89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - War Diary April 1943.

1 April 1943 CARMARTHEN.

10:00 hours. One Troop of guns and one Battery of personnel from the Regiment are inspected by Lieutenant General E C A Schreiber CB, DSO.

4 April 1943 Pembroke Dock.

Command of the Regiment devolves on Major E R G St John in the absence of Lt Col Cory MC RA.

5 April 1943

Lt Col H C Cory MC RA resumes command of the Regiment.

14 April 1943

14:00 hours. Regiment leaves for locations Exercise “BOMBARD”.

23 April 1943 STEWARTON.

Regiment arrives from Exercise “BOMBARD” at new locations.

27 April 1943

Major R C Elliot RA joins the Regiment on being posted from 88th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, and assumes appointment of second-in-command of the Regiment.

Reverend (Captain) H G Woodall is posted to the Regiment to fill vacancy of Chaplain.

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