Part of NZ motorised infantry unit forced to walk to safe territory in Libya, World War II

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Part of NZ motorised infantry unit forced to walk to safe territory in Libya, World War II

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TAPUHI

Description

A party of New Zealanders forming part of a motorised infantry unit were detailed to form a road block outside Benghazi. It was discovered that they could not use their transport to withdraw as the road was cut behind them. They decided to walk. They lived with Arabs, walked by day and night and were finally picked up by South African troops west of Gazala in Libya, after covering 250 miles on foot in eleven days. Group members identified as: Driver S G McKinnon (Ak), Driver A W Blackburn (Ak...

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Date created

[Between Dec 1941 and Jan 1942]

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22342903

Locations

Libya

Related subjects

Blackburn, Allan Nelson, 1909-1982 / McKinnon, Stanley Gordon, 1902-1990 / Roa, Sydney (Corporal), active 1942 / Gill, T W (Sergeant), 1907- / World War, 1939-1945 / Military personnel, New Zealand / Libya / Campaigns

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