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Well-written ts diary (17pp) recording his command of a Troop of the 7th Field Regiment RA supporting the 8th Brigade (3rd Division) in the advance into Belgium and the subsequent evacuation from Dunkirk, May 1940, describing the continuous stream of Belgian refugees; the many rumours; constant German bombing; foraging for food; and the high morale of the troops. Together with an interesting ms account (160pp, written in 5 Exercise Books with later annotations) of his experiences serving with the 11th Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), 2nd Armoured Brigade Group (1st Armoured Division), in the Battle of Knightsbridge, North Africa, May - June 1942, when he was wounded, including the German offensive; engaging the enemy; good descriptions of the battle; bailing out of his tank hit by an enemy anti-tank gun; German dive-bombing; fierce fighting with German tanks; looting abandoned enemy vehicles; the British high command's lack of initiative and poor tactics resulting in missed opportunities and loss of the initiative; a useful insight into the life of a regular officer in the desert and his attitude towards the Yeomanry; and mentioning General Sir Herbert Lumsden.
Content description
Well-written ts diary (17pp) recording his command of a Troop of the 7th Field Regiment RA supporting the 8th Brigade (3rd Division) in the advance into Belgium and the subsequent evacuation from Dunkirk, May 1940, describing the continuous stream of Belgian refugees; the many rumours; constant German bombing; foraging for food; and the high morale of the troops. Together with an interesting ms account (160pp, written in 5 Exercise Books with later annotations) of his experiences serving with the 11th Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), 2nd Armoured Brigade Group (1st Armoured Division), in the Battle of Knightsbridge, North Africa, May - June 1942, when he was wounded, including the German offensive; engaging the enemy; good descriptions of the battle; bailing out of his tank hit by an enemy anti-tank gun; German dive-bombing; fierce fighting with German tanks; looting abandoned enemy vehicles; the British high command's lack of initiative and poor tactics resulting in missed opportunities and loss of the initiative; a useful insight into the life of a regular officer in the desert and his attitude towards the Yeomanry; and mentioning General Sir Herbert Lumsden.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1994-07-07