Description
Object description
Ms account with diagrams (155pp, written May - June 1943) and ts transcription (62pp) describing his service as a squadron commander in the 45th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment (Leeds Rifles) (24th Armoured Brigade, 10th Armoured Division) in Egypt and North Africa, July 1942 - March 1943, covering his disembarkation and training in the Suez Canal Zone (July - October 1942), moving up to and training in the Western Desert (October 1942), the preparation for and operations during the Battle of El Alamein (October - November 1942), his evacuation to hospital with jaundice and recovery in No 64 General Hospital at Alexandria and No 92 General Hospital, El Qatara in Sinai (November 1942 - February 1943), before rejoining the remnants of his unit (February - March 1943) and returning home (March - June 1943), commenting in particular on horrific battlefield scenes, living conditions in the desert, his equipment, the Sherman tank and an inspiring visit by Winston Churchill (August 1942).
Content description
Ms account with diagrams (155pp, written May - June 1943) and ts transcription (62pp) describing his service as a squadron commander in the 45th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment (Leeds Rifles) (24th Armoured Brigade, 10th Armoured Division) in Egypt and North Africa, July 1942 - March 1943, covering his disembarkation and training in the Suez Canal Zone (July - October 1942), moving up to and training in the Western Desert (October 1942), the preparation for and operations during the Battle of El Alamein (October - November 1942), his evacuation to hospital with jaundice and recovery in No 64 General Hospital at Alexandria and No 92 General Hospital, El Qatara in Sinai (November 1942 - February 1943), before rejoining the remnants of his unit (February - March 1943) and returning home (March - June 1943), commenting in particular on horrific battlefield scenes, living conditions in the desert, his equipment, the Sherman tank and an inspiring visit by Winston Churchill (August 1942).
History note
Cataloguer SHJ
History note
Catalogue date 1999-03-04