An Englishman at War
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5th South African Brigade 226
50th Division 376, 381, 384–385, 408, 425, 444, 449
51st Highland Division 339, 494, 495, 507
52nd Lowland Division 476, 479
52nd Mountain Division 481
53rd Welsh Division 489
Figanes (officer) 240
Finny, Jack 97
First Army 294, 316, 318, 322, 359, 363
First World War 122, 131, 184, 201, 393
1st Armoured Division 336, 345, 363, 425
1st Black Watch 495
1st Cavalry Division 47, 91, 171, 172, 181, 182, 219
1st Gordon Highlanders 482
1st SS Panzer Division 401
1st Tanks 259
Fitch, Freddie 49
Flavacourt 432
Fleet Air Arm 105
Flesselles 433
Florence 95
Folliot 408
Fontenay 389, 393, 401, 402, 404
Footit, Corporal 408
Foreign Office 31, 369
Fort Capuzzo 106, 127, 172, 189, 226
Fortnum & Mason 73
43rd British Infantry Division (Wyvern Division) 412, 449, 476, 484, 489, 504
43rd Recce Regiment 473
Fougers 432
Foum Tataouine 329
4/5th Royal Scots Fusiliers 482
4th Coldstreams 457
4th Indian Division 91, 334, 343, 359
4th Light Armoured Brigade 300, 406
Fowler, Major 153
Fowler, Trooper 79
Fox Force 473
France 38, 39, 44, 47, 88, 116, 171, 278, 359, 368, 375, 376, 439
fleet 225
Free French 44, 132, 133, 185, 189
Vichy government 41, 42, 44, 185, 189, 212, 217, 265, 290
see also Normandy
Franell, Sergeant 242
Freyberg, General Bernard 174, 178, 212, 228, 295, 330–331, 361–362
Frisby, General 316
Fuka 261
Fulton, Harry 239, 240
Gabbatha 310
Gabes Gap 339
Gadeira 24
Gaiger, Ray 474, 485
Galal station 281, 282, 283
Gallipoli 95
Gamble, General 317
Ganalt (officer) 221
Gangelt 479
Gardener, Corporal 40
Gardner (groom) 31, 44
Garman 310
Garrett, Sam 243–244, 314
at Alamein 266–270, 275–279, 281–283
en route in Libya 304
and Kellett 327, 329
killed in action 335, 336, 340
at Mersa 288–290, 292
recce and ‘scrounging’ 283, 287, 296, 309–310, 323
and Recce Troop 319
Stanley on 242, 247
temporary command of squadron 294
Gasny 431
Gatehouse, General 285–286
Gauntley, Captain Tony 409
Gavin, Frank 420
Gavin, General James M. 450, 452, 457, 518
Gazala 184, 228, 245
Gazala Line 257
Geddis, Sergeant 487
Gedezeh 70, 71
Geilenkirchen 466, 481
Gelsenkirchen 468, 470
Geneifa 66
George V, King 184
George VI, King 74
Georgia 121
Germans 158, 217, 225–226, 299
prisoners 166
Germany
annexation of European countries 38
anticipated invasion of England 79
Armoured Division 248
in Bulgaria 143
and Crete 211–212
crossing of Rhine into 494–495
declares war on USA 228
in Greece and North Africa 119, 132
Hitler on 99–100
in Holland 146
and Italy 108
and Lend Lease Bill 146–147
losses of pilots 89
Luftwaffe (Air Force) 44, 78, 86, 141, 378
and shipping war 146–147
Stanley on 114, 186–188
and Tripartite Pact 86
and Turkey 189–190
at war with Russia 191, 216
Wehrmacht 440, 508
Gerrard (tank driver) 268
Gestapo 49
Gheddalia 299
Gheel, Battle of 445–448, 477–478, 515
Ghent 436
Gibraltar 212, 222, 367, 467
Gibson, Major 126
Gifford (officer) 50
Giles, Lieutenant Commander 186
Gillard, Frank 452
Gillies, John 49
Gilliet, Roger 499
Giraud, General Henri 299
Giza
Mena House Hotel 60
Pyramids 60
Gloucestershire Yeomanry 425
Gnat (gunboat) 183
