thanks jane,I bet it would be an interesting book to read,and a wealth of information.had an uncle who was transferred from the royal ulster rifles to the london irish rifles in 1942 and went all the way the way through Tunisia to Sicily and then to Europe with LIRs,he was wounded in Tunisia in a battle for Hill 286.I think that was the first major battle for the LIRs,they took heavy casualties in those early days.
like I say be a great book to get hold off.B/B