Note – the final entry on this page contains racist and anti-semetic comments. I have included these as written by my Grandfather without editing. This is a historical document and he would never had intended it to be read by … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Tuesday 7th April (cont.) – Saturday 11th April 1942
Click here for diary entry for Tuesday March 24th (cont.) – Monday March 30th 1942 Monday March 30th (cont.) … to take us in & out(?). Saw “Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary”. Very few troops in Cairo. Tuesday March 31st Day … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday March 30th (cont.) – Tuesday 7th April 1942
Click here for diary entry for Thursday March 19th – Tuesday March 24th 1942 … Halfaya Pass – but lorried again through desert. Terrific sand storm blew … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Tuesday March 24th (cont.) – Monday March 30th 1942
Click here for diary entry for Tuesday July 1st 1941 (cont) – Sunday July 6th 1941 Monday July 7th 93rd Day Paraded in morning. Afternoon off. … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday July 7th 1941 – Sunday July 13th 1941
Click here for diary entry for Wednesday June 25th – Tuesday July 1st 1941 (cont) Tuesday July 1st (cont) 87th Day … to reach them. Caught train … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Tuesday July 1st 1941 (cont) – Sunday July 6th 1941
Click here for diary entry for Tuesday June 17th (cont.) – Tuesday June 24th 1941 Wednesday June 25th 81st Day Had orders to leave Tura Caves … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Wednesday June 25th – Tuesday July 1st 1941
Click here for diary entry for Friday June 13th – Tuesday June 17th 1941 … but was cancelled on account of B Coy moving back to … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Tuesday June 17th (cont.) – Tuesday June 24th 1941
Click here for diary entry for Thursday June 5th – Thursday June 12th 1941 Friday June 13th 69(th) Day March & parades in morning. Pay and … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Friday June 13th – Tuesday June 17th 1941
Click here for diary entry for Friday May 30th – Wednesday June 4th 1941 Thursday June 5th 61st Day Second day on Bren Gun Field 30 … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Thursday June 5th – Thursday June 12th 1941
If you have been following my blog for the last month you will be aware that I’ve started blogging my grandfather’s war diary. He never spoke of the war and he passed away nearly 20 years ago, long before we … Continue reading Musings about Grandad’s War diary
Click here for diary entry for Saturday May 24th – Thursday May 29th 1941 Friday May 30th 55th Day Leave from 2-10PM. First for over a … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Friday May 30th – Wednesday June 4th 1941
Click here for diary entry for Saturday May 17th – Friday May 23rd 1941 Saturday 24th 49th Day Paraded in morning. Had lecture in Cairo. Drilled … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Saturday May 24th – Thursday May 29th 1941
14 Weeks Worth of Socks 