Remembering Today 11/1/43 Serjeant: Jack Stewart Alexander, 7895560, Royal Armoured Corps "A

CL1 · Jan 11, 2016

ALEXANDER, JACK STEWART

Rank:

Serjeant

Service No:

7895560

Date of Death:

11/01/1943

Age:

22

Regiment/Service:

Royal Armoured Corps

"A" Sqn., 2nd Lothians and Border Horse

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. 5. A. 1.

Cemetery:

MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY

Additional Information:

Son of Alfred Hope Alexander and Marian Alexander, of Gorebridge, Midlothianhttp://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2104519/ALEXANDER,%20JACK%20STEWART

Owen · Jan 11, 2016

Not much in Mailed Fist by Delaforce , all I can add is 6th Armd Div were involved in fighting around Bou Arada at this time.

Bit here from Richard's website.
http://www.irishbrigade.co.uk/pages/month-by-month-campaign-narrative/tunisian-campaign---month-by-month/january-1943.php

On 11th January, two companies of 2 LIR took part in an operation to recover eight tanks of 2 Lothian and Border Horse, which had been "bogged down" in the cloying mud south of Goubellat. During the partially successful action, H Coy of 2 LIR moved forward whilst singing "You Are My Sunshine".
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CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

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