Chronology
1942
| 3 August | Churchill arrives in Cairo |
| 9 | Alexander arrives in Middle East |
| 10 | PEDESTAL convoy to Malta passes Gibraltar |
| 12 | Montgomery arrives in Middle East |
| 12–15 | Moscow conference (Churchill, Harriman, Stalin) |
| 19 | Allied raid on Dieppe |
| 23 | Axis attack on Stalingrad |
| 30 |
Panzer Army advances on Alam Halfa |
| 1 September | Operation BULIMBA |
| 3 | Operation BERESFORD |
| 13 | Raids on Tobruk, Barce, etc., begin |
| 23 | Rommel relieved by Stumme |
| 24 | Axis penetration of Stalingrad defences |
| 30 | Operation by 44 Division in Munassib Depression |
| 23 October | LIGHTFOOT opens at Alamein |
| 25 | Australians start crumbling operations to north Rommel returns to Africa |
| 26 | 10 Corps aims at Kidney Ridge |
| Night 26-27 | New Zealand and South African divisions advance to final objective 7 Motor Brigade action at ‘Snipe’ |
| 27 |
21 Panzer Division moves to the northern sector |
| Night 27-28 October | Advance by 133 Brigade New Zealand Division relieved by South African Division |
| Night 1-2 November | SUPERCHARGE opens |
| 2 | Action by 9 Armoured Brigade Royals break out Rommel informs Hitler of proposal to withdraw |
| Night 2-3 | Advance by 7 Motor Brigade to west repulsed |
| 3 |
Panzer Army thins out Operation by 5/7 Gordons repulsed |
| Night 3-4 | Advances to south-west by Indians and Highlanders |
| 4 |
Panzer Army withdraws but Eighth Army held by rearguards |
| Night 4-5 | Eighth Army drives west in pursuit |
| 6-7 | Eighth Army’s advance slowed by heavy rain |
| 8 | TORCH landings in North Africa |
| 11 | New Zealanders ascend Halfaya Pass |
| 19 | Russian counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins |
The occupations given in the biographical footnotes are those on enlistment. The ranks are those held on discharge or at the date of death.