8 RTR war diary?

Hi guys...

I'm even further from Bovington than I am from Kew...and Bovvie's LONG awaited project to scan and out online their store of war diaries doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast

Does ANYONE have any 1940 parts of 8 RTR's war diary???

I'm particularly looking for the months of August and September.

 

I've only got the 1942 diary.

 

Yep, once they get to the Western Desert, everyone gets interested LOL

Andy - what's the file prefix on that?

 

File prefix?

 

All ME war diaries are WE169. The 1940 diaries have different codes.

All the best

Andreas

 

Yep, had a look round, seems to be WO 167s...

Andy, has the OH catalogued that series yet?

 

You lot are confusing me - What do you want

 

Are you after the war diary ref at Kew?

WO 166/1408 8 Royal Tank Regiment 1939 Sept-1941 Feb

WO 169/1418 8 Royal Tank Regiment 1941 Apr-Dec

WO 167 Series is for the BEF

 

Hi Andy - yes, just found that. WO 166/1408. The Kew search engine outs up those poxy filters by default, it showed up when I removed them.

Do you happen to know of or be able to see a "MILFORCE" war diary???

 

MILFORCE is mentioned on 6/9/1940

"10.00 hours. C.O. attends a conference with General Freyberg, 1st N.Z. Div. (U.K.) on the employment of the tanks in Milforce "

and several more times in Sept 1940

 

Andy

would you care to share the 1942 8 RTR diary at least up to inclusive of Jun 1942 when my subject was captured?

Max

 

The Bovvy transcribed version has Apr to July missing so hope TNA copies are intact,

 

Thanks for that Gerboa

Max

 

WO 169/4513 says it is 1942 Jan.- Dec., so hopefully the info you need will be there. Good hunting.

 

Thanks Gerboa, I am hoping Andy will hear my plea as Kew is currently closed.

Max

 

I have liaised with Andy for a few years now and he has a good 'stock' of diaries, but alas I have no idea is 8 RTR is in there. Have you messaged him via this system?

Ian