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List of Maps

	Facing page
Greece	17
Crete	83
Western Desert	149
Central and Eastern Mediterranean	215
Southern Italy	281
Northern Italy	379
In text	Page
21 Battalion positions, Platamon	41
Peneios Gorge positions, 17–18 April 1941	59
Fifth Brigade, Maleme, 20 May 1941	84
Hospital Ridge positions, west of Canea	97
Advance to Sidi Rezegh, 23–26 November 1941	123
Eastern Mediterranean	149
Ruweisat Ridge, situation at dawn, 15 July 1942	173
Battalion positions, Miteiriya Ridge, 24 October 1942	201
Left Hook at El Agheila	223
Left Hook round Mareth Line	239
The Capture of Takrouna	252
Sangro-Orsogna battle, 27 November 1943–2 January 1944	285
Cassino	316
21 Battalion operations in Cassino	318
The Battles before Florence	352
The Advance to the Savio, October 1944	386

The occupations given in the biographical footnotes are those on enlistment. The ranks are those held on discharge or at the date of death.

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