Hi, I have obtained my grandfathers service records - #2589371, and am interested to see if anyone has further information on the below - or indeed can point me in the direction of diaries, pictures etc etc. As you can see, its quite patchy - he seemed to move units a lot? Also there were some indiscretions along the way... I have left out the period 1940-1944 and some rather major ones deliberately... I know enough about them. The pillow case incident is slightly amusing though! 10/10/39 Posted to 2nd Army Signals, Canterbury20/02/40 Posted No.3 Air formation Signals 30/03/40 Posted to 2nd Army Signals, No 3 Corps 19/05/40 British Expeditionary Force to 24/5/40. Disembarked France on 20/5/40 and arrived in Chiswick from the field in 24/5/40 1/9/44 Redesignated to 47 Division Signals 28/9/44 Embarked for service overseas – Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Disembarked Egypt. 11/10/44 With 14th area (XIV) list (Taken on strength) 31/10/44 With 17 area signals (Taken on strength) 3/11/44 8 L of C sigs 2/3/45 Admitted to hospital (3 General hospital) With 12th list 7/3/45 Discharged from hospital to 8 L of C sigs 1/4/45 Redesignated 16th area signals 11/4/45 Tripolitania Signals (Taken on Strength) 2/7/45 Punishment – forfeits 2 days pay – was improperly in possession of one war department pillow case on 31/5/45 2/12/45 Tripolitania Signals (Taken on strength) 7/1/46 or 28/1/46 Appointed to Lance-Corporal
I would search the National Archieves for the units war diaries, if you go to the portal option on the main tool bar and in the bottom left hand corner is a search engine use that to look up his units war diaries.
