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2/3rd Move Back To Australia From Middle East February/March 1942.
33 of the Regiment’s 36 guns were allotted to the vessels below.
Vessel
Sailing Date
Arrival Date
OIC
Arrival Port
Egypt
Australia
2/02/42
27/03/42
Sgt Grice
Adelaide
21/03/42
Capt. Bauert
5/02/42
24/03/42
Lt Chambers
6/02/42
13/03/42
Lt Crooke
7/02/42
Lt Hall
8/02/42
6/04/42
Sgt Coggins
10/02/42
29/03/42
Lt Archer
11/02/42
12/02/42
25/03/42
Lt Bidstrup
20/03/42
Lt Robson
14/04/42
Lt Parnell and L/Sgt Tuck
Perth
13/04/42
Lt Carson
13/02/42
9/04/42
5/04/42
Lt Staughton
14/02/42
Lt Reed
16/02/42
22/03/42
Lt Girdwood
Lt Coggins
19/02/42
28/03/42
Lt McGillvray
1/03/42
7/04/42
Lt Bennett
N.A.
The two lists are in different sequences, and have several inconsistencies.
The above list was compiled from two separate lists prepared by Les Harris – one hand written and one typed.
