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1942-09-30
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location Ahmednagar, India
Entry [1- 30th] 2 Div. Battle School has continued to provide instruction in Battle Drill and Battle Inoculation for Pl. Comds, and Coy. Comds. There have been no Bde. or Bn. Exercises of note. Comments: App. 1. A.F.W. 3008. App. 2. A.F.W. 3009 App. 3. Bn Order of Battle. [see below] App. 4. Army Call Signs App. 5. Seniority Roll of Officers. BN ORDER OF BATTLE BN H.Q. C.O. Lt-Col.F.N.Elliott 2 i/c Major H.E.Rew D.S.O. Adjt. Capt.P.W.Sedgwick. I.O. Lieut.E.J.Spurrier. A Company. O.C. Capt. F. M. Barton. 2 i/c Capt. I.M. Davies. Pl.Com Lieut.F.A Baker. " Lieut.P.H.Etherington. " Lieut.G.V.Hewlett. B Company. O.C. Capt. J.S.G. Walenn. 2 i/c Capt. J.W. Sawyer. Pl. Comd Lieut. P.P.W. Martin. " 2/Lt. A. Borrelli. " 2/Lt. P.H.DeGruchy. C Company. O.C. Capt. A.E. Sykes. 2 i/c Lieut.J.J.W. Forster Pl.Comd Lieut.H.R.Cooke. " 2/Lt. R.E. Marsh. " 2/Lt. G.M. Pocock. D Company. O.C. Major W.J.T.Savary. 2 i/c Capt.C.M. Tuffill. Pl.Comd Lieut. R.W. Randall. " Lieut.D.A. Wilkinson (Bn.L.O) " 2/Lt. G.A.I. Williams. HQ Company. O.C. Major J.C.Q.Harris. 2 i/c Capt.F.J.W.H.Moore. 1 Pl. Lieut.A.L.Whitfield. 3 Pl. 2/Lt.F.J. Oliver-Jones. 4 Pl. Capt.D.M.M.Hall. 2/Lt.P.L. Whitehead. 5 Pl. Lieut.A.N. Breton. M.T.O. Capt.H.J.Baker. Q.M. Lieut.H. Kitney. Fighting Patrol 2/Lt.W.J.M. Wicks. FR Company. (Attached) O.C Capt.H.S.Dyer HQ Coy Lieut.L.J.Sealy D Coy 2/Lt.P.N.Caldecott-Smith A Coy Lieut.R.Haye. HQ Coy 2/Lt.H.E.D.Frost. (4 Pl. HQ). Permanently attached. Capt.N.H.H.Golledge (R.M.O.) R.A.M.C. Capt.T.J.C. Roberts (Padre) R.A.Ch.D. Field 1 Oct 42 PWJ F. N. Elliott Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding The Royal Berkshire Regiment