June 1943: The battalion was in Scotland in Auchinleck then Gourock practicing shore landings before sailing for Sicily on the 28th on His Majesty’s Troopship Derbyshire.
The following attachments to the war diary are included in the PDF file:
- Part II Orders No. 31 – 4 Jun 43
- Part II Orders No. 32 – 8 Jun 43
- Daily Orders Part I – 14 Jun 43
- W. T. Derbyshire – Memo to Canadian Units – 15 Jun 43
- Daily Orders Part I – 17 Jun 43
- Daily Orders Part I – 22 Jun 43
- Daily Orders Part I – 25 Jun 43