Hello all, I would be very grateful if anyone could tell me the outline movements of the 2nd Bn, The Wiltshire Regt, from disembarking in France shortly after the outbreak of war until 1st June 1940 when at least some returned to the UK ... i.e where stationed, did they see action, if so what and where, and where would they have been evacuated from on 1 June? As a Brucey bonus it would be great if anyone knows what the same battalion were doing (and where) in Iraq & Iran from its arrival in August 1942 until around February the following year. Any help would be very much appreciated ... Cheers Skip
You can read the entire transcribed 2 Wilts war diaries here day by day. http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/war-diaries/search#tab:.ww2
Owen - replies just don't get any better than that! Very many thanks ... I know what I'm doing for the next hour or so ... Cheers Skip
You can also buy it in book form. I did years ago. http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/shop/war--diaries/the-wiltshire-regiment-in-the-second-world-war-2nd-battalion/view Andy sent me the BEF era war diary for them so if you need to see a real page gimme a shout.
Cheers Owen - I'm already engrossed and the website will help with a Berkshire casualty I'm looking into too so I really appreciate you posting the link. Just wish every War Diary was transcribed like this! All the best Skip
