{"id":16152,"date":"2025-11-23T14:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T14:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=16152"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:41:09","slug":"38-irish-brigade-in-north-africa-november-1942","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/monthly-reviews\/month-by-month-review-november-1942-to-june-1943-tunisia\/38-irish-brigade-in-north-africa-november-1942\/","title":{"rendered":"38 (Irish) Brigade in North Africa \u2013 November 1942"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2nd London Irish Rifles (2 LIR) and 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (6 Innisks) boarded two ships \u2013 HMT Duchess of York, and Nea Hellas \u2013 in Glasgow on 10th November and, accompanied by 38 (Irish) Brigade\u2019s HQ team, set sail from the River Clyde estuary on 14th November. &nbsp;The third infantry battalion of the Irish Brigade, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers (1 RIrF), would leave Liverpool bound for Algiers on 27th November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the brigade staff, 2 LIR and 6 Innisks arrived in Algiers on 22nd November, and the two rifle\/fusilier battalions immediately marched 5 km to the south of the city, bivouacking at Bouraki before departing for Bougie at the end of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishbrigade.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/2algiers.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>As at November 1942 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>38 (Irish) Brigade staff roll:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanding Officer \u2013 Brigadier N Russell MC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brigade Major \u2013 Major Douglas-Pennant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SC- Captain DA Parker.&nbsp;&nbsp; Transport \u2013 Captain JP Nightingale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REME \u2013 Captain JFS Griffin, REME.&nbsp;&nbsp; RASC \u2013 Captain RWS Plumley, RASC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intelligence Officer \u2013 Captain RLE Lowry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liaison Officers \u2013 Lt RD Room, Lt JF Hall, Lt TC Osborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defence Platoon \u2013 Lt GH Carr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaplains \u2013 Captain DA Stevens, C of E. &nbsp;Captain D Brislane, RC. &nbsp;Captain H Graydon, C Of E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>6 Inniskilling Fusiliers officers\u2019 roll:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanding Officer \u2013 Lt-Col Macartney-Filgate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.i.c. \u2013 Major CHB Allen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjutant \u2013 Captain J Norman. &nbsp;IO \u2013 Captain RML Carruthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QM \u2013 Captain RJ Carson. &nbsp;&nbsp;MTO \u2013 Lt EW Kendal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MO \u2013 Captain RI Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Company Commanders \u2013 Major GF Maxwell, Major JAR Wise, Major SJ Bunch, Major KDH Rowlette, Captain KI Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt DT Little, Captain RM Bayley, Captain TR Knaggs, Captain A Ferriss, Lt JN Andrews, Captain WAR Daly, Lt JJ McKenna, Lt AT Boyle, Lt DD Cassidy, Lt GD Hanna, Lt EBS Hewitt, Lt RG Page, Lt HG Buck, Lt LJ Burton, Lt FR George, Lt MH Hodson, Lt WA Duke, Lt ER Guiler, Lt CJ McKee, Lt E Spencer, Lt PLJ Le Poer-Power<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>1 Royal Irish Fusiliers officers\u2019 and NCOs\u2019 roll:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Battalion HQ.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanding Officer \u2013 Lt-Col TPD Scott.&nbsp; 2.i.c. \u2013 Major BH Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjutant \u2013 Captain CPJD O\u2019Farrell MC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RSM J Keenan.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; QMS A Burnet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provost \u2013 Sgt F Smythe, Sgt L Finch, Ord Rm Sgt Clerk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intelligence \u2013 Captain CA Pierce, Sgt L Mitchell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medical \u2013 Captain WG C-Edwards, RASC, Sgt J Deering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RC Chaplain \u2013 Rev E Scallon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HQ Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Captain RM Cunningham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSM C Walsh. &nbsp;CQMS E Brady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 1 Signals Platoon \u2013 Lt L Gallagher, Sgt J Duffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 2 AA Platoon \u2013 Sgt G Brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 3 Mortar Platoon \u2013 Lt RLG Wood, D\/M C Goldrick, Sgt S Needham, Sgt A Cox, Sgt A Kerr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 4 Mortar Platoon \u2013 Captain JHA Monsell, Lt RCF Jefferies, Sgt E Cooper, Sgt W Cheyne, Sgt W McIntyre, Sgt G Davidson, Sgt C Pratt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 5 Pioneer Platoon \u2013 PSM D O\u2019Brien, Sgt W Garrett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QM \u2013 Lt E Maginess.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; RQMS W Goldrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sgt C Haydon, REME, Armoury Sgt.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sgt A Parks, REME, Artillery Sgt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooks \u2013 Sgt P Bunting, ACC, Sgt G McBrathey, ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motor Transport \u2013 &nbsp;Lt NW Bass, MTO. &nbsp;Sgt J Moorhead, MT Sgt. &nbsp;Sgt M Gibbs, Tech Sgt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\/Tk Platoon \u2013 Sgt EL Gibbon, Sgt M McHugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC- Major PC Murphy.