Goch 498
Goddard (officer) 112
Godwin-Austen, General Alfred 50, 53, 63
Göring, Hermann 511, 512
Gold, Major Michael
with 23rd Hussars 401
awarded MC 463
in Bayeux 416–418
at Benghazi 129, 132, 136
in Cairo 181, 297
in command of B Squadron 406–407
in command of C Squadron 278, 286, 394
Esme on 424
as Etonian 165
in France 19, 21, 411, 428–429
friendship with Stanley 14
and German pilots 157
and Peter Laycock 206
leaves for Tobruk 118
in North Africa 312, 357
in Palestine 16, 48, 55, 71, 80, 169, 179
in Paris 430–431
rejoins Regiment 404, 406–407
as ‘scrounger’ 125, 127, 145
second-in-command of C Battery 117
as sportsman 57, 108
at Tobruk 125, 145, 169
and US general 317
wounded at Gheel and loses eye 446, 448, 449
Gold Beach 376, 380
The Gondoliers 256
Goodridge, Sergeant 290
Gott, General ‘Strafer’ 262
Gottlich, Professor 32
Gottlieb, Kurt 230–231, 239, 240, 245
Grafwegen 451
Graham, John 76
Grant, Brigadier General 64
Grave 450
Graves, Ken 304
Graves, Kit 222
Graziani, Marshal Rodolfo 81, 140
Great Escape 49
Greece 94, 98, 100, 106, 119, 132, 145, 148, 151, 155, 157, 158, 162, 165, 225
Green Howards 441–442
Green, Sergeant J. 403, 407
Greenaway, Ian 449
Greenock 367
Grellis, Ronnie 403
Greys (Royal Scots Greys) 25, 64, 69, 91, 94, 96, 105, 111, 143, 205, 207, 209, 220, 221, 229, 231, 248, 258, 302, 304, 309, 316
Grimthorpe, Lord 36
Grinnell, Sergeant 269, 288, 289–290
Groesbeck 450
Grosvenor, Captain Gerald 14, 37, 55, 69, 70, 71, 72, 89, 112, 139
Grove 27
Guadalcanal 299
Guam 237
Guards Armoured Brigade 354, 449, 451, 454, 495, 502
Guernsey 56
Gulpen, US Divisional HQ 466
Gummersall (officer) 57
Gunlan (officer) 96
Gustav Line 368
Habloville 425
Hadely, Pong Station 43
Hadera 243, 248
Hadgia 35
Haifa 23–25, 27, 36, 46, 57, 66–70, 75, 82, 223–224, 249–251, 258
air raids on 51, 216
Astoria 250
Club 55
dentist in 221, 223, 243
Lev-Carmel Hotel 223, 224
Mount Carmel Hotel 249
Peninsula Barracks 45, 67, 69, 70
Piecadith restaurant 223
Shimmey’s 250
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Stella Maris Monastery 69
Haile Selassie, Emperor 119, 488
Haines, Commander 134, 135
Hakewill-Smith (officer) 480
Hales, Padre George 291, 296, 297, 341, 345–346, 355, 360
Halifax, Edward Wood, Earl of 81
Hall, Jack 56, 57–58, 64–65
Hall (officer) 460
Hall, Trooper 272
Hamilton, Dennis 49, 174
Hamme Canal 506
Hampshires (Royal Hampshire Regiment) 376, 409
Hanburg, James 229
Hannover 511
Hanson-Lawson, John 85, 150, 393, 395, 399, 403, 404
Hanstedt 505
Haraih 245
Harding, George 369
Harding, John (commander) 295, 310
Hardinge, Sergeant 266, 276, 290
Harding, Sergeant 328, 400
Hardy, Sergeant 409
Harmsworth, Trooper 343
Harper, Sergeant 233
Harpstedt 505
Harris, Air Marshal Arthur 321
Harris family 33
Harvey, Brigadier Roscoe 310, 401
Haselünne 499
Hastenrath 479
Havert 482
Havock 58, 59
Hayne, Captain 125
Head, Lieutenant Laurence 158, 393, 395
Headland, Sergeant 272
Heal, Trooper 303
Heathershore, Squadron Sergeant Major 24, 94, 95
Heavy Tank competition 328
Hebron Mountains 240
Heikant 454
Heinsberg 482–483
Helfaya Pass 81
Hemingway, Trooper 272
Hendry, Captain 57–58, 65
