214330 L/Cpl Cyril Tracy "Ginger" Cheesman British Army 613 C(M)T Coy Royal Army Service Corps from:Margate, Kent My dad, Cyril Tracy Cheesman, nicknamed ''Ginger'' was in 613 C(M)T Coy RASC. He was in the Eighth Army. He wrote down on the back of a photo to my mum all the places he visited during his time during the North African conflict.
I assume due to German activity in the Med, his convoy went to Cape Town first. I'll now mention some of the places on his very comprehensive list:
- Port Taufuq,
- Port Said,
- Cairo,
- Tahag,
- Beersheba,
- Gaza,
- Jerusalem,
- Tel Aviv,
- Jaffa,
- Jericho,
- Tiberius,
- Beirut,
- Alexandria,
- El Alamein,
- El Dhba,
- Sidi Barrani,
- El Adem,
- Tobruk,
- Benghazi,
- Marble Arch,
- Sirte,
- Homs,
- Tripoli,
- Gabes,
- Sfax,
- Naples,
- Anzio,
- Pompei,
- Rome,
- Perugia,
- Florence,
- Rimini,
- Bologna,
- Ravenna,
- Venice,
- Trieste,
- Udine,
- Villache.
I've noticed on various sites that its very difficult to find details about soldiers that served in the RASC. I cannot find any reference to his company, I'm assuming that C(M)T stands for Corps of Military Transport??
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