Help Required. 104 Army Troops, Royal Engineers.

Hi All
I have recently been researching my Grandad, Walter Tittle 1983955 born 1902.
His service records show that he was in the TA from 1937 until the outbreak of war in 1939 with 104 Troop.
It then lists him embarking for France with the BEF on 12.9.39. Then there is a gap until 7.11.40 when it lists him as posted to 3 TBRE (Training Battalion Royal Engineers?).
My Dad has a few items left by my Grandad including a small diary (about 2" x 3") that reads on the front '104th Army Troops Coy France Xmas 1939'.
The only entries in the diary are from 11.6.39 to 22.6.39 and relate to his evacuation from France as part of Operation Ariel. I have scanned them as thought they may be of interest.

 

Operation Aeriel, June 1940

TUESDAY 18 JUNE 1940
Convoy OLIVE sailed Loire (0630) - ROYAL ULSTERMAN 2800, ULSTER PRINCE 2800, FLORISTAN 2000,
BAHARISTAN 2000, CLAN MACPHERSON (CLAN FERGUSON) 2000, DUNDRUM CASTLE 2000, DAVID LIVINGSTONE 2000, FABIAN 2000, CITY OF MOBILE 2000, GLEN AFFARIC (GLENAFFRIC) 4000. Total of 23,600. Escorted by VANOC & BEAGLE. Destination Plymouth & Falmouth.

TD

 

Thanks for that. It would appear that SS Fabian was involved in the rescue of survivors of RMS Lancastria the day before.
The Roll of Honour for the Lancastria also lists a member of 104 Troop among the casualties.
Why is there so much written about Dunkirk but so little about Operation Aerial?

 

I blame the film myself - I guess thats history, Dunkirk happened first perhaps

TD

 

My dad was in this unit 104 troop RE. He died recently 10.08.2018. But he talked about Sehertogenbosch and crossing the Maas. Sapper N H P Brown

 

Apologies for posting on an old thread. But thought this may be of interest to anyone who finds it on Google like I did!
(My Great Grandfather, Norman Lloyd b. 1904, is second row from the front, far right). Don't have a date for the photo unfortunately

 

Relative newbie to all this, wishing I’d researched properly years ago! Anyway, as my Dad was in the 104 AT coy RE from 28/12/1944 (I assume – still awaiting complete service record) and was in Berlin definitely in 1947, I did wonder if anyone on this thread recognises anyone in these photos.

My dad was George Belcher and is the one on the left of the picture with 3 in. He’d have been 21. The other two in the picture are called Bill and John. At least one of those two are in all of them. 3 photos were taken in London when on leave in 1947. The other 2 photos were taken in Germany but they don’t have any names on them. I’ve read that there was a lot of football played between the troops, except my dad would probably have preferred a smoke, as he is doing in the picture. Looks like I'll have to upload separately.