Casualities - Non-fatal

North Irish Horse Non-Fatal Casualties in World War Two

Casualties - Non-fatal
Notes: Ranks shown as they were at the time of the incident.
As the available records occasionally list OR casualities by number, not by name, the possibility exists that death subsequently may have occurred.
Where an entry in War Diaries and/or Battle Reports is relevant a link is provided.
When a name is not recorded in these documents, if known, it is included in a footnote thereon.
Injured - England
Monday, 13th July 1942:
2/Lt M.B. Pope 'B' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 29th April 1941.
    Injured in a motor-cycle accident during Exercise Limpet, Eastern Command.
    See War Diary - 12.7.42
Wounded and Injured Tunisia
Sunday, 28th February 1943:
Major W.H.Ketchell 'C' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 16th June 1940
    Wounded when his tank was hit by an 88mm A/T gun, Hunt's Gap.
Major Ketchell did not return to the regiment.
     See War Diary 28.2.48
     See Battle Report Extract
Lt W.R.Hern 'B' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 11th October 1941
    Wounded in the neck by metallic detritus resulting from a hit on the turret of     his tank, at Hunt's Gap. He returned to the regiment 20.3.43,
     See War Diary 28.2.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Monday, March 1st 1943:
Lieutenant J.F.D.Miles 'A' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 2nd January 1943
    Wounded when Echelon was dive-bombed by Stukas, Hunt's Gap.
     See War Diary - 1.3.43
Wednesday, March 3rd 1943:
Lt J.A.Ballantyne 'A' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 27th March 1942
    Wounded in the head by mortar fire, subsequently taken POW, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 3.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Thursday, March 4th 1943
Sgt Ingram 'C' Squadron
    Wounded when his tank was knocked out by an A/T gun, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 4.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract.
Tpr Dines 'C' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 4.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Tpr Durrant 'C' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 4.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Tpr Shaw 'C' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 4.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Tpr Ward 'C' Squadron
    Severely wounded, reason unknown, Sedjenane.
     See War Diary - 4.3.43 .
     See Battle Report Extract
Monday, 8th March 1943:
Lt J.A.G.Briggs 'C' Squadron
    Injured in an accident - details and location not known.
     See War Diary - 8.3.43
Tuesday, 9th March 1943
Tpr McKerrow 'C' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Ahmed Baleus.
     See War Diary 9.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Tpr Smith 'C' Squadron
    Wounded, reason onknown, Ahmed Baleus.
     See War Diary 9.3.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Sunday, 21st March 1943:
L/Cpl Fitzpatrick 'C' Squadron's Quartermaster Staff
    Wounded by mortar fire that hit the Bedford 3-tonner in which he was travelling
    near Beja.
     See War Diary 21-3.43
Tpr Shaw 'C' Squadron's Quartermaster Staff
    Wounded by mortar fire that hit the Bedford 3-tonner in which he was travelling
    near Beja.
     See War Diary 21.3.43
Sunday, 28th March 1943:
Tpr A.G.Chester
    Slighty wounded by sniper fire, the aftereffects of which required
    hospitalisation.
Thursday, 1st April 1943:
Tpr Carter C' Squadron
    Wounded after his tank was blown up on a mine, Sedjenane.
     See Battle Report Extract
Thursday, 8th April 1943:
L/Cpl Moriarty 'B' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary 8.4.43
    Tpr Leatham 'B' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary 8.4.43
Friday, 9th April 1943:
L/Sgt Burke 'HQ' Squadron
    Wounded, reason unknown, Oued Zarga Mountains.
Craftsman Pearce REME
    Wounded, reason unknown, Oued Zarga Mountains.
Friday, 10th April 1943:
Tpr "Paddy" Hember 'B' Squadron
    Severely wounded when a 50mm A/T shell hit one of the conical headed bolts
    securing the appliqué armour, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary 11.4.43
Sunday, 11th April 1943:
Lt G.E.Gardiner 'A' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 4th September 1942
    Wounded, while effecting repairs to his tank's track broken by a mine, by
    enemy aircraft machine-gun fire, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary 11.4.43

