21 Squadron War Diary
El Djem
War Diary "W"21 Squadron S.A.A.F. Middle East Command[Handwritten Strike-through: DAILY] CASUALTY RETURN 110Date.. 25th May 1943 ..........S.A.A.F. PERSONNEL| | On Strength. | Casualties | Total on Duty || Officers. | 62 | - | 62 || W.O's & Belgians | 7 | 2 | 5 || Sgts. | 47 | - | 47 || T/Sgts. | 38 | 1 | 37 || Cpls. | 59 | 2 | 57 || A.M's | 6 | - | 6 || Airmen | 143 | [Handwritten strike-through: 7] 8 | [Handwritten strike-through: 136] 135 || TOTALS. | 362 | [Handwritten strike-through: 12] 13 | [Handwritten strike-through: 350] 349 |ATTACHED PERSONNEL. i. S.A.| | On Strength | Casualties | Total on Duty || Officers. | 2 | - | 2 || W.O's. | 4 | - | 4 || Other Ranks. | 5 | - | 5 || TOTALS | 11 | - | 11 |ii. R.A.F. : R.A.A.F. ETC.| | On Strength | Casualties | Total on Duty || Officers | - | - | - || W.O's. | 11 | 1 | 10 || Other Ranks. | 3 | - | 3 || TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 13 |ATTACHED CAPE CORPS| | On Strength. | Casualties | Total on Duty || Officers. | 9 | - | 9 || S/Sgts. & L/Cpls | 31 | 1 | 30 || Airmen | 111 | 4 | 107 || TOTALS | 151 | 5 | 146 |MESSING STRENGTH| Officers' Mess. | Sergeants' Mess. | Mechanics' Mess. | N.E.A.S. Mess. || Strength.........| Strength.........| Strength.........| Strength......... || S.A..............| Att.S.A..........| Att.S.A..........| || Att.S.A..........| Ors..............| Ors..............| || TOTALS. 64 | 103 | [Handwritten strike-through: 207] 206 | 146 |Totals: [Handwritten strike-through: 538] 519 CAS. [Handwritten strike-through: 18] 19 [Handwritten strike-through: 520] 538 [Note: Marginalia indicates adjustment from 538 to 519 and back]HOSPITAL.211934 A/M Tait W.H. 25 M.R.S. 27/4/43327248 " Peters A.P. do 13/5/43778325 Sgt Smallman S. 25 M.R.S. 18/5/43C301264 Pte Blanckenberg M. 25 M.R.S. 5/5/43C298409 Cpl Fisher F. do 21/5/43LEAVE:181557 A/M Smith D.E. Cairo (28 Days) 28/3/43DETACHED:99746V W.O.II Mitchell M.L. Salvage J.U's 15/5/4398125V " Truter B. do 20/5/4359709V A/Sgt Green J.J. do 15/5/4398838V A/Cpl Klein H. do "209257 " Lamprecht D. F. do 20/5/43208141 A/M Armstrong D.C. do 15/5/43209486 " Crosser G.E. do 20/5/43578597 " Pettipher C.M. do 15/5/43100308V " Wolverson A. do 20/5/43211427V " Kohl E.E. G. do 15/5/43C288119 Pte Frier F. do 15/5/43C301577 " Jears W. do "C301436 " Van Wyk L. do "[Note: Handwritten correction marks on rank abbreviations and initials; "Salvage J.U's" followed by a ditto mark pattern.]