Middle East
The Regiment arrived in the Middle East after its sea voyage from Australia.
Presumed taken in Lebanon. Front row: Unknown; Geoff Bydder; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown. George Young and Ivan Cole are two of the unknowns but we don't know their location in the photo.
J'daide Camp, Lebanon 1942. Back row: Jack Naughton; Alan Melrose; George Madigan; Jack Cuthbert. Front row: Jock Robinson; Jack Waddelton; Mike (Kevin) O'Connor. The caption on the rear of the photo reads "My tent-mates & myself
& many kisses darling, Kevin". Photo provided by Mike O'Connor. In Dec 2018 Terry Robinson identified his father John (Jack) Robinson as the Jock Robinson; "He is the one with the pipe, a habit he continued on his return to Australia".
HQ 15 Bty prior to the Battle of El Alamein. (Collection of Mike Vanderkelen).
2/8th Casualties - Battle of El Alamein
DATE |
REGT. NO
|
NAME |
KNOWN AS |
KEY |
|
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|
|
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10.07.1942 |
VX14382 |
Hunter R.W. |
Robert |
WIA |
|
VX18576 |
Mountjoy R |
Reginald |
DOW |
|
VX14716 |
Ryan J.M. |
James |
KIA |
|
TX525 |
Steer J.L. |
John |
WIA |
|
VX17212 |
O’Halloran J.C. |
Chris |
WIA |
|
TX1670 |
Cuff J.G. |
John |
WIA |
|
TX1650 |
Johnson A.D. |
Alfred |
WIA |
|
SX12685 |
Hay A.R. |
Andrew |
WIA |
|
VX14732 |
Knight J.F. |
Joe / Frank |
WIA |
|
VX14729 |
Blair M.R. |
Maxwell |
WIA |
|
VX37041 |
Browne C.P. |
Charlie |
KIA |
|
VX53797 |
Major S. |
Samuel |
KIA |
|
TX1449 |
Lord M.A.A. |
Maurice |
WIA |
|
TX5511 |
Cohen D.W. |
Don |
WIA |
|
VX18196 |
Hill C. |
Clement |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
11.07.1942 |
TX1523 |
Johnson H.D. |
Herbert |
WIA #1 |
|
TX1527 |
Smith D.W. |
Douglas |
WIA |
|
TX295 |
Lidgerwood H.R. |
Harry |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
12.07.1942 |
TX2511 |
Jones J.R. |
John |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
13.07.1942 |
TX3129 |
Fysh H.D. |
Harry |
WIA |
|
SX12316 |
Coffey L.A. |
Leo / Crow |
WIA |
|
VX15969 |
Currell L.J. |
Jack |
WIA |
|
VX14787 |
Hussey E.J. |
Eugene / Joe |
WIA |
|
VX63222 |
McKay G.W. |
George |
WIA |
|
VX40445 |
Milner I. |
Ivan |
WIA |
|
DX4 |
Smith T.D. |
Thomas |
WIA |
|
VX14128 |
Elder J.S. |
John |
WIA |
|
VX14371 |
Morton C.R. |
Charles / Tex |
WIA |
|
VX14433 |
Fairthorne F.F. |
Fred |
WIA |
|
VX17241 |
Hills A.R. |
Alexander |
WIA |
|
TX1461 |
McKercher R.W. |
Ronald |
WIA |
|
VX17413 |
Robinson J.V. |
John |
WIA |
DATE |
REGT. NO
|
NAME |
KNOWN AS |
KEY |
|
|
|
|
|
14.07.1942 |
VX30051 |
Forster T.A. |
Thomas |
WIA |
|
VX62335 |
Hutchinson K. |
Keith |
WIA |
|
VX17239 |
Stephen A.C. |
Allan |
WIA |
|
VX14388 |
Wallworth T.H. |
Tasman / Tassie |
WIA |
|
VX14872 |
Griffiths D.L. |
David |
KIA |
|
TX1640 |
Nicholson J.N.W. |
John / Jock |
WIA |
|
TX4523 |
Buckney G.T. |
Geoffrey |
WIA |
|
TX1940 |
Fulton W.H. |
Wallace |
WIA |
|
TX2254 |
Gabriel G.J. |
Gordon |
WIA |
|
TX1443 |
Glatte H.C. |
Harold |
WIA |
|
TX3131 |
Lees H.J. |
Harold |
WIA |
|
TX2372 |
Prouse J.A. |
John |
WIA |
|
VX15048 |
Hanna L.W. |
Lennard |
WIA |
|
TX1765 |
Knight M.B. |
Mac |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
15.07.1942 |
TX4342 |
Kelley K.W. |
Kevin |
WIA |
|
VX15927 |
Hayward J.M. |
John |
WIA |
|
VX15963 |
Sharp A.L. |
Albert |
WIA |
|
VX51805 |
Wragge S.M. |
Stanley |
WIA DOAS 30.10.1944 |
|
VX62311 |
Reynolds J.J. |
Jack / Wolf |
WIA |
|
TX3007 |
Dixon L.V.C. |
Leslie |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
16.07.1942 |
TX3540 |
Wilson A.T.R. |
Arthur |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
17.07.1942 |
TX4469 |
