Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron

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Unknown. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron

Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron

Table of Contents

Foreword

Glossary

TIME

PART I

PART II

The Beersheba Campaign

PART III

PART IV

PART V

PART VI

PART VII

Epilogue

Names and Addresses of the Members of the 20th Machine-Gun Squadron

Officers

Squadron Sergeant Majors

Squadron Quartermaster Sergeants

Staff Farrier Sergeant

Sergeants

Corporals and Lance-Corporals

Privates

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Published by Good Press, 2019

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Lieut. Raynor arrived with 47 "O.R.'s" on Oct. 9th. These were part of a draft of 15 officers and 250 men under Capt. R.O. Hutchinson, who had left England on September 13th. Before starting on their journey the draft had been complimented upon their appearance by the C.O. of the Training Centre, and told that "they should consider themselves lucky to be going to a country where real cavalry tactics could be employed". And so it proved to be! This draft arrived at Alexandria on September 27th, and proceeded to the M.G.C. Base Depot, Helmieh, Cairo, after a very pleasant but uneventful journey, via Southampton, Havre, Marseilles and Malta. The journey through France was by a route not previously used for troops, and the French people were very friendly and enthusiastic, cheering frequently. Apparently the population here were not accustomed to the sight of British troops. At Marseilles they embarked on H.M.T. "Minetonka" (a splendid ship, but very crowded), which, being built for the North-Atlantic traffic, was rather hot for the Mediterranean. Two very efficient Japanese destroyers escorted her throughout the whole journey.

At first, it was thought that the "draft" was intended to form an entirely new unit, but they had not long been in Egypt before officers and men were posted to various existing Squadrons. The importance of this draft is indicated, to some extent, by the fact that within a short time every Machine Gun Squadron in the E.E.F. (except one), was commanded by an officer who had come out with it.

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