23rd (Northumbrian) Division
War Diary
In respect of the War Diary for the Division, this was not one single document or file. Each Divisional Branch had its own War Diary and these need to be read in conjunction with each other. Unfortunately, due largely to the circumstances experienced by this second-line Division, which existed only between September 1939 and June 1940, many of the pages are missing or contain only very limited information.
What does exist has been recorded in this section of the history and includes a very considerable amount of material dealing with the time spent in France and Belgium with the British Expeditionary Force, culminating in the complexities of the retreat to Dunkirk.
Personnel Records for 23rd Division
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2/Lt K.C.Bailey.
Driver E.Boyle
Brevet Lt Col J.F.Hare
Captain A.E.Hedley
Lt Col J.R.Kennedy
Captain G.R.W.Plews-Lipsett - CO
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