Summary

The two Greenjacket regiments may well be proud of their record in the three-year Desert War, from Egypt to Tunis. Of our Regiment, four battalions served as motor battalions in this theatre, the 1st Battalion all through, the 2nd Battalion for the last nine months, the 9th Battalion for three months and the 11th Battalion for four months.

In all the Mediterranean campaigns the Regiment had lost 73 officers and 440 other ranks killed in action or died. The wounded probably numbered over 2,000.

After Tunis

After the occupation of Tunis a reorganization of the Army took place and the motor battalions were redistributed. The 1st Battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel W. D. Keown-Boyd, joined the 1st Armoured Brigade and moved with them to Algiers to rest and refit in readiness for operations in Europe. The 2nd Battalion remained in the 4th Light Armoured Brigade, which was renamed the 4th Armoured Brigade.

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