The Archive · 1928

New Battalions for Shanghai

Norfolks, Staffordshires and South Wales Borderers to Relieve Units Here: Details of Trooping Season The appearance of Southampton shows that another trooping season has commenced. The first vessel to leave was the Nevasa, ber 20, will be concerned" mainly with RAF. drafts and details to and from Iraq, Egypt, Malta, and India. sailed-on August 22, with drafts for Gibraltar and Egypt and drafts and furlough men for India, She will take the Gloucester Regiment from India to Egypt and the South Wales Borderers from Aden to Egypt, and will reach Southampton again on October 10.

The Neuralia was to begin her first voyage on September 14, to proceed to Port Said, Suez, and Karachi, returning to Southampton an, November, 2 She will take drafts to India and bring home

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