125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary March 1940
1 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Major J Wylie attended Course No. 46, School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
Captain J P de J Harvard – Course No. 27 School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
3 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 4444437 Sergeant Cockburn J S and 920250 Bombardier Grecian T attended 23rd Division Training Course for Pioneers, Sunderland.
4 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 902417 Lance Sergeant Denton T P to Course No. 50, School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
8 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men proceeded to School of Motor Mechanics at KINGSTON-ON-THAMES:-
913440 Bombardier Routledge W R
912481 Bombardier Timney A E
901952 Bombardier Harrison A E
The following men attended a Medical Board at NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE:-
910840 Gunner Keehner J
947527 Gunner Owen C
900723 Gunner Potts D G attended Sanitary Course, Army School of Hygiene, MYTCHETT.
902351 Gunner Samuel F attended Water Course at Army School of Hygiene, MYTCHETT.
11 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 919803 Gunner Hall D admitted to Municipal Hospital, Sunderland with Scabies.
900729 Bombardier Sidney A attended P.T. Course at Army School of Physical Training, HAMMERSLEY BARRACKS.
The following men proceeded to YORK for the 11th Command Artillery Course:-
2/Lieut G C Moor
2/Lieut D Barbour
911889 Bombardier Robinson J
4441884 Sergeant Donkin J
958068 Gunner Thoms R posted to Depot, Royal Artillery, WOOLWICH.
2/Lieut J I Watson posted to 294 Field Battery.
13 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men attended a Medical Board at NEWCASTLE 20:00 hours :-
4443257 Gunner Dodsworth T
915139 Gunner Coleman M
916770 Gunner Akien J
922338 Gunner Watson W H
14 March 1940 – Sunderland
Two Officers and three Other Ranks attended Lecture on Pay Matters at HQ 37th Anti-aircraft Battalion NEWCASTLE.
912446 Gunner Page A admitted to Municipal Hospital, SUNDERLAND, suffering from Scabies.
General Court Martial – President: Brigadier T D Murray D.S.O., M.C. for the purpose of trying Lieut-Quartermaster E H Creal, 125 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Fenham Barracks, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.
15 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. General Court martial continued and concluded.
16 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 944585 Gunner Taylor H, 294 Battery, relegated to Class W (T) T.A. Reserve.
20 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Visit to Regimental Headquarters of Commander-in-Chief, Northern Command.
947527 Gunner Owen C. 295 battery, posted to Depot, Royal Artillery, WOOLWICH.
22 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 915139 Gunner Coleman M, 295 Battery, proceeded on approval of discharge being medically unfit for further service.
26 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 900725 Gunner Peverley W to Course at Army School of Cookery, ALDERSHOT.
The following men proceeded to Artificers, Royal Artillery, Course at RAOC Workshops, YORK:-
946533 Gunner Dagnall J
915169 Gunner Dodshon T G
923105 Gunner Young W
915153 Gunner Gibson W H M
2/Lieut H W W MacNaught attended P.T. Course, Army School of Physical Training, ALDERSHOT.
1 NCO and 14 Other Ranks transferred to South Staffordshire Regiment and posted to 10th (Pioneer) Battalion. For details see Appendix below.
2/Lieut G W Prestige posted to 295 Battery.
27 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Captain W Mc B Greenwell to Majors and Captains Course, Command School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
2/Lieut W W Carter to Command Post Officer’s Course, Command School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
WO III Ditchburn J to WO II and Senior Nos. 1 Course, School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
910872 Bombardier Hunter K B to NCO Battery Staff Duties Course, School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
901491 Lance Bombardier Old T and 923029 Bombardier Adey J to No. 3 P.T. Course, CATTERICK.
28 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 919806 Gunner Tuddenham T and 918162 Gunner Hope E P attended Equipment Repairers Course RAOC Workshops, CATTERICK.
29 March 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Four Officers and two Other Ranks attended HQ 70th Infantry Brigade CHESTER-LE-STREET for instruction regarding the closing of Accounts before Units move overseas.
Appendix attached to March 1940 War Diary of 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Appendix A – list of men transferred to South Staffordshire Regiment and posted to 10th (Pioneer) Battalion.
4441884 Sergeant Donkin J
916821 Gunner Duffy M
900722 Gunner Webster T
917139 Gunner Carney J W
913774 Gunner Pritchard J
918186 Gunner Stephenson G H
923054 Gunner Smith J B
4451094 Gunner Laybourne C C
4450331 Gunner Pennal E C
900739 Gunner Beattie J W
4446589 Gunner Briton R
918184 Gunner Devlin J
4436709 Gunner Hewitt G
918750 Gunner Purvis R
916785 Gunner French J G
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