The Desert Rat Memorial

Desert Rats Remembrance Memorial 2017

In remembrance of my Dad and all the men that served.

Desert rats association Tank ww2 Thetford UK 23jan16 1226p

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Installation of the Desert Rats Memorial and the Inauguration Ceremony 1998

This is a video about the installation of the Cromwell tank on the Desert Rats Memorial, A1065, near Mundford. Norfolk and the latter Inauguration Ceremony (including the rehearsal) on 23rd October 1998, the 56th Anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein. There is also a clip of the some of the veterans and their families enjoying lunch afterwards.

In the video you will see the founder of the association and the driver for the memorial Les Dinning and Field Marshal Lord Carver, who was Desert Rat for all the entire war, becoming Commanding Officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment and later 4th Armoured Brigade.

The Desert Rats Association would like to thank the veterans who kindly donated a copy to us.

Desert Rat Ride of Respect, Thetford 8th Nov 2015

This is the video of those that done the ride out, Scooters, bikes and even a trike, Total respect to all those that took part and help raise £880.15 for the Desert Rat Association Fund

Desert Rats WW2 Memorial

We film this back in may ish time .
This was the site of the famous desert rats base during their short time here in UK before being sent to help in the d day operation.
ONLY small part remains like the concrete roads and small nissen huts mock up area as small museum when it is open .ALSO small trails can walk around with info boards and your just about see where some old base buildings were.

The 7th Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during World War II, where its exploits in the Western Desert Campaign gained it the Desert Rats nickname
7th ARMOURED DIVISION

DESERT RATS

FROM EL ALAMEIN TO BERLIN

Via

NORTH AFRICA - ITALY - THETFORD FOREST - FRANCE -BELGIUM - HOLLAND

The 7th Armoured Division was stationed in Thetford Forest between January and May 1944 while they prepared for the invasion of Normandy. This was the only time the division was in the United Kingdom in it's entire Existence. The Division sailed from Felixstowe on the 5 June 1944 with the first tanks landing on Gold Beach on the evening of 6th June 1944

May your glory ever shine, May your laurels never fade, May the memory of this glorious pilgrimage of war you have made from Alamein, via the Baltic to Berlin never die. It is a march unsurpassed through all the story of war.

May the fathers long tell the children about this tale .

Winston Churchill

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RambleRide: Visit to the Desert Rats War Memorial

RambleRide: A Rambling Chat on a Motorcycle. Oct 2016. Riding from Norwich to the Desert Rats War Memorial near Thetford, a location in this years Kawasaki Riders Club 'Challenge' competition. Norwich rush hour filtering, traffic grumbles, poor 'vlogging skillz' apologies and a tank. A little something for everyone.

Find out about the memorial here:

Learn about the Kawasaki Riders Club Challenge here:

Cameras used: Gitup2 Action Camera, iPhone 6

Thetford Remembrance Parade 2011

Parade in Thetford for Remembrance day .

Thetford Militaria Fair

picked up from the Thetford militaria fair a ww2 German k98 bayonet dated 43 and scabbard dated 42. Also a private purchase toiletry set with some of the items.

Remembrance Ride 2015

Motorcycles and scooters arriving for the Royal British Legion Riders Remembrance service at Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea Common, 8th November 2015

Desert Rats Open Day 2015 - Form Up Parade

This was filmed on 21st June 2015 at the Open Day at the Desert Rat Memorial, north of Mundford. It shows modern day service personnel and veterans marching to the Desert Rats Memorial, before the start of the service or remembrance.

Desert Rats Association Open Day Parade 2014

Led by the Drummers of 901 Marine Cadet Troop and Piper, the Standards of the Royal British Legion and other associations march to the Desert Rat Memorial for the yearly Open Day service of remembrance. They are followed by veterans of WW2 and conflicts since.

The Desert Rat Association is there to remember the Men of the 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats), 4th Armoured Brigade (The Black Rats) and 7th Armoured Brigade (The Green Rats) from WW2 and subsequent conflict and Army formations ever since.

Each year it holds and open day at the Memorial for veterans and the public to meet up and remember the events of the past. This year commemorates the Normandy Campaign which the Desert and Black Rats were part of. Please see desertrats.org.uk/assoc/index.htm

7th Armoured Division Memorial & Norfolk Tank Museum

The memorial is on the A1065 north of Thetford, I only found out about the tank museum after my B+B owner told me about it.

Desert Rats Open Day 2018

The opening address from the 2018 service of remembrance, at the Desert Rats Memorial Open Day, High Ash, Mundford, Norfolk.

Desert Rats 'will live on' 13.03.13

The new Commander of 7th Armoured Brigade has been speaking about the changes faced by the Desert Rats.

They'll lose their tanks after almost eight decades of heavy armour and will re-roll as an adaptable force Brigade.

Brigadier James Woodham says despite the changes, the Brigade and its spirit will live on.

1958 GERMAN MADE BRITISH 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION DESERT RATS MEDALLION

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Thetford Police on Cam

i got attack in the club and went for help of the police aka pigs.and in the end i got arrested and fine for asking for help. the police is a joke. location this happen Thetford Norfolk uk

Remembrance ride 2018(1)