North Irish Horse World War II Diaries

July 1940 CO: Lt Col JAL Powell
Jul 40 North Irish Horse
2/7/40 Enniskillen
2Lt the Marquis of Ely transferred from HQ Sqn to C Sqn.
4/7/40 Notification of move of the Regt to Portrush.
5/7/40 Advance party led by Major Dawnay, 3 officers and 18 ORs proceeded by road to Portrush.
6/7/40 Regt less transport & rear party proceeded by train to Portrush and was relieved by 8th Btn Sherwood Foresters.
8/7/40 Rear party under command of Capt Pomeroy arrived in Portrush.
Three Service Sqns now detailed on a 24 hour roster, the Duty Sqn providing Mobile Patrol and the 'next-for-duty' Sqn providing the Stand-to mobile column.
14/7/40 Church parades now revert to weekly parade instead of a strong as possible parade once per month.
16/7/40 SQMS Marshall, Sgt Taylor and Tpr Jameson selected to attend a RAC OCTU on 8th Aug 1940.
19/7/40 Tpr Goor selected to attend infantry OCTU on 13/9/40.
28 impressed vehicles taken on strength.
20/7/40 Privilege leave re-opened for all ranks covering period of 7 days every six months.
23/7/40 Commander 61st Div, Major General A Carton de Wiart VC, CB, CMG, DSO, inspected the Regt and went round the billets. He afterwards congratulated the Regt on the cleanliness of the turnout and the billets.
2Lt WM MacKean taken on strength and posted to B Sqn on transfer from 525 Antrim Coast Regt RA.
25/7/40 Field General Court Martial held on 789730 Tpr Craythorne, charged under AA 12(1).
26/7/40 FGCM on Tpr Craythorne confirmed by Div Cmdr. Awarded 42 days detention.
27/7/40 Capt J Rew 16/5th Lancers taken on strength and posted to HQ Sqn.
2Lt CA Crofton and 2Lt M Montgomery have been selected for attachment to 12th Royal Lancers for a period of 2 months from 3/8/40.
Defence of Portrush:- practice alarm scheme held in conjunction with the LDVs.
31/7/40 Ten ORs transferred to Infantry of the Line, having been found unsatisfactory for the Royal Armoured Corps.

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