My subject's record has him in "8th Army Signals" no further detail from May 43 - Sep 45. I can't find any war diaries with that unit title or similar. Is this indicating "a signals unit within 8th Army" or 8th Army HQ signals or what? A later unit in BAOR from Oct 45 to Mar 46 is recorded as what looks like B Corps B Signals, again no detail and no clues elsewhere in the record. I've posted the snippet from the 103.. Don't need anything ls, a steer towards the diaries would be great. Andy - if watching, top of the list if the enquirer needs copying! Max
Starting at the back, it'll be 8 Corps, almost certainly the signals unit serving the HQ. Not sure how that would've been organised to clarify the possible 'B Sigs', unless it's a badly written 'R'. Given the level he was at, it's likely his time with 8 Army Signals was with the HQ, not any old unit in 8 Army.
8 Corps does it for me (Specsavers beckons) - diaries found. I think in the context of te enquiry, the latter part is not important, it could well be R Sigs as you suggest. Thank you for that. I did try HQ 8th Army and noted a file on the transformation of HW 8th Army into HQ Western Desert in 1941 but can't get anywhere with that either.
From 3 Sep 45 – 3 Sub Unit of 53 Reinforcement Holding Unit was in Lauder Kaserne later Catterick Barracks Bielefeld a transit camp – then on to 8 Corps District Signals You find some details here on my website https://britisharmyingermany.com/8th-corps-district (under construction)
Super Historic Steve. Thank you very much for that, I see the D now before Sigs. Presumably the two diaries WO 171/4040 and /8688 will cover the period of interest?? Thanks too for direction to the web site which I shall remember for other purposes. Max
No more input here thank you all - I'll start a specifically titled thread in the hope of better catching the eye. Max
Again thanks for the confirmation, I am chasing the loose end on another thread now having passed on the detail to the chap's relative. Max