Caville L.G. |
Leslie |
KIA |
|
VX56944 |
Talbot R.E. |
Robert |
WIA |
|
VX14429 |
Rowlands F.W. |
Frederick |
WIA |
|
TX2588 |
Rogers P.K. |
Peter |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
18.07.1942 |
VX17278 |
Saunders A.T. |
Alfred |
WIA |
|
TX1934 |
Upcher P.R. |
Peter |
WIA |
|
TX1523 |
Johnson H.D. |
Herbert |
WIA # 2 |
|
VX50491 |
Nankervis J.L. |
John |
WIA |
|
TX3157 |
Barnard L.H. |
Lance |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
20.07.1942 |
VX16936 |
Sheehan W.E. |
William / Bill |
DOW |
|
VX37089 |
Fiddler W.B. |
William |
DOW |
|
TX1539 |
Ware R.J. |
Ron |
WIA |
|
TX2063 |
Roberts T.L. |
Tulloch |
WIA |
|
VX15964 |
Allen E.C. |
Eric |
WIA |
DATE |
REGT. NO
|
NAME |
KNOWN AS |
KEY |
|
|
|
|
|
22.07.1942 |
VX31970 |
Gleeson F.J.G. |
Francis |
WIA |
|
VX36956 |
Barry W.J. |
William |
WIA |
|
VX31426 |
Stammers R.R. |
Rupert / Bob |
WIA |
|
TX2636 |
Drysdale C.E. |
Colin |
WIA |
|
TX1438 |
Adlard F.E.L. |
Frank |
WIA |
|
TX2753 |
Crisp T.J. |
Thomas |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
31.07.1942 |
TX5219 |
Byrne A.H. |
Arthur |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
01.08.1942 |
VX16270 |
Moore S.G. |
Stuart |
WIA DOAS 28.06.1945 |
|
|
|
|
|
02.08.1942 |
TX5266 |
Bishop J.R. |
John |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
07.08.1942 |
TX1684 |
Craw C.S. |
Campbell / Cam |
WIA |
|
TX5304 |
Horton K.G. |
keith |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
14.08.1942 |
VX15629 |
Turner A.B. |
Arthur / Baldy |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
31.08.1942 |
TX2196 |
Richardson R.E. |
Robert |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
01.09.1942 |
TX3282 |
Little R.A. |
Roy |
WIA |
|
TX5396 |
Jackson A.C. |
Athol |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
04.09.1942 |
TX1707 |
Ellis L.T. |
Leo |
WIA |
|
TX1778 |
Fenton D.J. |
Donald |
WIA |
|
TX2208 |
Pape S.B. |
Stan |
WIA |
|
TX5428 |
Clark C.H. |
Claude |
WIA |
|
VX15470 |
McCann D.J. |
Donald |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
06.09.1942 |
VX50347 |
Dench J.R. |
John |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
08.09.1942 |
TX3040 |
Garwood H.C. |
Hubert / Hugo |
WIA |
|
TX3152 |
Heathcote M.E. |
Maxwell |
WIA |
|
VX51378 |
Palmer G.H. |
George / Lofty |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
16.09.1942 |
TX1960 |
Norris R.A. |
Ronald |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
26.10.1942 |
TX1725 |
Roberts R.A. |
Rex |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
30.10.1942 |
VX30276 |
Gunton W.A.L. |
Walter |
KIA |
DATE
|
REGT. NO |
NAME |
KNOWN AS |
KEY |
|
|
|
|
|
05.11.1942 |
VX41704 |
Mason L.A. |
Leslie |
WIA |
|
NX35832 |
Helyar L.G. |
Laurence |
WIA |
|
TX2797 |
Bond L.G. |
Lewis |
WIA |
|
|
|
|
|
25.11.1942 |
TX1455 |
Richardson B.B. |
Bryan |
WIA |
Key:
KIA Killed in Action
DOW Died of Wounds
WIA Wounded in Action
POW Prisoner of War
DOAS Died on Active Service
B Troop after El Alamein. Caption in album reads ""B" TROOP AFTER ALAMEIN OFFICERS J.DOYLE TED COWPER J CUFF". I presume the officers are in the 2nd back row. 125mm x 85. (From album belonging to Pam Morton.) Rear of image.
John Leslie Steer TX525 in Hospital, August 1942. A nurse attends him. He was wounded on 10 July that year at El Alamein. Although there is no caption on the photo there is a caption written on the album - "AUG 42 JOHN STEER RECOVERING LOST PART OF L. LEG SEVERAL OPERATIONS TO SAVE R. LEG BECAME M.P. TAS PARLIAMENT VERY POPULAR". The bag beside him has some numbers, the last three digits appear to be 278. (From album belonging to Pam Morton.)
El Alamein Cemetery dust storm 1942.