Date | War Diary | Notes |
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1 | 23rd Hussars formed. Major C.B. Harvey, 10th Royal Hussars, given command. | 23H Story Page 11. |
4 | Lieut Colonel C.B. Harvey and the Adjutant, Captain C.G. Seymour, arrive Litchfield Sub-area to report before taking over. Captain J. Watson and Lieut T.D. Wilson, MC, arrive in 2 staff cars. | |
5 | Lieut John Brooke-Hunt, Lieut Esmond Starling and 51 Other Ranks of 15/19th King's Own Hussars arrive by train. Billetted in Teddesley Hall, Penkridge, Staffs. RSM F. Marks, 16/5th Lancers arrived. | |
6 | Captain Lord George Scott and 44 Other Ranks of the 10th Royal Hussars arrived from Headley | |
7 | The remaining 25 Other Ranks of the 10th Royal Hussars with Major M.F. Morley and Lieut C.V. O'Reilly, who had been at Linney Head, arrived. Lieut J.G. Hanson-Lawson, 10th Royal Hussars also arrived. | The 23H Story Page 12 lists the newly-arrived officers. Michael Frederick Morley's brother, Timothy Richard Morley, would join the Regiment on 10 Mar 1941. |
8 | Captain R.M. Milbanke, MC arrived from 8th Commando | |
9 | The Quartermaster, Lieut J. Garcia arrived from "E" Traffic Control Group, Tonbridge | |
10-11 | Preparing for recruit intake. | |
12 | 2 x Impressed vehicles arrived. | |
13 | Captain J.H.L. Holford arrived from 2nd Armoured Brigade as HQ Squadron Leader. 1 x Austin 2-seater arrived. | |
14 | Preparing for recruit intake. 1 x 4-seater Ford car and 1 x Austin 3-ton lorry arrived. | |
15-16 | Preparing for recruit intake. | |
17 | Captain D.A. Woodruffe, RAMC, Temporary Medical Officer, arrived. | |
18 | Direct intake of 300 men of which 281 reported. 5 x Fordson 30-cwt lorries and 1 x Velocette motor cycle arrived. | 23H Story Page 13. |
19 | Recruits medically and dentally examined. | |
20 | 1 x 2-seater Hilman and 6 x 15-cwt trucks arrived. Christmas Leave. | |
21 | Lieut J.J. Whyley, 15th/19th Hussars arrived from P.T. | |
22-29 | Christmas Leave. | |
30 | First six weeks of recruits' training starts. | |
31 | Normal training. 2/Lieut F.E.F. Hookham arrived from Sandhurst OCTU. | Felix Edward Fontes Hookham was the brother of Dame Margot Fonteyn, the ballerina. |