43rd Reconnaissance Regiment – Royal Armoured Corps (RAC)

The men of 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment distinguished themselves in numerous actions, receiving the Honours and Awards listed below. Each name is linked to the individual’s record. The date of the action for which the award is given follows in brackets. We appreciate there is much more detail to add, so if you know more, please post a comment on the relevant page, or Contact-Us.

Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Lieutenant Colonel C. H, Kinnersley

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Major B. V. J. Vigrass
Major Milos Knorr
Reverend J. E. Gethyn-Jones RAChD (24th June 1944 – Derrycunihy)

Military Cross (MC)
Major B. F. G. Blood (8th April 1945)
Major G. J. Scott-Plummer (30th August 1944)
Captain F. W. Hodgson (29th April 1945)
Captain N. H. Jackson (28th February 1945)
Captain M. A. James (10th April 1945)
Captain S. J. Moreland (10th August 1944)
Captain G. S. Wood (9th August 1944)
Lieutenant L. S. Baker (28th August 1944)
Lieutenant R. D. Cockburn (1st March 1945)
Lieutenant S. G. How (27th August 1944)
Lieutenant P. Lavery (7th April 1945)
Lieutenant F. C, Teden (10th August 1944)

Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
Serjeant H. W. G. Drake (1st March 1945)

Military Medal (MM)
Serjeant H. L. Carleton (5th & 27th August 1944)
Serjeant T. C. Cockayne (29th August 1944)
Serjeant J. F. Darvel (5th August 1944)
Serjeant A. C. Gardiner (3rd March 1945)
Serjeant W. C. Hall (1st April 1945)
Serjeant J. T. Jones
Serjeant W. F. Reeves (8th December 1944)
Serjeant A. A. Scollay (1st March 1945)
Serjeant G. R. Smales (29th August 1944)
Serjeant J. E. Walklate (1st March 1945)
Serjeant F. V. Woodward (1st March 1945)
Lance Serjeant F. E. Parsley (24th April 1945)
Lance Corporal G. Kerr (8th April 1945)
Lance Corporal C. A. Lane (2nd March 1945))
Lance Corporal F. Sandell (3rd October 1944)
Trooper C. C. Baker (3rd March 1945))
Trooper R. D. S. Dow (26th August 1944)
Trooper L. Higgins (25th September 1944)
Trooper S. Sherwin (10th August 1944)

George Medal (GM)
Trooper F. M. Greener (24th June 1944 – Derrycunihy)

British Empire Medal (BEM)
Serjeant W. I. R. Law (24th June 1944 – Derrycunihy)

Mention in Dispatches (MID)
Lieutenant-Colonel C. H, Kinnersley
Major M. F. Carter
Major J. Day
Major J. G. A. Ellis
Major A. C. Packer
Captain W. H. Moreland
Lieutenant I. M. Davies
Lieutenant J. Groves
Serjeant T. R. Camp
Serjeant E. J. Hosking
Serjeant I. Porter
Serjeant H. Rudland
Serjeant R. E. Stone
Lance Serjeant T. W. O. Bean
Corporal L. R. Scott
Corporal L. G. West
Lance Corporal A. Thomas
Lance Corporal C. P. Yates
Trooper J. E. Barton
Trooper E. Finch

Commendations For Brave Conduct
WO2 (SSM) F. C. Burr
Serjeant H. W. G. Drake

Commander-in-Chief’s Certificate For Gallantry
Serjeant D. E. Bowley
Serjeant I. Mason
Serjeant E. C. Keech

Commander-In-Chiefs Certificate for Good Service
Major B. V. J. Vigrass
Captain J. M. Ellis RAMC (24th June 1944 – Derrycunihy)
WO1 (RSM) M. A. England
WO2 (RQMS) F. Jones
WO2 (SQMS) L. Jones
AQMS J. Reeves
Serjeant G. Barraclough
Serjeant V. Booth
Serjeant G. F. Couling
Serjeant J. W. Gillespie
Serjeant I. H. McGeoch
Serjeant E. Phillips
Serjeant J. A. Ridout
Serjeant H. E. Trinder
Serjeant T. W. Walton
Lance Serjeant G. Spencer
Corporal W. J. Devereaux
Trooper C. G. Bailes
Trooper L. J. East
Trooper J. Gibbons
Trooper T. V. Waring

Order of the Crown with Palm and Croix de Guerre 1940 (Belgium)
Lieutenant Colonel F. G. W. Lane-Fox (1945)

Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star (France)
Major M. F. Carter (1944)

Croix de Guerre with Bronze Star (France}
Serjeant J. Shearer (16th August 1944)

Order of the Bronze Lion (Netherlands)
Major M. P. Hogben (1945)