Dienstnummer:

121454

Nationaliteit:

Britse

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29 june 1944 WO 171/1396 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
Battalion attack commenced, B Company right, C Company left, A Company moppers-up. D Company reserve. 2 Med. Regt. Divisional R.A. and M.M.G. Company in support. Objective was taken and position consolidated. Aprrox. 50 enemy killed – 7 tanks knocked out – and numerous snipers were dealt with. A large amount of enemy equipment was found. Unit identified as 12 SS Division. A strong enemy counter attack was put in during the night in area GRANVILLE consisting of tanks and infantry but position was held and severe casualties caused by artillery. Patrols were sent out. Swastika flag captured. Battalion HQ established at 935657. Company commanders, HQ Company Captain Ratcliff, Support Company Captain Watkins, A Company Major P. F. Roose, B Company Major Grubb, C Company Major A. J. Gutch, D Company Major P. T. Weston. 172 Field Battery (late 12th Battalion – commanded Major Alexander in direct support. The Brigadier congratulated the Battalion on a very fine show.

31 july 1944 WO 171/1396 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
Officers as at 31 July 1944 Commanding officer Lt. Col. A. R. Harrison. 2i/c T/Maj Martyn. Adjt. Capt. L. S. Durrant. O.C. A Coy. A/Maj Marshall O.C. B Coy. T/Maj A. A. Grubb. O.C. C Coy. A/Maj Matthews. O.C. D Coy. A/Maj M. M. Souper. O.C. Sp. Coy. T/Capt Watkins. O.C. HQ Coy. T/Capt. A. M. Ford. Casualties July Killed – 1 Officer and 31 O.Rs. Wounded – 6 Officers and 133 O.Rs. Missing – 2 Officers and 11 O.Rs.

31 august 1944 WO 171/1396 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
Comd. Officer. Lieut.-Col. R. E. Osborne-Smith 2 i/c ......... Adjt. Capt. Leadbeater. "A" Coy Comd. Maj. Gibbins. "B" Coy Comd. Maj. A. A. Grubb. "C" Coy Comd. Maj. Clover. "D" Coy Comd. Maj. M. M. Souper. "S" Coy Comd. Capt. Hodge. "HQ" Coy Comd. Capt. A. M. Ford.

22 april 1945 WO 171/5292 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
C.O. Lt.-Col. M. R. J. Hope-Thomson M.C. admitted to hospital. Lt.-Col. A. A. Grubb M.C. assumed command of Bn. Bn left BONRECHTERN area at 13.30 hrs and arrived in new area SCHWARME (8781) at 17.15 hrs. Bn H.Q at 877800.

27 april 1945 WO 171/5292 - 1 Worcestershire Regiment
Moved off 03.15 hrs and settled in new location by 06.00 hrs - Area buildings North of BURGER PARK. Bn was given the task of clearing some 6,000 sq. yrds of BREMEN with the rly line as the boundary between us and 52 (L) Div. Final "O" Group 10.20 hrs and with "A" Coy leading Bn moved at 11.45 hrs and established themselves in the triangle of railway lines and "C" Coy passed through. The opposition was light consisting of snipers and hastily constructed rd blocks. By 17.00 hrs Bn was firmly established in Northern BREMEN as far NORTH as the railway loop. Lt.-Col. A. A. Grubb M.C. was injured (and evacuated) from fragments of a petard which was destroying a road block. Maj J. D. Ricketts D.S.O. assumed command of Bn with Major J. Clover as 2 i/c. Very slight shelling NORTH of town and some trouble with displaced persons - otherwise BREMEN was quiet. Total P.W. for day - 47.

• - Recommendation for Award for Grubb, Alfred Algernon Rank: Temporary Major ... | The National Archives
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36994/supplement/1559/data.pdf
  - 1st Battalion Worcestershire Regiment 1944-45 - Awards and Citations - Major A. A. Grubb