Robert K. Exham

Lt-Col. R.K. Exham

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Lieutenant-Colonel Roy Exham
6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
6th Battalion, Green Howards

I will not attempt to describe another action which we fought as all I can remember is a bloody time when three soldiers were killed at my side. Again we captured our objective. It was an unpleasant time and my sympathies went to the forward companies, which were dug in close to the Germans and could not see anything, were unable to move and were shelled most of the time. There was a wondaful feeling of relief when at last we were on the move.

(Exham quoted in Mike Morgan, D-Day Hero)

Born on 25 January 1907 in Readlynch, Wiltshire, Robert Kenah Exham took as commission in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) in 1926 after graduating from Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served on the North West Frontier in India before the Second World War. As a staff officer with 3rd Infantry Brigade in June 1940, he earned the Military Cross for invaluable assistance during the evacuation from Dunkirk.

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Lt-Col. K.G. Exham

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Lieutenant-Colonel Ken Exham
7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers

The Army is well aware of the responsibility the country has placed on us in the form of National Service. The whole ting must be examined against one factor—that the Army exists to fight. It does not exist to do a job for the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Education.

(Quoted in Birmingham Evening Mail, 23 Jun 1954)

Born on 17 September 1903 in Greenwich, London, Kenneth Godfrey Exham attend the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and took a commission with the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding) in 1923. As a qualified Russian interpreter, he was posted to the British Military Mission in Moscow from 1941 to 1943. He then commanded 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment for a short time from August to October 1943 followed by the 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment stationed in the United Kingdom from October 1943 to May 1944.

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