Click here for entry for Sunday 7th June (cont.) – Saturday 13th June 1942 Sunday June 14 Day 433 Early reveille 5AM. Moved 6AM on manoeuvres mostly convoy work – whole brigade working together. Returned to old site at 10.30 … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Sunday 14th June – Thursday 18th June 1942
Click here for entry for Monday 1st June – Sunday 7th June Sunday 7th June (cont.) … between civilians & police. Bazaars & other shops mostly closed. Spent evening at Naafi (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes). Arrived home … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Sunday 7th June (cont.) – Saturday 13th June 1942
These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather between April and June 1942 when he was in Syria. He mentions the “Beehive Villages” when they were leaving Syria. Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Beehive Villages – Syria – April-June 1942
These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather between April and June 1942 when he was in Syria, based near Aleppo. The captions for the photos are what he wrote on the back of each of them. Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Aleppo, Syria – April-June 1942
These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather between April and June 1942 when he was in Syria. Captions used for the photos are what he wrote on the backs of the photos. Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Ruins in Syria – April-June 1942
These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather between April and June 1942 when he was in Syria. The captions used are what he wrote on the backs of the photos. Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos of Farming – Syria – April-June 1942
These photos were most likely taken by my Grandfather on the 12th & 13th April 1942 when they were in on their way to Syria. Click here for the diary entry for these photos. Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Photos taken on the way to Syria – April 1942
Click here for entry for Monday 25th May (cont.) – Sunday 31st May 1942 Monday June 1st Day 420 Marched down near Turkish border and reviewed positions in case Turks go with Jerry. P.T in afternoon. Tuesday June 2 Day 421 Squad … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday 1st June – Sunday 7th June 1942
No blog post today (as I don’t think this one really counts 🙂 ), but I have been working on a new page which is a summary of my Grandad’s WW2 Diary entries. Thought this might be useful for those interested in the diary so they can easily find the more interesting entries. Its a work in progress. Not all entries are listed, but most are, with a brief note of anything interesting within that particular series of entries. Grandad’s WW2 Diary – Summary of entries Continue reading Grandad’s WW2 Diary – Summary of entries
Click here for entry for Monday 18th May – Monday 25th May 1942 Monday May 25 cont. … Had great fun shooting dogs on drome – got three. Tuesday May 26 Day 414 Arrived back in camp finding that H.Q’s … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday 25th May (cont.) – Sunday 31st May 1942
Click here for entry for Monday 11th May – Sunday 17th May 1942 Monday May 18 Day 407 Company parade. Squad drill – Bren gun. Another large convoy passed through on way to Turkey. Wrote in afternoon. Tuesday May 19th … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday 18th May – Monday 25th May 1942
Click here for diary entry for Sunday 3rd May – Sunday 10th May 1942 Monday May 11 Day 400 Parades and squad during morning. Free afternoon. S.A took big convoy of lorries to Turkish border. Weather getting very hot. Hard … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday 11th May – Sunday 17th May 1942
Click here for entry for Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May 1942 Sunday May 3 Day 392 Section stalks during morning near Old Ruins above camp. Wrote in afternoon. Playing cards in evening. Started our shift on guard at road … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Sunday 3rd May – Sunday 10th May 1942
Click here for entry for Sunday 19th April – Sunday 26th April 1942 Monday April 27 Day 386 Section stalking near Old Ruins. Leave to Aleppo in afternoon. Saw through bazaars. Saw hand worked looms. Bazaars much same as in Cairo. Saw Deanna … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May 1942
Click here for entry for Wednesday 15th April (cont.) – Saturday 18th April 1942 Sunday 19th April Day 378 On cook house fatigues. Fairly easy day. Received more mail. Wrote. Weather up this way much better than in Egypt – but … Continue reading Grandad’s WWII Diary – Sunday 19th April – Sunday 26th April 1942
