125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary February 1940
1 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 917076 WO III Browell G G and 917866 Gunner Wigham R K posted to 125 OCTU Royal Artillery, Filey.
5 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 912468 Gunner Wigham G T embodied and found fit for service at home.
2/Lt T E French attended Course No. 41, School of Artillery, LARKHILL.
919804 Bombardier Geldart P 294 Battery and 758704 Sergeant Stridiron C H 295 Battery to Fire Fighting Course, Central Fire Station, ALDERSHOT.
8 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 741994 Gunner Connelly J 296 Battery (attached) died in Municipal Hospital, Sunderland 23:55 hours.
12 February 1940 – Sunderland
901934 Lance Sergeant Beattie R A 295 Battery to Course No 43 School of Artillery LARKHILL.
Captain A D Martin attached as Instructor in Gunnery.
The following men were sent on 9th Command Course, School of Artillery, YORK :-
920860 Lance Sergeant Barnes L R 295 Battery.
919822 Sergeant Hetherington T A 295 Battery.
917067 WO III Ditchburn J 294 Battery.
13 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Inoculation of the Unit commenced.
15 February 1940 – Sunderland
The following men were embodied and found fit for Home Service only :-
917083 Gunner Henderson E H
922341 Gunner Herron J
4448022 Gunner Cunningham
12 Other Ranks attended HQ 4th Survey Company, Royal Artillery, GATESHEAD for classification as Surveyors.
16 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men attended Medical Board at CHESTER-LE-STREET :-
958668 Gunner Thoms R
958079 Gunner Leary F
922304 Gunner Winn N
The following men attended Courses at Army School of Hygiene, ALDERSHOT :-
916819 Lance Sergeant Edge E V
917875 Gunner MacReady
910257 Gunner Thompson A
17 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men were posted to the Royal Artillery Depot, WOOLWICH :-
923044 Gunner Smith W 295 Battery
912468 Gunner Wigham G T 294 Battery
917683 Gunner Henderson E H 294 Battery
4448022 Gunner Cunningham T 294 Battery
922341 Gunner Herron J 294 Battery.
19 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 10 Drivers under 2/Lt G Bell proceeded to CATTERICK to collect gun-towing vehicles.
918738 Gunner Nixon E 294 Battery on Water Duties Course at Army School of Hygiene, ALDERSHOT.
20 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. The following men were posted to 8th (Pioneer) Battalion King’s Own Royal Regiment :-
785830 Bombardier Harrison L
916787 Lance Bombardier French R
918467 Bombardier Archibald J
23 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Lecture at Unit’s Headquarters by Lt Col J Bramwell T.D. commanding 11th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry on “Organisation of Infantry Battalions and their weapons”.
Vehicle Board assembled for the purpose of examining vehicles being handed over to owners.
24 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. Number 4442217 Sergeant Roberts C W H posted to Infantry Training Centre, Highland Light Infantry, GLASGOW.
The following men went on a 4 weeks’ Course at the Military College of Science, LYDD :-
923040 Gunner Stephenson E
2/Lt G Bell
914953 Bombardier Mustard D S
26 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. 917882 WO III Wylde R E attended Course No. 49 LARKHILL.
The following men attended 10th Command Artillery Course, YORK :-
2/Lieut M L G-Walsh
2/Lieut S Ridley
918192 Sergeant Paine F A
916819 Lance Sergeant Edge E V
The following men attended the P.T. Course, CATTERICK :-
923019 Lance Bombardier Burnett J
916825 Bombardier Chatt H
27 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. No. 900720 Gunner Reeves G D admitted to Municipal Hospital Sunderland suffering from Scabies.
28 February 1940 – Sunderland
18:00 hours. No. 917886 Gunner Wigham R K reposted to 294 Battery from 125 OCTU, FILEY.
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18:00 hours. 40 Other Ranks attached to the Unit and dispersed to Merchant Ships as Anti-aircraft Light Machine Gunners.
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