French, David (2001) [2000]. Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War Against Germany 1919–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-199-24630-4. Chappell, Mike (1987). British Battle Insignia (2): 1939–1940. Men-At-Arms No. 187. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85045-739-1. its Brigades. I have tried to include as many as possible with as much information as possible, but I apologise is I have omitted any. in 1918 by the amalgamation of the Army Ordnance Department and Army Ordnance Corps. The Royal Army

My dad said he was at Tobruk. I imagine this was in the capture of the port from the Italians in the January of 1941. The events here described appear concurrent with when Rommel and his Africa Corps advanced and drove the British forces from much of Libya. I'm not sure.

The reckoning

At the outbreak of war the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions TA were re-established. A 30th Battalion (Home Defence) and 39 Home Guard battalions made up the Regimental roll. The 2nd Battalion was at Dunkirk, North Africa and Italy before returning to be part of the initial landing at Normandy. The 1st Battalion was in North Africa The History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps : The Royal Army Ordnance Corps is one of the oldest corps in the I am going to write his memories as I heard them, in the first person, as though he is telling the stories for himself. Everyday life in the 8th Army wasn’t all fighting. Here are a few interesting anecdotes. By 23 January 1943, after much battlefield clearing, the 8th Army entered Tripoli. From January to April 1943 the Division engaged in advances from Libya to Tunisia, ntoably in the battles of the Mareth Line , Wadi Akarit and Enfidaville.

After serving everywhere during the First World War, in 1918, it was named the Royal Army Service Corps.Ellis, Lionel Frederic (1968). Victory in the West Volume II: The Defeat of Germany. History of the Second World War. H.M. Stationery Office. pp.123–27. The first UK brigade to deploy to Saudi Arabia after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait evidently descended from one of Montgomery's divisions (same number) and used the same organizational emblem, a silhouette of (I believe) a jerboa rat. I think I saw flag versions They used to follow the Battalions around to make themselves a living. We'd let them brew our tea for us. It was a bit of cash for them and they had to make a living somehow with the war going on. The wallah-wallahs would soak the tea first to let the leaves swell and would always use boiling water. You’ve never tasted tea like it. Working close to the front line to communicate directions, all while pushing through sandstorms and dodging the ricochets of bullets, his military shifts were as dangerous as they were arduous. The tale behind the Desert Rats After Alam Halfa and before the Battle of El Alamein, there were many changes throughout the 8th Army and the Division. The 7th Motor Brigade, including 2nd Rifle Brigade and 4th RHA (which had served with the Division days of the old Support Group), left to join the 1st Armoured Division. On 7th September the 22nd Armoured Brigade became a permanent part of the division. The Division also had new commander in General (later Field Marshal) A. F. Harding.

A monument to commemorate the 7th Armoured was erected at Brandon in Thetford Forest where the division trained prior to D-day. [80] Notable personnel [ edit ] Major General Percy Hobart (latter to command the "Funnies" of the 79th Armoured Division) arrived to take command of what was now called the Mobile Division, on 27th September 1938. He started an intensive and effective training programme to ensure all the different elements could work effectively together. The convoy also included an armoured regiment outfitted with Matilda II infantry tanks, 48 anti-tank guns, 20 light anti-tank guns, 48 artillery pieces, 250 anti-tank rifles, 500 Bren light machine guns, 50,000 anti-tank mines, 300 tons of spare parts and other required equipment, tens of thousands of artillery rounds, and one million rounds of ammunition. [39]A spell in India led to the 22nd being the only English Regiment in Sir Charles Napier’s force to conquer the Scinde. The great battle at Meeanee on 17 February 1843 is celebrated as the Regimental Day. Water was a precious thing in times of desert combat. Hunn and his comrades received only two gallons of water per armoured car, which would have been shared between three men over three days.