Description
Object description
Photocopy of ts memoir (173pp), written in the third person but based on his contemporary diaries and letters, of his service in 392 (Surrey Yeomanry) Battery (98th Field Regiment RA) from February 1939 - February 1946, in which he describes his early training, call up in September 1939, service in France with the unit under 1st Division (September 1939 - May 1940) and evacuation from Dunkirk, home service in Lincolnshire, Sussex, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight (May 1940 - June 1942), which included an unsuccessful attempt to gain a commission via the 123rd OCTU (November 1940 - February 1941), followed by service in North Africa (September 1942 - July 1943), including the Battle of El Alamein, then the invasion of Sicily (July 1943) and the campaign in Italy (September 1943 - February 1945), including the Battle of Cassino, and finally in North West Europe (February - May 1945) and with the Army of Occupation in Neustadt (June 1945 - February 1946); together with a microfilm copy of the 10 volumes of diary and 300 ms letters on which the memoir is based.
Content description
Photocopy of ts memoir (173pp), written in the third person but based on his contemporary diaries and letters, of his service in 392 (Surrey Yeomanry) Battery (98th Field Regiment RA) from February 1939 - February 1946, in which he describes his early training, call up in September 1939, service in France with the unit under 1st Division (September 1939 - May 1940) and evacuation from Dunkirk, home service in Lincolnshire, Sussex, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight (May 1940 - June 1942), which included an unsuccessful attempt to gain a commission via the 123rd OCTU (November 1940 - February 1941), followed by service in North Africa (September 1942 - July 1943), including the Battle of El Alamein, then the invasion of Sicily (July 1943) and the campaign in Italy (September 1943 - February 1945), including the Battle of Cassino, and finally in North West Europe (February - May 1945) and with the Army of Occupation in Neustadt (June 1945 - February 1946); together with a microfilm copy of the 10 volumes of diary and 300 ms letters on which the memoir is based.
History note
Cataloguer PJT
History note
Catalogue date 1988-10