26 Infantry Battalion
26 (Canterbury-Otago) Infantry Battalion
Unit Histories
| 15-May-1940 |
15-May-1940 |
Created |
at Burnham Camp, South Island as part of 3rd Echelon |
| 27-Aug-1940 |
27-Aug-1940 |
Event |
Departed Christchurch aboard the troopship Orcades |
| 18-Sep-1940 |
18-Sep-1940 |
Event |
Departed Bombay aboard the transport Orion |
| 29-Sep-1940 |
29-Sep-1940 |
Event |
Arrived Port Tewfik in Egypt |
| 30-Sep-1940 |
30-Sep-1940 |
Event |
Arrived Maadi Camp, Cairo |
| 18-Mar-1941 |
18-Mar-1941 |
Event |
Departed Alexandria on board the troopship HMS Breconshire |
| 20-Mar-1941 |
20-Mar-1941 |
Event |
Arrived Piraeus, Greece |
| 24-Mar-1941 |
24-Mar-1941 |
Event |
Arrived Katerine in Northern Greece |
| 28-Apr-1941 |
28-Apr-1941 |
Event |
Evacuated by the Royal Navy from Monemvasia and later transfered at Suda Bay to transport ships which conveyed the battalion to Port Said |
| 02-May-1941 |
02-May-1941 |
Event |
Arrived Port Said, Egypt |
| Number of Records Returned: 10 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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