Thanks Ruskie.
I've extracted most of the entries from my Dad's Service Record - see below. It shows he embarked for Deolali. I've listed the medals awarded. Although he served in North Africa, he didn't get a medal. I guess he was either not there long enough, or at the wrong time, or both.
Where I would like to get to with this is to identify the places where he was based overseas. Advice on how to do this would be appreciated. Comments are also invited on any aspect of his Service Record. I've numbered the entries for ease of reference.
Thanks
BillR
War Medal 1939/45
1939-45 Star
Italy Star
Defence Medal
(1) 15 VRD Embarked for service overseas w.e.f. 18/1/43 - Deolali - 26/3/43
(2) 15 VRD Disembarked Bombay w.e.f. 19/3/43
(3) 15 VRD Embarked Bombay w.e.f. 1/4/43
(4) 15 VRD Disembarked Basra w.e.f. 11/4/43
(5) 15 VRD To ME & SOS PAIForce 13/5/43
(6) 15 VRD Moved from PAIForce & TDS - ME 14/5/43
(7) 15 Veh Coy TOS from C Park 15 VRD 18/5/43
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515 SOS / RAOC / ME to BNAF 11/10/43
(9) 574 Veh Co TOS from 515 Vey Co - N. Africa 13/1043
(10) 38 Veh Co TOS from 574 - N. Africa 26/3/44
(11) 38 Veh Co SOS to x2 - C.M.F. 8/11/44
(12) 38 Veh Co TOS from x2 - C.M.F. 28/11/44
(13) Reclassified Scale D. IA rates of pay 11/12/44
(14) WOAS on 12/4/45 going against oncoming traffic in a one way road. Deprived of 3 days pay. PBE43.
(15) 28 days leave to UK to 310 t/c - C.M.F. 13/7/45
(16) Embarked 25/7/45
(17) Ceases to draw Head Allow. 23/7/45
(18) 38 Veh Co Returned from leave in UK - C.M.F. 3/9/45
(19) 38 Veh Co Entitled to Head Allow - CM.F. 28/8/45
(20) Medically examined AF. 3/49 - C.M.F. 3/12/45
(21) X8A TOS Assembly Centre from C.M.F. 15/12/45
(22) X8A C.M.F.to UK18/12/45
(23) Class B Release
On a different page a record of my Dad's service is shown, which is a summary of the above.
(24) Embarked for Persia Iraq 18/1/43
(25) Disembarked PAIForce 11/4/43
(26) GHGRECH PAIForce to M.E. & SOS PAIForce 13/5/43
(27) To N/Africa rd ME 11/10/43 [scored out]
(28) deleted / 3588 / 43 GHQ 2nd ECH ME (STET)
(29) 65 Trans camp Leave in UK 27/7/45 - 24/8/45
(30) 65 Trans Camp CTSA expiration leave LIAP 25/8/45
(31) Proceeded on terminal leave 31/12/45
(32) Service for Gratuity 4/20
(33) Removed from "Y" list having been released under Class B Bulk and relegated to Class W (T) Reserve WEF 21 Jan 46
Service At Home and Overseas
(34) Home - 11/12/41 to 17/1/43 - 1 year 38 days
(35) O/Seas Persia Iraq 18/1/43 to 10/10/43 - 266 days
(36) Africa 11/10/43 to 20/12/45 - 2 years 71 days
(37) Home 21/12/45 to 20/1/46 - 31 days
Total - 4 years 41 days.
The above summary is inaccurate in that it lumps my Dad's service in the ME in with Africa.
On another page is recorded with a note of his leave -
(38) 'E' Veh Coy B.O.D 26/3/44
(39) XII List 8/11/44
(40) 38 Veh Coy 26/11/44
On another page is the following -
(41) "B" Coy 11/12/41
(42) "D" Coy 8/1/42
(43) "HQTH " Coy 26/2/42
(44) 43 Div Sup 10/3/42
(45) 43 Div TPS 30/6/42
(46) Depot Coy to Mob Centre 28/7/42
(47) 'C' Pk. VRD 31/7/42
(48) n/r 15 VRD 13/8/42
(49) Trans. RAOC 1/10/42
(50) 15 VRD Persia Iraq 15/1/43
(51) Disembarked PAI 11/4/43
(52) To ME PAI SOS 13/5/43
(53) "C" Pk 15 VRD 14/5/43
(54) 15 Veh Coy 18/5/43
(55) SOS M.E.F. To RNAF 11/10/43 ) Deleted
(56) 515 Veh Coy 11/10/43. ) Deleted
(57) Amended to M.E.F. 574 Vey Coy 11/10/43
(58) 574 Veh Coy 13/10/43
(59) 'E' Vey Coy B.O.D. 26/3/44
(60) XII List 8/11/44
