Proper noun
Auchinleck
A village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5521).
Battle of Mersa Matruh main While preparing the Alamein positions, Auchinleck fought strong delaying actions, first at Mersa Matruh on 26–27 June and then Fuka on 28 June. Source: Internet
Cathedral officials telephoned to enquire the date of his death only to be told "Auchinleck here – but I won't be keeping you much longer!" Source: Internet
General Claude Auchinleck withdrew the Eighth Army to within convert of Alexandria to a point where the Qattara Depression came to within convert of El Alamein on the coast. Source: Internet
Auchinleck was an Indian Army officer and was criticised for apparently having little direct experience or understanding of British and Dominion troops. Source: Internet
Auchinleck appears to have believed that enemy had been defeated, writing on 12 January 1942 that the Axis forces were "beginning to feel the strain" and were "hard pressed". Source: Internet
Auchinleck called off all offensive action at the end of July to allow rebuilding the Eighth Army's strength. Source: Internet