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

4 January 1943 Pembroke Dock.

Lt (QM) H WHITMORE joins the Regiment on being posted from 129 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Lieut W G BLAXLAND leaves the Regiment on being posted to 10th Battalion, The Buffs.

7 January 1943

12:30 hours. Major-General H O Curtis CB, DSO, MC Divisional Commander, inspects the Regiment.

12 January 1943

14:00 hours. A party of Officers and NCOs visit RAF Station Angle and are shown over the airfield.

13 January 1943

Captain J Wallace leaves the Regiment on being posted to 143 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.

16 January 1943

14:30 hours. Lt Col H C CORY MC holds a Battery Commanders’ Conference.

19 January 1943

15:00 hours. A party from the Regiment attend a lecture on aircraft recognition given by RAF Station Pembroke Dock.

20 January 1943

309 Battery shoots at Manorbier.

22 January 1943

09:00 hours. Brigadier C H W BRUNKER C.R.A. visits the Regiment.

308 Battery shoots at Manorbier.

25 January 1943

310 Battery shoots at Manorbier.

27 January 1943

309 Battery shoots at Manorbier.

28 January 1943

308 Battery shoots at Tenby Rifle Range.

Major R F Kemp leaves the Regiment on being posted to 10th Battalion, The Buffs.

Captain R B Skinner is posted to Regiment.

29 January 1943

Captain Jackson, Staff Captain 49 Division, calls on the Commanding Officer.

308 Battery shoots at Manorbier.

310 Battery shoots at Tenby Rifle Range.

30 January 1943

18:00 hours. Lt Col H C CORY MC RA goes to inspect the Regiment’s new location.

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