No.844329, Lance Bombardier, Reginald CHALLICE
Aged 27
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Born in Q2-1916 [Newmarket 3b:858] and lived in Newmarket. Reginald 'Chubb' was the son of Albert and Rosetta May CHALLICE (néee RUTTER) of Lord Derby
Villas, Norwich Road, Newmarket. Brother of Terence Roy CHALLICE. In 1939 the family were at 1 Derby Villa, Bury Road, Newmarket - father [9-12-1882] a groundsman on the heath; mother [4-7-1884]; brother Ronald [19-1-1910] an invalid. There are 2 closed records   For some unknown reason his cousin Raymond Challice was entered on the Newmarket War Memorial but not him. Reginald is however on the roll of honour in Snailwell Church. Maybe this was due to the Reginald's family home being classed as in Snailwell parish Between the wars The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry, like many Yeomanry regiments, became a regiment of the Royal Artillery. In this case they formed the 54th and 64th Anti Tank Regiments. They returned to the Continent as part of the 1st Canadian Army, attached to 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, tasked with securing Antwerp and opening up the Scheldt estuary. Between 2nd and 23 October, they cleared the eastern approaches to the River Scheldt as it ran north-east from Antwerp as far as Woensdrecht. This advance isolated the German forces on South Beveland from their colleagues deployed on the Dutch mainland. South Beveland was a long thin peninsula that stretched west for 30 km (19 miles) to form the northern bank of the Scheldt Estuary. It would seem that Reginald was killed on the opening day of this offensive, one of five from his regiment. The two medal ribbons on the right of his bar are the Territorial Efficiency Medal (12 years in TA - war service years counted double) and the French issued Dunkirk Medal. The latter, being a commemorative medal is not worn when in uniform and when worn can not be in line with official medals, usually worn on the left breast pocket. |
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