Remembering Today 22/7/42 Private W.H.Taylor 64198 New Zealand Infantry 24th Bn.

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  1. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

  2. DaveB

    DaveB Very Senior Member

    His date of death would indicate that he was killed during the fighting at El Mreir when his unit was all but wiped out

    http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz//tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba-c5.html

    Casualties were: Officers Other Ranks
    Killed 4 42
    Died of wounds 7
    Wounded 3 54
    Prisoners of war (includes 2 officers and 19 ORs wounded and p.w.) 13 157

    Total 20 260


    Including killed, wounded, missing and prisoners of war, 24 Battalion's casualties added up to 280—a huge total when the fact is taken in consideration that only three companies, consisting of 440 officers and men, made the attack, and that a number of men belonging to the non-fighting transport had remained in rear with B Echelon.

    On 24 July Brigadier Clifton, who among other adventures experienced during the previous forty-eight hours had been taken prisoner and afterwards escaped, addressed survivors of 24 Battalion where they were encamped a few miles behind the line. One hundred and forty were present, bitterly aggrieved at having been left so badly in the lurch.
     
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  3. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Thank you Dave for all the Remembering Today updates

    regards
    Clive
     

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