2nd Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment in North Africa May-August 1942

Hello Tom.

If they would be of interest (if you have not seen them before) just say and I should be able to find the time today to post the pages up (should you want of course).

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Hi Jim,

That would be great, many thanks.

Kind regards,

Tom

 

Will get to it after the rugby Tom.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Here you go Tom.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

And Tom,

If you have not been through the thread here before you may find it of interest.

76537 Captain Mark Leslie PILKINGTON, MC, Life Guards & LRDG: 18/11/1942

It runs to just two forum pages, but says everything and more about the man.

Kind regards, always remember, never forget,

Jim.

 

Jim,

That’s great, many thanks. Some great photos in there as well which really bring out the challenge of the terrain.

Regards,

Tom

 

Absolutely Tom.

A big step up from "not so basic Wales".

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Hi
Assistance requested.
I'm researching a casualty from 2 West Yorks [4536567 Pte George Chase, buried at Alamein] who was (per the casualty list) KIA 1.9.42. 3 others from the Bn were KIA on that date, and one more the following day. This, as far as I can find out, was the day they started the long road move from the Alamein Line to Iraq. There is no mention of casualties in the War Diary for that date. Can anyone shed any light on what happened - perhaps something in the Regimental history? My best guess would be artillery or air strike.
Grateful for any information.
Regards

Graham

 

Graham,

I wary of taking the date of death as "gospel" when their injuries occurred days before, but they died on a specific date. Sometimes casualty lists actually state "died from wounds" or "dead in action" or similar. Another member recently drew attention to this.

A WD may often not refer to Other Rank deaths individually.

By that time in North Africa I would doubt it was an Axis air strike. It could even have been an accident handling ammunition etc.

Have you checked the other soldier's numbers and names here to see if they appear? Or any local, back home press articles via the British Newspaper Archive (BNA), £££ req'd, though most UK public libraries enable in-person access.

 

You might enjoy this letter from my Father, 2nd Lt Maurice Constant, 18 y/o, written to his parents in Cairo after Keren

 

A cracking letter Mike89,

Thank you for sharing it on the forum. I think forum member Tom OBrien will be keen to read it.

Kind regards, always,

Jim.

 

Thanks Mike,

That's really interesting. I've got the battalion war diary for that period if you'd like to see it.



Regards

Tom