War Diaries of 15th (Isle Of Man) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - Summary
1941
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January 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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R.H.Q.
arrived with 41 and 42 Btys at BENI YUSIF (near Cairo). |
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7 |
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24 Bofors Guns with transport received for 41 and 42 Btys. |
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13 |
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12 static Bofors guns received for 129 Bty |
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14 |
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Regt (less 129 Bty) to go to SUDAN. 129 Bty for CRETE. |
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18 |
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Only 41 Bty to embark for Sudan. |
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27 |
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129 Bty embarked PORT SAID for CRETE. |
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28 |
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42 Bty to CANAL AREA. |
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It is apparently the policy in Egypt to break up all A.A. Regts. This vigorously opposed by Lt. Col. MacClellan. |
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31
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R.H.Q. Beni Yusef. -41 Bty Sudan -42 Bty Ismailia. -129 Bty Crete. |
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February 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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0.C. 15 Regt. becomes A.A.D.C. ISMAILIA and SHALLUFA AREA SUEZ CANAL. |
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18
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Hostile planes dropped mines in Suez Canal. Y troop 42 Bty fired 75 rounds. |
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22
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Mine laying raid on Canal — One hit claimed by Y troop 42 Bty but no plane came down. |
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27
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R.H.Q. El Tahag. -41 Bty Sudan. -42 Bty El Tahag. -129 Bty Crete. |
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March 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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31
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R.H.Q.
Moascar. |
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April 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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30 |
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Locations same |
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May 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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June 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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6
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One officer and 35 0.R.s of 129 Battery found at El Tahag Camp — these with 5 additional O.R.s were the only survivors of the 129 battery from Crete. The remainder having been lost - killed, wounded or P.O.W. |
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26 |
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41 Bty at Suez from Abyssinia |
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30
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R.H.Q.
Ismailia. |
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July 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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30
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R.H.Q. Ismailia. -41 Bty. One troop Tel el Kebire. Two troops Abu Sueir. -42 Bty. One troop Ismailia Two troops Kasfareet |
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August 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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1-31
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R.H.Q. Kasfareet 41 and 42 Btys Canal Zone |
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September 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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1-30
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R.H.Q. Kasfareet 41 and 42 Btys Canal Zone |
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October 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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No Entries |
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November 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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No Entries |
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December 1941 Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. MacClellan |
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27
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R.H.Q. Kasfareet -41 Bty Port Said -42 Bty Canal Zone. |
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31
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129 Bty in abeyance owing to losses in CRETE is unofficially represented by a half troop of 42 Bty into which all survivors including one officer were absorbed |
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