The below men left Casterton at 6.30 am on the 23rd Nov. 1939. The members of the 2nd 6th Battalion left for the Middle East aboard HMT ‘NEURALIA’ on the 14th April 1940.

They arrived in Colombo on the 3rd of May and left on the 4th of May for Palestine, arriving at Aden on the 12th May and entered the Suez Canal on the 17th May and berthed at El Kantara in the early hours of the morning of the 18th May and were transferred to Beit Jirta.

Number Name Company Unit
VX 6771 Blair, J.A C 2/6 BN
VX 6670 Clark, H. HQ 2/6 BN
VX 6795 Curtain, V. C 2/6 BN
VX 14297 Coulson, S. 2/5 BN M.E 2/14 1st Corp Transport
VX 6772 Evans, H. HQ 2/6 BN
VX 6774 Galpin, J.   2/6 BN
VX 6775 Gill, C.R. B 2/6 BN
VX 6782 McMillan, C.H. C 2/6 BN
  Murrell, J.B. (Birdie)    
VX 9024 Neall, O.Z (DCM)   2/8 BN
VX 6780 Osborne, D.M. (Toby) B 2/6 BN
VX6776 Preece, A.H. (Tabby) B 2/6 BN
VX 9008 Roper, H.T. Don.   2/6 BN
VX 6777 Smith, G. HQ 2/6 BN
VX 6781 Smith, W.H. HQ 2/6 BN
VX 6768 Skurry, K. HQ 2/6 BN
VX 6766 Twigg, A. B 2/6 BN