Papers of Corporal Harry V. Boyne - Part 1

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Second World War, 1939–45
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  • Documents and letters
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Leather cover of note book - see original document
 

 

To
Harry
with best
wishes
From
Mrs Harpwood

& 
Alan     
Oct : 17th 1941

 

 

Postage stamp 3D -  see original document

 

 
SIGNED ON 13.5.1941
1st MEDICAL EXMN. 19.5.1941

LEFT KAL.

FOR CLAREMONT.

 26.5.1941
2nd MEDICAL EXMN. 28.5.1941

LEFT CLAREMONT

FOR NORTHAM.

 30.5.1941

MARCHED OUT

NORTHAM 1.30AM

 7.11.1941
ARRIVED FREMANTLE  5AM ''     ''   ''

EMBARKED ON
QUEEN ELIZABETH

SAILED 4PM

 8.11.1941

ARRIVED AT

TRIGAMALEE 5.30 AM

BEAUTIFUL
NATURAL
HARBOUR

 14.11.1941
 

DID NOT LEAVE BOAT

RE-FUELED AND SAILED

NOON. 15.11.41.

ARRIVED AT PORT OF

SUEZ 4AM 24.11.41.

CAMPED OVERNIGHT AT

SUEZ. LEFT AT 4AM. ON

EGYPTIAN TRAIN AS FAR 

AS KANTARA WHICH

IS ON THE BORDER OF

EGYPT AND PALESTINE

EMBARKED ON PALESTINIAN

TRAIN FOR OUR CAMP AT

DIMRA ARRIVING 1.30AM

25.11.41.

 

 

9 12 41 GIVEN 2 HOURS

NOTICE TO STAND BY RE

MARCHING ^OUT AND TRANSFER

MARCHED OUT DIMRA 10PM

9 12 41 ARRIVED QUANTARA
8AM 10.12.41 THEN ONTO
BENHA CHANGED TRAINS

FOR ALEXANDRIA ARRIVED

MIDNIGHT AND STAYED OVERNIGHT
LEFT 4AM FOR AMRIYA

FIRST TASTE OF THE DESERT

STAYED OVER NIGHT LEFT

4AM   12.12.41 FOR

MERSA MATROH ARRIVED

6AM 13/12/41
 

 

17.12.41 WALKED DOWN 

TO HARBOUR. MET

SAILORS FROM GREEK

MINE SWEEPER. WENT

ON BOARD. GIVEN MEAL
OF COOKED SHELLFISH.

AND. TAKEN FOR ROW.

IN MEDITERRANEAN.

WERE GOING BACK NEXT

DAY. BUT RECEIVED 

ORDERS TO MARCH OUT

AT 5.30AM. 18.12.41.

18.12.41 LEFT MERSA

FOR PICCADILLY PER.

TRAIN (IN TRUCKS)
 

 

THIS. LINE. FROM. MERSA

TO PICCADILLY DISTANCE

APPROX 100 MILES FRO

WAS CONSTRUCTED BY.

KIWIS (NEW ZEALANDERS)

IN 1.MONTH. ARRIVED

AT PICCADILLY 7PM. 18/12/41

19.12.41. INSPECTED. CAPTURED.

GERMAN CAR. (NO ROOM

WASTED) GOOD. EQUIPMENT

AND AMMUNITION. STICKY

GRENADES. 75.M.M HOWITZERS

ANTI. TANK.SHELLS

20.12.41 AWAITING.

TRANSPORT. TO TOBRUK.

 

 

LOADED. ALL. GEAR. ON. TO.

MOTOR. LORRY. TRAVELLED.

7.MILES. TO. MOTOR TRANSPORT

DEPOT. SPENT. SOME. TIME.

GETTING SUFFICIENT. LORRIES.

IN. GOING. ORDER.  26.IN.

PARTY - 13 DRIVERS AND.

13. TO. STEER. TOWED. TRUCKS.

NOTIFIED. AT. 5.PM. NOT.

TO. GO. UNPACKED. GEAR.

AND. RETURNED. TO.

PICCADILLY. FOR. THE. NIGHT.

(DIDN'T. SAY. A. WORD)

21.12.41. SUNDAY. DAY.

OF. REST.?

 

 
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