Hengelo 497–498
Hepton, Ronnie 221, 232, 239, 243
Heraklion 174
Hewitt, Corporal 469
Highland Light Infantry 482
Highlanders 350
Hildyard, Captain Myles
as adjutant 291, 325
in Cairo 248
in Jerusalem 33–34
lectures 29, 247
missing 182, 198
in North Africa 313, 354–356, 362
in Palestine 115
reappearance 218–219
as second-in-command to Stanley 246
with 7th Armoured Division 407, 481–482, 511
trains athletic teams 55
It’s Bliss Here 5
Hill, Corporal 41, 331–332
Hill, Ronnie 266, 269, 273
Hills, Stuart 392, 420–421, 448, 456–457, 463, 474, 487–488, 491, 497, 503, 513
By Tank to Normandy 5
Hilton, Frank 304
Hinds, George 23
Hindson, Corporal 319
Hitler, Adolf 32, 86, 94–95, 99–100, 106, 119, 130, 191, 212, 225, 322, 420, 432, 440, 446, 511
Hoare, Captain 123, 128, 131, 133
Hoare & Co. 513–514
Hoare Govett 514
Holden, Major Tony 42, 48, 80, 148, 173, 180, 181, 182, 198, 217
Holland 449–452, 494
annexed by Germany 38
German troops in 146, 376
Holland, Sergeant 427, 502
Hollingshead, Mike 266, 267–268
Holman, Dick 447, 496
Holman, Jack 414, 415, 424, 456, 463, 474, 477, 497
Holme, Ian 295
Holmes, Lieutenant John 456, 469
Hong Kong 237, 251
Honton 482
Hood, Captain 134
Hood, HMS 175, 184
Hopewell, Lance Corporal 269, 290
Horley, Lieutenant Monty 380, 382–383
Horrocks, General Brian 363, 416, 449, 465, 474, 495, 509, 511
Horse Guards 473
Hottot 407
Houghton, ‘Frenchie’ 460–461, 462, 465, 476, 481, 491
Houghton, Sergeant 390
Household Cavalry 96, 111, 221
Howard, Lieutenant 481, 487
Howden, Michael 381–382, 390, 408, 485, 518
Howell, Major 199, 200, 201
Howie, Trooper 414–415
Hudd, Corporal 266
Hudson (officer) 48
Hughes, Padre 48
Humphreys, Sergeant 481
Hungary 106, 157
Hunt, Lieutenant 499
Hunt, Sergeant 168, 342
Hursley Park, Hampshire 375–377
Hutchinson, Squadron Sergeant Major 269, 397, 496
Hutchinson, Tommy and Jim 15
Hutton, Ollie 222
Hutton, Ronnie 299, 485, 487, 488, 500
Hyde, Lieutenant John 460, 472, 501–502
Illustrious 141
Imperial Forces 244
Imperial War Cabinet 185
Imros 27
India 39, 215, 219, 288
Indians 251, 261, 350
Inns of Court (regiment) 3, 14, 16, 46, 49, 55, 68, 85, 89, 93, 214, 225, 249, 395, 404, 406
C Squadron 13
Invertrossachs 15
Iran 18, 215
Iraq 18, 157, 181, 185
Ireland 94
Irish Guards 332
Isham, Sergeant 481
Ismailia 66, 90, 118
Isselburg 494
Issum 490–492, 490
Italians
captured 106, 281, 284–285, 353–354
in East Africa 174
in Libya 115, 135, 137
Player escapes from 306–307
prisoners in Haifa 66–67
in Tobruk 122, 183, 193
Western Desert Force and 119
wounded 283
Italy
air raids on Haifa 51
air raids on Tel Aviv 75–77, 85
armistice commission 78
army 67, 130, 133, 156, 289
attacks on Egypt 81
enters war 38–39
and Germany 18
Grand Council 130
invades Greece 94–95, 105–106
and Libya 130–131
navy 130, 141, 150, 151–152, 170
Regia Aeronautica 51
sends pilots to Germany 89
signs armistice 368
and Somaliland 63
tanks 274
10th Army 81
and Tripartite Pact 86, 228
Ives, Corporal 268
Jackson, Corporal 345
Jacques, Sergeant 508
Jaffa 24, 31, 77, 78, 97, 102, 116
club 100
Jaffa Ranges 225
Japan 86, 157, 216, 228, 229, 237, 238, 241, 243, 244, 251, 299, 429
Jefferies, Trooper 275–276
