H.Q. Matruh Fortress 2/Lt D.V. Hutchinson had now been stationed with the 12th Field Company RE at Mersa Matruh for just over 3 months, having disembarked on 28 August 1940. He arrived to a continuous scene of heavy bombing from enemy aircraft, with hundreds of shells falling in the area on a daily basis. In between […]

12th Field Company RE & the Dummy Tanks of Matruh – December 1940 — Ubique Vir