RE1017 dockopcoy
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North Africa - Mediterranean - Italy - Palestine and
Egypt
WW2 Royal Engineers 1017 Docks Op Coy
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William Hugh Middleton-Jones' Bio Royal Engineers – Regiment 1017 Docks Operational Company 1940-1945 North Africa – This is a site to research into the background and locations of my father William Hugh Middleton Jones (Army No. 2129077) who served in the above Military unit/regiment during WW2. Military record in brief; The below is a very brief
overview of my father’s service, mainly in North Africa, Mediterranean, Brief Overview He joined the Royal Engineers’
regiment via a Territorial Army unit and was detached in the His army records state he was at home from 17/10/40 to 27/7/41 (284 days) and overseas from 28/7/41 to 19/8/45 (4 years 23 days) He actually embarked for overseas on 8/7/41 and was ‘released’ to class Z list in the January of 1946 – with a class A release On May 2nd 1946. At the start of the outbreak of WW2 his rank and trade was 2129077 sapper Jones WHM Unit No 1 RTC RE. His certificate of trade proficiency was undertaken at Longmoor camp (Hampshire) on 20 November 1940. He completed his test for trade of checker (railway) Group D, on 17/10/40 signed off by Captain RE OC ‘B’ Coy No 8 Railway.
Active duty:
Docks Operational company
1017 Casualty card; Admitted to hospital – 3/NZ General Hospital Beirut 19/7/42 and discharged two weeks later on 3/8/42 I know my father was involved
in the first battle of The above photograph of my father was taken in January 1945 while still overseas - he is pictured here with
a model galleon he made for the Officers' mess of HQ 5 Port operating group CMF - Italy
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