War Diaries of 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars
1939
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September 1939 CO: Lt Col EGG Lillingston |
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| 1/9/1939 | Tidworth Reservist commenced arriving in accordance with WO Precautionary Orders. At 1630 hours orders for General Mobilisation received |
| 4/9/1939 | All transport and wheeled vehicles left Tidworth in convoy. Staged for the night at Northampton. |
| 5/9/1939 | All tanks and remaining personnel entrained at Tidworth on 3 trains.1615 – road convoy arrived Market Weighton, East Yorks. |
| 4/9/1939 | Full PAD measures now in force, AA lookout posts manned day and night. |
| 5/9/1939 | 135 ORs posted to Labour Units proceeded to Aldershot. Seven driver/ops posted to 4/7th Dragoon Guards |
| 6/9/1939 | Seven replacements received from 4/7th DG |
| 7/9/1939 | Mobilisation completed as far as possible. Some peace files and accounts closed pending move to concentration area. |
| 8/9/1939 | Normal training commenced |
| 9-10/9/1939 | Normal training. |
| 11/9/1939 | Nine surplus Officers posted to 53rd Training Regt. 100 surplus ORs posted to 54th Training Regt. |
| 12-14/9/1939 | Normal training. |
| 15/9/1939 | Remainder of surplus personnel, untrained, immature etc to 54th Training Regt. |
| 16/9/1939 | Second batch of Militia arrived and posted to 54th Training Regt |
| 17-30/9/1939 | Normal training. |
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October 1939 CO: Lt Col EGG Lillingston |
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| 1-18/12/1939 | Market Weighton. Further recces of the surrounding country. Regimental exercises and practice turnouts for home Defence role to which the Regt is now allotted. |
| 19/10/1939 | Five ORs posted to Cavalry of the Line and proceeded to join 3rd (Horsed) can Training Regt , Edinburgh. |
| 20/10/1939 | Normal training. |
| 25/10/1939 | Balaclava greetings are exchanged with 8th Hussars, 11th Hussars, 13/18th Hussars and 17/21st Lancers. |
| 26-28/10/1939 | Normal training. |
| 29/101939 | Regt ordered to stand to at 6 hours notice. All personnel recalled from leave. |
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November 1939 CO: Lt Col EGG Lillingston |
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| 1-3/11/1939 | Tidworth.Normal training. |
| 4/11/1939 | All transport and wheeled vehicles left Tidworth in convoy. Staged for the night at Northampton. |
| 5-6/11/1939 | All tanks and remaining personnel entrained at Tidworth on 3 trains.1615
– road convoy arrived Market Weighton, East Yorks. RHQ and A Sqn
accommodated in requisitioned buildings in Market Weighton. B & C
Sqns in requisitioned buildings at Dalton Hall. 5 Rail party arrived. All baggage and vehicles off-loaded and the Regt settled down in new quarters. |
| 7-26/11/1939 | Regt complete settling in and instructional rooms and workshops fitted out. Preliminary recce of the surrounding area. |
| 28/11/1939 | 1st Lt Armd Bde exercise. |
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December 1939 CO: Lt Col EGG Lillingston |
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| 1-10/12/1939 | Market Weighton. Further recces of the surrounding country. Regimental exercises and practice turnouts for home Defence role to which the Regt is now allotted. |
| 11/12/1939 | Sgt J Hewitt died as a result of an accident. |
| 23/12/1939 | Christmas messages received from Secretary of State, Bde Comdr, 3rd Hussars and 22nd Grp RAF. All personnel of the Regt granted 7 days Christmas furlough during this period. |
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