As promised here is the May 41 war diary:
No complaints about naughty Australians this time! Other things to worry about coming back through Cyrenaicia I expect. I hadn't realised so many came back through Tobruk.1 May 1941 BUQ BUQ
Nil.
2 May 1941
Nil.
3 May 1941 MERSA MATRUH
0400 Bn relieved by Coy of 2 R.B. Moves to MERSA MATRUH. Hand over vehicles to 2 KRRC. Night period at Leave & Transit Camp.
4 May 1941 ALEX
0600 Bn proceeds by rail to ALEXANDRIA. Night at L & T Camp.
5 May 1941 GENEIFA
0600 Bn moves to GENEIFA by rail. Night at GENEIFA.
6 May 1941 TAHAG
Bn moves to TAHAG by road (RASC transport). 1 officer & 70 O.Rs already at GENEIFA rejoin Bn & come to TAHAG. Bn under 2 Sp Gp.
7 – 9 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
10 May 1941 TAHAG
9 officers & 216 O.Rs rejoin Bn from TOBRUK having travelled by sea & rail. Bn strength with unit now 23 officers & 435 O.Rs.
11 May 1941 TAHAG
Field Return of Officers & O.Rs attached. Appx 1 & 2
12 – 13 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
14 May 1941 TAHAG
Leave starts.
15 – 16 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
17 May 1941 TAHAG
Field Return of Officers & O.Rs attached. Appx 3 & 4
18 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
19 May 1941 TAHAG
Draft of 123 O.Rs report for duty from I.B.D. GENEIFA.
20 May 1941
Nil.
21 May 1941 TAHAG
Bn placed under comd 1 ARMD BDE (Brigadier R.S. CHARRINGTON). 2 Sp Gp disbanded.
22 May 1941 TAHAG
Junior Section Leaders Course (Mortar & Scout) & Signals Course commence.
23 – 24 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
25 May 1941 TAHAG
Field Return of Officers & O.Rs attached. Appx 5 & 6
26 May 1941 TAHAG
Orders for move to Alexandria on 28/5/41 received. Bn re-organised on 4 Coy basis i.e. A. D. S & H.Q. Signals Operational Orders attached. Appx 7, 8 & 9
27 May 1941 TAHAG
2150 Move orders cancelled. Signals Ops attached. Appx 10 & 11
28 May 1941 TAHAG
Bn organisation of 3 fighting coys and small Bn HQ proposed for Anti-Parachute and/or Airborne Troops. Bn stood to 0430 / 0530.
29 May 1941 TAHAG
Above organisation completed. Bn acting together with remainder of Brig. Rankins force as part of Mobile Reserve to G.H.Q. Operation Order No. 1 attached at Appendix.
Appx 12 & 13
30 May 1941 TAHAG
Leave resumed.
31 May 1941 TAHAG
Nil.
Regards
Tom