War Diaries of J Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
1939
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August 1939 Commanding Officer: |
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| AUGUST. 1939. | ||||
| ABBASSIA | 23rd. | 'J' Battery R.H.A. received orders to mobilize, but still remain on Peace Accounting. | ||
| 25th | 0515 | 'J' Battery R.H.A. (less 'C' Troop) marched to the Western Desert, spent the night 25/26th at EL ALAMEIN, arrived CHARING CROSS area (10 miles NORTH of MERSA MATRUH) about 15000 hours 26th | ||
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| Commanding 'J' Battery Royal Horse Artillery | ||||
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September 1939 Missing |
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October 1939 Commanding Officer: |
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
| OCTOBER, 1939 | ||||
| 11 Kilo. | 18th. | 'J' Battery R.H.A. handed over gun towing vehicles to 'P' Battery R.H.A. and 'M' Battery R.H.A. | ||
| 19th.. | 'J' Battery R.H.A. returned to Abbassia by train except 8 cwt Trucks which returned by road. | |||
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November 1939 Commanding Officer: |
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| NOVEMBER. 1939 | ||||
| Abbassia | 20th. | Battery carried out practice with Bofor Guns | ||
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December 1939 Missing |
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