North Irish Horse World War II Diaries

July 1943 CO: Lt Col D Dawnay DSO
May 43 North Irish Horse
2/7/43 AIN MOKRA
Lts TG Tuckey, JF O'Sullivan & HJ Hedges and 2Lts RH Horsborough, JA Waters, DF Hunt, JJN Foster, KW Foote joined from No. 1 GRTD for duty.
8/7/43 Lt Col Dawnay DSO relinquishes A/Comd of 25th Tank Bde on appointment of Brig JN Tetley TD as Bde Comd.
12/7/43 First parties proceed on 7 days leave to rest camps.
13/7/43 Major EV Strickland posted to 51st RTR. Capt RJ Griffith assumes command of A Sqn.
14/7/43 Lt KS Appleby promoted A/Capt. Lt JT Milne joins from HQ 25th Tank Bde.
18/7/43 Brig HRB Watkin DSO BRAC AFHQ visited the Regt.
23/7/43 Comd 5th Corps visited the regt and talked to as many officers and men as possible.
29/7/43 30 ORs under Lt MP Williams proceed to UK as escorts for POW.

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