125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary April 1940
1 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 Hours. Captain F Dodds attended No. 12 Course, School of Artillery, York.
No. 918187 Gunner Smith J G 295 Battery, transferred to 171 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers.
922303 Bombardier Oakley J and 913439 Gunner Thompson W posted to Royal Artillery Depot, Woolwich.
3 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 752352 WO II Chesney E admitted to Royal Infirmary, Sunderland, with compound fracture and other injuries following road accident.
5 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 916770 Gunner Akien J and 913663 Gunner Hooks D medically boarded and found permanently unfit for any form of military service.
Court of Enquiry under Major S W Milburn M.C. Royal Artillery on the road accident in which WO II Chesney E sustained extensive injuries.
9 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. No. 946554 Gunner Godley E admitted to Municipal Hospital Sunderland, suffering from Scabies.
12 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Board of Officers under the presidency of Major S W Martin Royal Artillery assembled for the purpose of auditing all the Accounts of the Regiment except Imprest Accounts.
13 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 2/Lieut W L Guiney-Walsh and No. 913662 Lance Sergeant Mincovitch M H proceeded to SCARBOROUGH for Signal Training Course.
No. 947649 Gunner Lockwood S 294 Field Battery posted to Depot, Royal Artillery, Woolwich.
15 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 917079 Cockerill A transferred to RASC 537 Ammunition Company, LOUGHBOROUGH.
The following men reported to D.A.D.O.S. CATTERICK for Technical Storemen Course :-
925608 Gunner Cutter A. RHQ.
914923 Gunner Wright A. 294 Battery.
918615 Gunner Hardy A F. 295 Battery
Captain T Donkin proceeded to LARKHILL for School of Artillery Course No. 58.
909466 Lance Sergeant Taylor N D 295 Battery to LARKHILL for Course No. 61.
923047 Bombardier Bowman 294 Battery to LARKHILL for Course No. 62.
The following men attended Emergency Cooking Course at HARROGATE:-
924014 Gunner Smith T
913851 Gunner Proctor S
911862 Gunner Brooke C W
946535 Gunner Hall E
Captain F Keys and Captain B S Brazier to Command School of Artillery, YORK, for Course.
16 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 920350 Bombardier Grecian T 294 Battery posted to 12th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
18 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 2/Lieut S Ridley to 3rd Administration Course, HYTHE.
20 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. No. 947648 Gunner Sykes G transferred to No. 2 Railway Training Centre, Royal Engineers, DERBY.
22 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men attended Artificers, Royal Artillery, Course, LARKHILL:-
925119 Gunner Gilbertson C.
917879 Gunner Forster R M
910871 Gunner Allen E R
24 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Commenced work of reception and disposal of 23rd Divisional Details.
30 April 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. No. 917050 Gunner Allen W transferred to No. 1 Railway Training Centre, LONGMOOR.
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