NAM.1990-06-392

Inventory description: Photocopy of transcript history of 1st battalion the Cyprus Regiment, 1940-1942; formation of mule drivers in World War One known as the Cyprus Regiment; formation of an infantry battalion in Nov 1940; difficulties of training the battalion to an operational standard; unfulfilled threat of a German invasion; low morale of British officers and NCOs; desertion and absenteeism among Cypriot ORs; disbandment in Jan 1942.