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DIARY OF A TRANSIT HOME 3 - MILES AND COMRADES

by ActionBristol

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ActionBristol
People in story:Ìý
BERTIE HAINES
Location of story:Ìý
INDIA AND UK
Background to story:Ìý
Army
Article ID:Ìý
A7446378
Contributed on:Ìý
01 December 2005

On the front of Dads Diary of Transite Home were the following names;-

SGT COOMS, CPL WITHEYMAN, CPL DAVIS (Crossed through in pencil) L/CPL HAINES, L/CPL BRAMWELL, L/CPL CUDMORE,PTE THOMPSON,PTE KNIGHT (95),PTE KNIGHT (42),PTE HUMM,PTE MACDONALD,PTE DALAS (71),PTE NORTHCOTT,PTE CARTER,PTE MIER,PTE PARTOM,PTE BIRKBY,
PTE WHITEHORN, On the front of Dads Diary of Transite Home were the following names;- SGT COOMS, CPL WITHEYMAN,CPL DAVIS (Crossed through in pencil) L/CPL HAINES,L/CPL BRAMWELL,L/CPL CUDMORE,PTE THOMPSON,PTE KNIGHT (95),PTE KNIGHT (42),PTE HUMM,PTE MACDONALD,PTE DALAS (71),PTE NORTHCOTT,PTE CARTER,PTE MIER,
PTE PARTOM,PTE BIRKBY,PTE WHITEHORN,
WITEMAN (Crossed through in pencil),PTES DYER LANGLY,
Dad has some pencil messages by some people’s names but it is hard to read

MILEAGE PER 24 HOURS

12 NOON ON 21ST FEB TILL 12 NOON ON 22nd FEB 428 MILES

12 NOON ON 22nd FEB TILL 12 NOON ON 23rd FEB 438 MILES

12 NOON ON 23rd FEB TILL 12 NOON ON 24th FEB 420 MILES
Underneath this he had the name Hadramaut

6,127 miles

BOMBAY TO PORT ADEN 1,650
From 10 am 22ND Feb to 7am 26th of Feb

PORT ADEN — PORT SUEZ 1,310
FROM 7 am 26th of Feb to 1 MARCH 11 am

Port Suez 11 am 1 march PORT SAID 87 miles
11 am 1 MARCH TO 10.5 pm 1 of MARCH

PORT SAID TO SOUTHAMPTON 2,715 miles
+
3pm 2 March to 365

BOMBAY TO SOUTHAMPTON 6,127 MILES

FROM 10 AM 22 FEB.
TO SOUTHAMPTON 16.10 HRS

BOMBAY TO PORT ADEN 1,650 MILES
FROM 10 AM 22 FEB.
TO 7 AM 26 FEB.

PORT ADEN TO PORT SUEZ 1,310
FROM 7 AM 26 FEB.
TO 11 AM I MARCH

PORT SUEZ TO PORT SAID 87
FROM 11 AM I MARCH
TO 10.O5 PM I MARCH

PORT SAID TO SOUTHAMPTION 3,080 MILES
FROM 10.5 PM 1 MARCH
TO 16.10 HRS 10TH MARCH

MILEAGE PER
24 HOURS

10 AM TILL NOON ON THE 22ND FEB 35 MILES

NOON 22 FEB. TILL NOON ON THE 23 FEB 425 MILES

NOON 23 FEB TILL NOON ON THE 24 FEB 438 MILES

NOON 24 FEB TILL NOON ON THE 25 FEB 420 MILES

NOON 25 FEB TILL NOON ON THE 26 FEB 438 MILES

NOON 26 FEB TILL NOON ON THE 27 FEB 428 MILES

NOON 27 FEB TILL NOON ON THE 28 FEB 428 MILES

NOON 28 FEB TILL 11 AM ON THE 1 MARCH 347 MILES

11 AM 1 MARCH TILL 3 PM ON THE 2 MARCH ----

3 PM 2 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 3 MARCH 365 MILES

NOON 3 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 3 MARCH 421 MILES

NOON 4 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 5 MARCH 425 MILES

NOON 5 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 6 MARCH 429 MILES

NOON 6 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 7 MARCH 376 MILES

NOON 7 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 8 MARCH 401 MILES

NOON 8 MARCH TILL NOON ON THE 9 MARCH 419 MILES

NOON 9 MARCH TILL 16.10 HRS 10 MARCH 244 MILES

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