One Officer, one NCO and six ORs were captured during the fighting in Tunisia.
None of the Regiment suffered a similar fate during the Italian Campaign.
Wednesday, 3rd March 1943 - Hunt's Gap, Tunisia
Lt J.A.Ballantyne 'A' Squadron, posted to Regiment 27th March 1942. After evacuating his tank (disabled by a mine) he was wounded in the head by
mortar fire. Subsequently, the Lieutenant and the other members of his crew,
L/Cpl McKee, Tprs Armstrong, Robbins and Ilkes, were captured by the enemy.
See: Battle Report Extract
Tpr McClean captured after his tank had fallen into a mine shaft, Hunt's Gap,
Tunisia.
See:
Battle Report Extract
Tuesday, 9th March 1943:
Tprs Harrison and Johnston, 'C' Squadron
taken POW after their tank had been hit, near Sedjenane, Tunisia.
See: Relevant Extracts
POW Notes:
Tpr Armstrong escaped from a POW camp in Italy.
Tpr Alan Robbins is known to have been repatriated.
The fate of the other five is not known.
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