L/Cpl Craig 'A' Squadron
    Suffered a broken left shoulder when the main gun unexpectantly recoiled. It
    was due to a million-to-one chance - a 30mm shell, fired by an attacking
    enemy aircraft, entered gun's barrel causing the loaded 6-pdr HE shell to
    explode, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary - 11.4.43
Tpr McCann 'A' Squadron
    Wounded by enemy aircraft machine-gun fire, Oued Zarga Mountains.
     See War Diary - 11.4.43
Tuesday, 13th April 1943:
Lt Ball REME, Technical Adjutant
    Wounded, losing his left eye, when the LAD Workshop was bombed by an
    enemy aircraft, Oued Zarga.
    Also wounded during the attack Trooper Taylor, attached LAD.
     See War Diary - 13.4.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Cpl Day and Tprs James and Newton, 'B' Squadron
    Wounded during the same air attack while their tank was being repaired.
    Tpr Taylor, attached REME
    Wounded during the same air attack.
     See War Diary - 13.4.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Friday, 23rd April 1943:
Lt R.E.Perioli A' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 4th September 1942
    Lightly wounded the first day of the assault on Longstop Hill.
     See War Diary 23-3-43
    Also lightly wounded, Sgt White, L/Cpl H.Jenkins, Tpr and Tpr Higgins "C' Squadron.
     See War Diary 23-3-43 See War Diary.
Saturday, 24th April 1943:
Capt R.D.Morton 'C' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 29th April 1940
    Wounded by an Anti-personnel mine, Longstop Hill.
     See War Diary - 24.4.43
Monday, 26th April 1943:
    L/Corporal Murray and Trooper Goulburg, 'C' Squadron, injured when their
    tanks were hit.
     See War Diary - 26.4.43
Wednesday, 28th April, 1943:
Tpr Johnston 'HQ' Squadron
    Wounded by an Anti-personnel mine, vicinity Longstop Hill.
Friday, 30th April, 1943:
Tpr Chapman 'C' Squadron
    Wounded in action, near Sidi Ahmed, when his tank was knocked out.
     See War Diary 30.4.43
     See Battle Report Extract
Tprs Eastwood, Neilson and Young, 'C' Squadron
    Wounded when their tanks were knocked out near Sidi Ahmed.
     See War Diary - 30.4.43
Wednesday, 26th May 1943:
Lt M.P.Williams 'C' Squadron
    Wounded by shrapnel from an exploding mine while touring the Longstop Hill
    battle area. Sgt O'Hare was wounded at the same time.
     See War Diary - 26.5.43
Monday, 28th June 1943:
QMS(T) Murphy HQ Squadron
    While on the way from Tunisia to Ain Mokkra, suffered a broken leg when his
    vehicle slid off the road into a ditch.
     See War Diary 28.6.43
Wounded and Injured in Italy
Tuesday, 23rd May 1944 - Assault on the "Hitler Line"
Major G.P.Russell OC 'B' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 16th June 1940
    Severely wounded, by a flying piece of the track cover, when his tank was hit
    on the starboard side by a shell from a dug-in German Panther turret.
     See War Diary 23.5.44
     See Battle Report Extract - Paragraph 3
Cpl. A.G.Chester
    Slightly wounded at the same time, by a smaller piece of the track cover.
Capt M.B.Pope 2nd IC 'B' Squadron
    Slightly wounded when his tank, in line behind the OC's, was knocked out by
    the same gun.
     See Battle Report Extract - Paragraph 3
Also wounded this day:
    Sgt Maxwell, Tprs Cook, Dawson, Dixon, Drew and Hanna.
    The names of other officers and ORs, who were wounded from various
    causes (including a Nebelwerfer attack) are not known.
Monday, 19th June 1944:
Lt J.Rogers and L/Cpl Ham, Composite Sherman Squadron
    Wounded as they were riding on the outside of a tank,
    evacuating Tpr Linton (wounded), when it was hit by a shell, near Monte Ripa.
     See Battle Report Extract
     See War Diary - 19.6.44
Wednesday, 21st June 1944:
Friday, 14th July 1944:
   Two Troopers, names unknown,injured when their tank fell off a bridge
    during a training exercise, near Narni.
Sunday, 23rd July 1944:
    One OR of 'A' Squadron wounded, name not known, when his Sherman was hit by
    an HE shell, near Meleto.
     See Battle Report Extract

Thursday, 3rd August 1944:
Tpr Blore 'HQ' Squadron
    Seriously wounded when his tank, a Stuart, was knocked out by a Panzerfaust.
Cpl Brown, Tprs Powell and Whitehurst
    Wounded by shrapnel while evacuating Trooper Blore.
     See Battle Report Extract

