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'''1 April 1943  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmarthen CARMARTHEN].'''
  
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10:00 hours.  One Troop of guns and one Battery of personnel from the Regiment are inspected by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond_Schreiber Lieutenant General E C A Schreiber CB, DSO].
  
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'''4 April 1943  PEMBROKE DOCK.'''
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Command of the Regiment devolves on Major E R G St John in the absence of Lt Col Cory MC RA.
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'''5 April 1943'''
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Lt Col H C Cory MC RA resumes command of the Regiment.
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'''14 April 1943'''
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14:00 hours.  Regiment leaves for locations Exercise “BOMBARD”.
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'''23 April 1943  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewarton STEWARTON].'''
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Regiment arrives from Exercise “BOMBARD” at new locations.
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'''27 April 1943'''
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Major R C Elliot RA joins the Regiment on being posted from 88th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, and assumes appointment of second-in-command of the Regiment.
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Reverend (Captain) H G Woodall is posted to the Regiment to fill vacancy of Chaplain.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 21:01, 28 June 2017

1 April 1943 CARMARTHEN.

10:00 hours. One Troop of guns and one Battery of personnel from the Regiment are inspected by Lieutenant General E C A Schreiber CB, DSO.

4 April 1943 PEMBROKE DOCK.

Command of the Regiment devolves on Major E R G St John in the absence of Lt Col Cory MC RA.

5 April 1943

Lt Col H C Cory MC RA resumes command of the Regiment.

14 April 1943

14:00 hours. Regiment leaves for locations Exercise “BOMBARD”.

23 April 1943 STEWARTON.

Regiment arrives from Exercise “BOMBARD” at new locations.

27 April 1943

Major R C Elliot RA joins the Regiment on being posted from 88th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, and assumes appointment of second-in-command of the Regiment.

Reverend (Captain) H G Woodall is posted to the Regiment to fill vacancy of Chaplain.


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