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Old 11-02-08, 23:12
Glen Glen is offline
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Default 1.C.S.B.D. (4 R.H.U.) (C.R.#1) What and where?

I'm chuffed by the prompt responses on this forum, so I'm going to go ahead and fire off some more questions!

After 2 CACRU, my grandfather was sent to Philippeville (now Skikda), Algeria. I'd like to know exactly where he was in or near Philippville.
Here's what I transcribed from his war logbook thingy:

S.O.S. 2 CACRU to 1.C.S.B.D. (4 R.H.U.) (C.R.#1) w.e.f. 10 May, 43

I think it translates as:
"Struck off Strength 2 Canadian Army Corps Reinforcement Unit to 1 Canadian Special Base Depot (#4 Reinforcement Holding Unit) Canadian Regiment?? #1 with effect May 10, 1943"

Does anyone know exactly where 1.C.S.B.D. (4 R.H.U.) (C.R.#1) would have been?
Does anyone know what the C.R.#1 stands for?

Here's what I have found so far: Charles Comfort's book "Artist at War" makes reference to a place "south from the port in Philippeville down a tortuous road...then came the Cork Forest and the tent line of No.1 Canadian Base Reinforcement Depot, British North African Force"
I remember hearing in an interview with my grandfather talk of "the cork forest" as if it were a specific landmark. The problem is, it seems there are as many cork trees in Algeria as there were olive groves in the Italian Campaign!

Any help is much appreciated!

Glen.

Last edited by Glen; 11-02-08 at 23:14. Reason: deleted unnecessary information
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