WWII SONG

Does anyone know the words to this song which was sung by 46 Division to the tune of "Lilie Marlene"?
The last part went:
We landed at Salerno and made our way to Rome,
We went across to Egypt instead of going home.
We are the boys of the oak tree sign,
The boys who broke the Gothic Line,
The fighting 46 Div, the fighting 46th.

 

You could be right Owen. Thanks for that.

 

good day owen,super moderators,yesterday.#2.05:20pm.re:wwll song.great post.great song.thank you for posting.regards bernard85

 

Maximus

Not only could Owen be right but in fact HE IS - this is the 46th Div version most other divisions had their own version

but few claimed that they broke the Gothic Line - as in point of fact 46th Div set off alongside the 1st Canadian Div

with British 21st Tank bde in Support on 26th August '44 - when we all got together at the River Foglia ( the true Gothic

Line) 5th Cdn AD were first to appreciate that it was not fully prepared and thus went over the river and broke the Gothic

Line….followed by 1st Cdns and 46th Div….the tune is that of Lili Marlene - stolen from the Afrika Korps

Cheers

 

Thanks Tom. It's great to hear the history behind the song. It's also great finding out where my grandfather went.

 

Maximus

You are welcome - BUT - IF he stayed with 46th Div by the 14th September he was at the Coriano Ridge along with the

rest of us - fighting for dear life at Croce/Gemmano - google for it…then understand what he went through…

cheers

 

I certainly will. I want to find out as much as possible.
You wouldn't happen to know the answer to my other thread, marked service records, regarding X II and Y lists that appear on my grandfather's service records, would you?

Kind regards,

 

Maximus


easy ones = " X(ii)" means he was on the sick list

" Y list " means unemployed - probably waiting posting after being in hospital which might show as TOS "X(iv)

"SOS " = Struck off Strength of unit - "TOS" = Taken on Strength - of another unit possibly

Good bet would be to get 46th Div Diaries from Drew as the WIKI isn't all that good for them - but they fought at

North Africa from Algiers - were floating reserve for Sicily - then Landed at Salerno fought at Anzio - then Gothic Line

when War finished - occupied Graz in Lower Austria, good History

Cheers

 

So,if you look at my grandfather's service records,(posted on my other thread), do you think he was on the sick list on 1/7/43, (marked 1GRDT) and then again on 25/5/45? He was in 50 General Hospital in Italy. Was it a sanitorium do you know?

Kind regards,

 

Maximus

can't figure that out on the service records but no such things as a Sanitorium in the Army Hospitals - you were sick - you were

sent there - then they cured you - and threw you back…

cheers

 

Hi Tom,

He had T.B. - They couldn't cure him.....
Still, he didn't get demobbed until September 1946. He died in 1948. I never knew him, which is why I'm asking all these questions. I want to find out as much as I can about my grandfather.

Any idea what 3RR and TC stands for?
And AMTSD Crasdys or crawdys camp? Somewhere in Britain.....
Also, on `service at home and abroad`, under `country` it says
N. Africa ERI 262. Could this be a location on the army map?
Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.

Kind regards,

 

Maximus

No idea as to what 3RR and TC stands for - nor the AMTSD except some TRaining Service Depot somewhere in the UK

and the North Africa pertains to landing at Algiers and ending at Tunisia the ERI262 is N0T a map reference

the Diaries should help.

Cheers

 

Thanks Tom,

Kind regards,