank Regiment 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps: Battles / wars: North-West Frontier Second World War: Awards: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order
This is the category page for Cap badges of the British Army. Media in category "British Army Cap badges" The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.
On 15 August, the regiment was ordered to disband, due to a severe shortage of manpower in the British Army at the time. The regiment handed its tanks over to the 1st East Riding Yeomanry, which was to take its place in 33rd Armoured Brigade. The officers and men were posted to other regiments in the brigade or to replacement holding units.
A long move on 15 July positioned the regiment south-east of Fontenay-le-Pesnel with 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry and 144th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps, just 2,500 yards (2,300 m) from the enemy's forward positions. Five hundred rounds of ammunition per gun had been dumped for the regiment to use, and 341 Bty alone fired 1500 in the two-hour ...
0–9. 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps; 108 Regiment Royal Armoured Corps; 109th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps; 110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps