GS Branch 23rd (Northumbrian) Division. - Revision history

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	The War Diary included a note that the 23rd Div Signals Section took over Civil Defence duties from A Coy of 10 DLI in Darlington and its vicinity. A Coy of 10 DLI then moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shields South Shields] on the 22nd of December 1939.		The War Diary included a note that the 23rd Div Signals Section took over Civil Defence duties from A Coy of 10 DLI in Darlington and its vicinity. A Coy of 10 DLI then moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shields South Shields] on the 22nd of December 1939.
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	'''Darlington - 20th December 1939 - 1200 hours'''		'''Darlington - 20th December 1939 - 1200 hours'''

−	The War Diary included a note that the 23rd Div Signals Section took over Civil Defence duties from A Coy of 10 DLI in Darlington and its vicinity. A Coy of 10 DLI then moved to South Shields on the 22nd of December 1939.	+	The War Diary included a note that the 23rd Div Signals Section took over Civil Defence duties from A Coy of 10 DLI in Darlington and its vicinity. A Coy of 10 DLI then moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shields South Shields] on the 22nd of December 1939.

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 '''Darlington - 16th November 1939'''
-Bde reported to the Division that 57 Lt AA Brigade had relieved 11 DLI from guarding R.A.F. Usworth.
+Bde reported to the Division that 57 Lt AA Brigade had relieved 11 DLI from guarding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Usworth R.A.F. Usworth].
 '''Darlington - 20th December 1939 - 1200 hours'''
 The War Diary included a note that the 23rd Div Signals Section took over Civil Defence duties from A Coy of 10 DLI in Darlington and its vicinity.  A Coy of 10 DLI then moved to South Shields on the 22nd of December 1939.

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 Orders received from Northern Command ( CRNC No 2/3363(A) of 27th September 1939) that, with effect from 00:01 hrs on 2nd October 1939, the 23rd Division would be regarded as being under separate command, under its commander.  ''(From the declaration of War 23rd Division, as a new duplicate formation, had been under the administrative control of 50th Division, its parent body.)''
-In a letter from 50th Division, reference 175/TA/G, received by all units in 23rd Division (said in the War Diary to have been dated 28th October 1935, though this is almost certainly a manuscript error for 28th September 1939) it was made clear that 23rd Division would function as a separate entity from 2nd October and would then take over the manning of all vulnerable points.  Furthermore, with effect from 15th October, the new Division would relieve 50th Division of all Civil Defence duties.  [This was so as to release 50th Division from UK commitments, prior to its despatch overseas as part of the B.E.F.]
+In a letter from 50th Division, reference 175/TA/G, received by all units in 23rd Division ''(said in the War Diary to have been dated 28th October 1935, though this is almost certainly a manuscript error for 28th September 1939)'' it was made clear that 23rd Division would function as a separate entity from 2nd October and would then take over the manning of all vulnerable points.  Furthermore, with effect from 15th October, the new Division would relieve 50th Division of all Civil Defence duties.  [This was so as to release 50th Division from UK commitments, prior to its despatch overseas as part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Expeditionary_Force_(World_War_II) B.E.F].]
 This letter also gave details of the troops placed at the disposal of 23rd Division for defence against sea or airborne attack.  Details are set out above in the entry for 28th September.

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 '''Darlington - 28th September 1939'''
-Orders were received from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Command_(United_Kingdom) Northern Command], prior to the opening of the new Divisional HQ at “Uplands”, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlington Darlington], to the effect that 23rd Division would take over, from 50th Division, the responsibility for providing guards for vulnerable points in the Divisional area from 2nd October 1939.  These guards were to be found from the National Defence Companies, supplemented as necessary by T.A. personnel.
+Orders were received from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Command_(United_Kingdom) Northern Command], prior to the opening of the new Divisional HQ at “Uplands”, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlington Darlington], to the effect that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_(Northumbrian)_Division 23rd Division] would take over, from 50th Division, the responsibility for providing guards for vulnerable points in the Divisional area from 2nd October 1939.  These guards were to be found from the National Defence Companies, supplemented as necessary by T.A. personnel.
 rd Division was also to take over from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_(Northumbrian)_Infantry_Division 50th Division] responsibility for defence against seaborne attacks within the Command from 15th October 1939 and the following troops would be put at the disposal of the Division from that date :-

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 (A)	Tyne Group – one Battalion Infantry and one Regiment of Field Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom) 42nd Division].
-(B)	Tees Group  -  one Battalion Infantry and one Regiment of Field Artillery from 49th Division.
+(B)	Tees Group  -  one Battalion Infantry and one Regiment of Field Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/49th_(West_Riding)_Infantry_Division 49th Division].
 (C)	Hull and East Riding Group – one Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) 5th Cavalry                           Brigade], for operations North of the Humber.  One Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) 6th Cavalry Brigade], for operations South of the Humber.

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 (B)	Tees Group  -  one Battalion Infantry and one Regiment of Field Artillery from 49th Division.
-(C)	Hull and East Riding Group – one Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) 5th Cavalry                           Brigade], for operations North of the Humber.  One Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from 6th Cavalry Brigade, for operations South of the Humber.
+(C)	Hull and East Riding Group – one Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) 5th Cavalry                           Brigade], for operations North of the Humber.  One Regiment of Yeomanry (dismounted) and one Regiment Royal Horse Artillery from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Cavalry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom) 6th Cavalry Brigade], for operations South of the Humber.
 In addition, the Infantry Training Centres within the Division’s area would be made available as Area Reserves.