Jenkins, Bert 336, 374–375, 380
Jerusalem 33, 45, 96, 115, 190, 213–214, 219, 220, 251
Allenby Barracks 173, 174, 198, 204–205, 205–209
August Sanctuary, Mosque of Omar, Dome Rock, Wailing Wall, Holy Sepulchre 34
Country Club 208
Eden Hotel 33, 34
Government House 209, 218
King David Hotel 33, 209, 214, 252–253, 514
60th General Hospital 214
YMCA 214
Jews 31, 32, 40, 77, 78, 229, 230
Johannesburg 151
Jones, Captain George 369, 382, 393, 394, 395
Jones, Eric (officer) 79
Jones, Sergeant 475
Jurques 414
Jutland, Battle of 184
Juvigny 393, 408
Kantara 56, 67, 118, 248
Karkur 246
Karkur Camp 34–45, 208, 209–213, 214
Karkur Sea Camp 210
Karlshoffen 503, 506
Katerbosch 454
Kean, Sergeant 481
Kelfrian, Sergeant 170
Kellett, Colonel E. O. ‘Flash’ 84, 90, 91, 110, 112, 113, 118, 174–175, 258, 265, 311, 319
as acting colonel 36–37, 41
and air raids 158, 160–161
on asexuality of nurses 78–79
becomes colonel 83
in Benghazi 129, 132, 136, 144
in Cairo 204–205, 213, 246
in Crete 145
and Eden 91
in Egypt 109
gives farewell party for wives 80
Kellett, Colonel E. O. (cont.)
interest in sport 52, 55
killed by shell 332, 336, 398
and Peter Laycock 205–206, 213
lectures by 216, 238
and Ian McKay 488
memorial service for 341
in Palestine 212–222, 230–231, 239, 250
and Player 81
Stanley on 68, 167, 207, 221
and tanks 151
in Tobruk 143, 163, 164–165, 169, 182, 186–188, 192, 197, 198
transfers Stanley to B Battery 103
and Yorkshire Dragoons 48–49
Kellett, Mrs 81
Kelly, HMS 180
Kent, Peter 497–498, 503
Kenya 119
Kepner, Captain Bill 232, 269, 271
Kerkhove 435
Kesselring, Field Marshal Albert 241
Ketchum, Sergeant 192
Kettner, Sergeant 164, 169, 207
Kharkov 368
Khatatba Camp 245–247, 251, 253
Kiev 220
Kievelberg 480
King’s Dragoon Guards (KDG) 111, 112, 300
King’s Royal Rifle Corps (KKRC) 154
Kingston, Joe 96
Kipling, Rudyard 238
Kirkman, Corporal (later Sergeant) Sam 476–477
Kishon 46, 48, 49–50, 51
Kleve 484, 485–487
Kluge, Field Marshal von 410, 420
Knapp (officer) 487
Knight, Bob 82, 102
Knight (officer) 107
Kodak Ltd 220, 253
Korizis, Alexander 163
Kranenburg 485
Kuala Lumpur 241
Kursk Salient 368
La Bigne 414
la Neuve-Lyre 430
La Rivière 382
Lacey, Corporal 41, 462
Lachappelle-aux-Pots 432
Ladybird 171
Lagos 77
l’Aigle 425, 426
Laille 426
Lait, Trooper 480
Landes 407
Lanes, Sergeant 475, 480, 483, 497
Lang, Arthur ‘Sparking Plug’ 219, 223, 233
Langford (officer) 460, 483, 492
Large, Corporal 41
Larissa 163
Lastrup 499
Latrun 26, 27, 32, 34
Laval, Pierre 215
Lawrence, Dr 117
Laycock, Colonel Bob 182, 184, 192, 238
Laycock, Sir Joseph (Joe) 183, 393
Laycock, Major Michael 187
as acting colonel of Regiment 382, 393
in action 311, 335
as battery commander 48, 113, 116, 117, 118, 148
in command of squadron 23, 205, 221
and Admiral Cowan 183–184
as Etonian 164
in France 19, 21
in Haifa 223–224
and horse 16–18
killed in action 393–394, 395, 398
leaves for Palestine 204
leaves Tobruk 199–200
in Mersa 294
at party in Tunisia 362
and Peter 206, 213
at Player’s funeral 355
practical joke played on 186
return from hospital 292
as second in command of A Squadron 37
as second in command of Regiment 322, 356, 372, 374–375