Pre-war 1931 to 1939
I join the Territorials August 1939 to Spring 1940
295 Army Field Company Royal Engineers Spring to September 1940
On board SS Oronsay (Under attack) October 1940
The Isle of Man October and November 1940
On the RMS Andes, bound for North Africa November and December 1940
First glimpses of Egypt January 1941
Life in Egypt – Kit and weapons January 1941
Life in Egypt – Food January 1941
Sidi Barrani February 1941
Bardia February and March 1941
On the road to Benghazi March 1941
Benghazi interlude March 1941
Retreat from Benghazi April 1941
On the road to Tobruk April 1941
Besieged April 1941
Nicosia airfield, Cyprus May 1941 to late 1941
Troodos Mountains, Cyprus Summer 1941
Athalassa camp, Cyprus Late 1941 to June 1942
Alexandria June to August 1942
Disaster at Tobruk August and September 1942
Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery Late September 1942
The Battle of El Alamein September to October 1942
In hospital November 1942
I return to my unit November 1942
Front line to Cairo and back again, several times December 1942 onwards
D-Day – Preparations November 1943 to June 1944
D-Day – Crossing the Channel June 1944
D-Day – Landing in Normandy 6th & 7th June 1944