&nbsp; 2.i.c. \u2013 Lt PJ Bryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSM J McCracken. CQMS T McKessick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 7 Platoon \u2013 Lt PJ Slattery, Sgt J Mullen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 8 Platoon \u2013 Lt MG Trousdell, Sgt A Lancaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 9 Platoon \u2013 Lt KM Hunting, Sgt P Keenan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Captain JW Dunnill.&nbsp; 2.i.c. &nbsp;\u2013 Captain DR Le P Gethin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSM S Morrow. &nbsp;CQMS F Fincham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 10 Platoon \u2013 Lt PJ Brady, Sgt F Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 11 Platoon \u2013 Lt DHW Jamieson, Sgt B Kibblewhite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 12 Platoon \u2013 Lt DB Moore, Sgt B Browne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>C Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Captain DJL Gray.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.i.c. \u2013 Captain B St Q Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSM G Taylor. CQMS &nbsp;E Crowley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 13 Platoon \u2013 Lt MJ McDonald, Sgt L Steele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 14 Platoon \u2013 Lt JS Clarke, Sgt B Hannigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 15 Platoon \u2013 Lt JJ Hill, Sgt M McDermott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>D Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Major JH Coldwell-Horsfall.&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.i.c. \u2013 Captain HFW Holmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSM L Wilson. CQMS D Bartlett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 16 Platoon \u2013 Lt DN Jefferies, Sgt F White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 17 Platoon \u2013 Lt DH Walsh, Sgt T Martin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No 18 Platoon \u2013 Lt CF Sutcliffe, Sgt D Wheater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reinforcements (who did not embark with Bttn).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain JMO Bartstow. Lt FG Black.&nbsp; Lt CLT Tomkins. CSM J Carroll. CQMS G Green. Sgt J Smyth. Sgt T Charles. Lt J Ray. Lt NW Sutcliffe. CQMS J Meehan. Sgt J Robinson. Sgt M McBride. Sgt R Glenn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>2 &nbsp;London Irish Rifles Officers\u2019 Roll:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanding Officer \u2013 Lt-Colonel JB Jeffreys. &nbsp;2.i.c. \u2013 Major WD Swiney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjutant \u2013 Captain TL Laister. &nbsp;Medical Officer \u2013 Captain LJ Samuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HQ Company :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Major J McCann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transport Officer \u2013 Captain DW Conroy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrier Platoon \u2013 Captain RG Cockburn. &nbsp;Quartermaster \u2013 Lt D Aitkenhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2nd Lt TWH Wilson, 2nd Lt K Neely, 2nd Lt FE Fletcher, 2nd Lt AG Lees, 2nd Lt BC Stigant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>E Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Major CAF. Gibbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain JP Carrigan, Lt VC Joseph, Lt CJ Reidy, 2nd Lt HE Rawlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>F Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Captain SM Ekin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2nd Lt VWL Pottinger, 2nd Lt JM McGranahan, 2nd Lt CE Kinch, &nbsp;Lt WFH Cooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>G Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Major BA Tebbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain J Grant, 2nd Lt EHE Beechey, 2nd Lt RT McKenna, 2nd Lt R Hardwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>H Company.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OC \u2013 Captain JD Lofting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Captain VJA Lillie-Costello, Lt A Cowdy, 2nd Lt W Bowker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/second-world-war\/38-irish-brigade-1942-1947\/38-irish-brigade-war-diaries\/war-diaries-november-1942\/\">War Diaries<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Key Dates:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10th November<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 38 Brigade staff. 2 LIR and 6 Innisks board &nbsp;HMT Duchess of York and Nella Hellas at Greenock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14th November<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 38 Brigade staff, 2 LIR and 6 Innisks leave the River Clyde bound for North Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>22nd November&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 2 LIR and 6 Innisks arrive in Algiers to join 1st Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>27th November<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 1 RIrF leave Liverpool bound for North Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>30th November&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 2 LIR travel to Bougie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2nd London Irish Rifles (2 LIR) and 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (6 Innisks) boarded two ships \u2013 HMT Duchess of York, and Nea Hellas \u2013 in Glasgow on 10th November and, accompanied by 38 (Irish) Brigade\u2019s HQ team, set sail from the River Clyde estuary on 14th November. &nbsp;The third infantry battalion of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":16093,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16152","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16152"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23025,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16152\/revisions\/23025"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}