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October 1942

DateWar DiaryNotes
14 x R.A.F. Sergeants and 1 x R.A.F. Officer of 239 A.C. Squadron, R.A.F. attached to "B" Squadron for training with tanks.  
22 x Carriers received. 
5Received 12 x Rota Trailers, 1 x Carrier, 12 x tanks. 5 x Scout Cars, and 4 x motor cycles off strength. Trooper Pickles tried by F.G.C.M. and sentenced to 84 days detention. Smoking Concert held in Sergeants' Mess.  
7Advance party moved to Chippenham. "B" and "C" Squadrons held Sports Day with 151st Regiment R.A..  
8A.I.A. visited Regiment. 
10Regiment moved to Chippenham Camp. 57 x Other Ranks posted to 2 Corps Delivery Squadron. Received 6 x tanks.  
13Major General P.C.S. Hobart, C.B., D.S.M., O.B.E., M.C., paid a farewell visit to the Regiment.  
13-14"B" Squadron combined exercise, all arms. Received 3 x tanks. 2 x tanks off strength.  
17Major General M.B. Burrows, D.S.O., M.C. inspecteed the Regiment on a Brigade Parade. "A" squadron moved to Thetford for squadron training and "B" Squadron returned to Chippenham. 23H Story Page 20.

Major General Montagu Brocas Burrows, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., was G.O.C. 11th Armoured Division from October 1942 to December 1943. Born 31 Oct 1894, died 17 Jan 1967. [Photo]
192/Lieuts. Payne and Pratt joined the Regiment. Lieut Michael Alan Pratt would be killed in Normandy on 18 Jul 1944 during Operation Goodwood.
204 x Other Ranks posted to the Pioneer Corps, 1 posted to R.E..  
22"C" Squadron Smoking Concert held in the Regimental Theatre.  
25Sergeants' Mess Social held in Sergeants' Mess. A.T.S. and W.A.A.F.S. attended.  
26"C" Squadron moved to Thetford for squadron training and "A" squadron returned. 1 x 3-ton lorry received.  
28A Divisional Intelligence Day held at the Doric Theatre, Newmarket. 1 x Officer & 4 x Other Ranks attended.  
29A and B Echelons firing rifles on Thetford Ranges. Film show "Hellzapoppin" shown in the Regimental Theatre. Lecture on "The Nazis in Belgium" by Captain Le Borchgrave, Belgian Army. Exercise TAURUS.  
301 x tank, 7 x trucks and 1 x 3-ton lorry received.  
31-1 Nov"C" Squadron combined exercise, all arms.