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7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) 14th Jan 1940 Orders 8th Feb 1940 Inspection 12th Apr 1940 Orders 13th Apr 1940 Inspection 1st May 1940 Orders 3rd May 1940 Into Position 4th May 1940 Protection 5th May 1940 Move 6th May 1940 Patrol 7th May 1940 Concentration 8th May 1940 Move 9th May 1940 Concentration 17th May 1940 Reliefs 8th Jun 1940 Italians gathering for war 11th Jun 1940 In Action 9th Sep 1940 Orders 10th Sep 1940 Bombing 18th Sep 1940 On the Move 1st Dec 1940 On the Move 6th Dec 1940 Orders 7th Dec 1940 On the March 8th Dec 1940 On the March 9th Dec 1940 Prisoners 10th Dec 1940 Shelling 11th Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft 12th Dec 1940 Water Truck Recovered 14th Dec 1940 Communication Issues 15th Dec 1940 Air Raid 16th Dec 1940 Bombing 17th Dec 1940 Supplies 18th Dec 1940 Air Raid 19th Dec 1940 Enemy Camp 21st Dec 1940 Enemy Camp 22nd Dec 1940 Command 23rd Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft 24th Dec 1940 Visit 24th Dec 1940 Enemy Aircraft 25th Dec 1940 Divine Service 27th Dec 1940 Tanks 29th Dec 1940 Postings 30th Dec 1940 Orders 31st Dec 1940 Recce 1st Jan 1941 Recce 2nd Jan 1941 Preparations 3rd Jan 1941 Attack Made 4th Jan 1941 Situation Obscure 5th Jan 1941 On the Move 6th Jan 1941 Quiet 7th Jan 1941 Preparations 8th Jan 1941 On the Move 9th Jan 1941 Patrols 10th Jan 1941 No Move 11th Jan 1941 Shelling 12th Jan 1941 Observation 13th Jan 1941 Patrols 14th Jan 1941 Supplies 15th Jan 1941 Visit 16th Jan 1941 Orders 17th Jan 1941 Conference 18th Jan 1941 Vehicles 19th Jan 1941 Vehicles 20th Jan 1941 On the Move 21st Jan 1941 On the Move 17th Feb 1941 Wounds 24th Feb 1941 Message 27th Feb 1941 moves 7th Mar 1941 Move 11th Mar 1941 Equipment 23rd Mar 1941 Guard Duty 24th Mar 1941 Transport 31st Mar 1941 Reorganisation 6th Aug 1941 Demonstration 7th Aug 1941 Equipment 8th Aug 1941 Courts Martial 9th Aug 1941 Courts Martial 10th Aug 1941 Courts Martial 11th Aug 1941 Courts Martial 12th Aug 1941 Equipment 14th Aug 1941 Equipment 18th Aug 1941 Visit 19th Aug 1941 Equipment 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can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats) during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bardgett Frank. Cpl. Bayley George Henry. Rflmn. (d.11th January 1942) Clappison George Arthur. Deacon Leslie William Richard. Mjr. Durrans William Henry. Gnr. Hodge Sidney Herman. L/Cpl Howarth Donald. Sgt. Mann Dennis Thomas William. Cpl. McIntyre James Patrick. McQuitty William Herbert. L/Cpl. Owen Frederick. Sayer Kenneth Harold. Cpl. Stainthorpe William John. Bdr. Street Eric Peter. Major. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 24 years. 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