Friday, 4th August 1944:
Seven ORs wounded
    Six Recce Troop and one 'C' Squadron, names unknown
    when RHQ came under shell-fire near Antella.
Tuesday, 8th August 1944:
Lt JB Behr and Tpr Fuller 2 Troop 'B' Squadron
    Wounded by shell-fire while out of their tank near Monastèro di Incontro.
     See War Diary - 8.8.44
     See Battle Report Extract
Sgt F. Verso and Cpl Reynolds, 5 Troop 'B' Squadron.
   Wounded by a Panzerfaust near miss while evacuating Tpr Fuller.
     See War Diary - 8.8.44
     See Battle Report Extract
Trooper J.Martin 'B' Squadron
    Wounded by shell fire while out of his tank adjacent to the Monastery.
     See War Diary - 8.8.44
     See Battle Report Extract
Monday, 28th August 1944:
Cpl H.McCalmont 'B' Squadron
    Severely injured when his tank fell, over 200 feet, into a ravine pinning a leg
    under the turret.
L/Cpl Moore, Tprs Dorman and Holt
    Also injured but not so severely.
     See War Diary - 28.8.44
     See Battle Report Extract

Sunday, 3rd September 1944
Cpl W.Traynor, 3 Troop 'C' Squadron
    Wounded when the tank he was commanding was knocked out by an SP Gun
    while attempting to cross the river Conca.
Tpr B. Gore, 4 Troop 'C' Squadron
    Wounded in the right buttock when his tank, also attempting to cross the
    Conca was knocked out.
Monday, 4th September 1944:

Cpl D.Hayward and Tprs Clatworthy, Loxdale and Knight, HQF Troop 'B'Squadron
    Wounded when their tank was hit by a Self-propelled Gun, San Clemente.
     See Battle Report Extract
Wednesday, 6th September1944
Lt D.F.Hunt, 3 Troop 'A' Squadron
    Severely injured when he was flung off his feet, by an exploding HE which hit
    his tank, from which he had just dismounted,
Sunday, 17th September, 1944:
Lt B.E.S.King, 1 Troop 'B' Squadron
    Slightly wounded by shellfire while on reconnaissance approaching the river
    Ausa.
     See Battle Report Extract
Sgt J. Maxwell and L/Cpl Gifford, 1 Troop 'B' Squadron
    Wounded when their tank was knocked out approaching the Ausa.
     See Battle Report Extract
Tuesday, 24th October, 1944:
Major R.S.H.Sidebottom, OC 'B' Squadron
    Posted to Regiment: 10th December 1940
    Wounded by shellfire while on foot reconnaissance, Monte Cavallo.
     See War Diary 24.10.44
     See Battle Report Extract
Wednesday, 25th October 1944:
Tpr Tattersall, 4 Troop 'C' Squadron
    Injured when his tank ran over a mine.
Thursday, 9th November 1944:
Lt Mahoney, 1 Troop 'A' Squadron
    Wounded when Forli came under heavy shellfire. Another tank commander,
    name unknown, was wounded at the same time.
Friday, 10th November 1944:
Cpl Cunningham and Tpr Yates, 'C' Squadron, attached Composite Squadron
    Wounded when their Sherman was hit by a Panzerfaust, Forli.
     See Battle Report Extract
Sunday, 12th November 1944:
Sgt T.W.Donaghy MM, 1 Troop 'A' Squadron
    Wounded when his tank was hit, after being blown up by multiple mines, in the
    vicinity of river Montone. Disregarding his injuries he recovered the tank while
    under fire.
Saturday, 2nd December 1944:
L/Cpl Wallace and Tpr McClurg, 5 Troop 'B' Squadron
    Wounded when their tank was knocked out approaching Russi.
     See Battle Report Extract
Wednesday, 17th January 1945:
Lt W.A.L.Reid MC, 2 Troop 'A' Squadron
    Slightly wounded in action, south of the river Reno, for which he was awarded
    the MC.
     See Battle Report Extract
Sunday, 4th February 1945:
Lt Maguire MM, 3 Troop'A' Squadron
    Suffered minor wounds from stepping on a Schu mine, south of the river Reno
     See Battle Report Extract
Thursday, 22nd February 1945:
L/Cpl Tombes and Tpr Taylor, Recconnaissance Squadron
    Wounded by enemy counter-battery fire, while manning the Winter Line, south
    of the river Reno.
     See War Diary - 22.5.45
Tuesday, 6th March 1945:
Sgt Baker and Tprs Harper, Leech and Quinn, 4 Troop 'C' Sqn
    Wounded by shellfire at their Winter Line location, south of the river Reno.
     See Battle Report Extract
Tuesday, 10th April 1945:
Lt D.L.Knight BEM 'C' Squadron
    Slightly wounded by a bomb, dropped by the USAAF, while directing the
    crossing of his Squadron's tanks, on a Bailey Bridge, over the river Senio.
     See War Diary - 10.4.45
     See Battle Report Extract

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