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Divisional Signals

2 NZ DIVISIONAL SIGNALS IN 1940

2 NZ DIVISIONAL SIGNALS IN 1940

Brief Details of Organisation and Appointments on Embarkation *
HQ 2 Divisional Signals Located at HQ NZ Division
Commanding Officer Lt-Col S. F. Allen
Second-in-Command Maj G. L. Agar
Adjutant Capt J. Vincent, DCM, MM, Croix de Guerre (Belg.)
Quartermaster Capt E. L. J. Marshall
Regimental Sergeant-Major WO I W. F. Stevenson
HQ No. 1 Company Located at HQ NZ Division
Company Commander Capt R. L. C. Grant
A Section Located at HQ NZ Division
Provided wireless communications between HQ NZ Division and infantry brigades.
Officer Commanding Capt A. E. Smith
Second-in-Command Lt C. A. Borman page 12
B Section Located at HQ NZ Division
Laid and maintained field cable between HQ NZ Division and infantry brigades, and between HQ NZA and field regiments.
Officer Commanding Lt R. Dasler
C Section Attached to Divisional Cavalry Regiment.
Provided and maintained wireless communications to HQ NZ Division and maintained regimental signal equipment.
Officer Commanding Lt D. M. McFarlane
D Section Located at HQ NZ Division.
Provided and operated Signal Office at HQ NZ Division. Also provided Despatch Rider Letter Service (DRLS) and Special Despatch Rider (SDR) service between HQ NZ Division and infantry brigades, and between HQ NZ Division and field regiments.
Officer Commanding Capt J. Feeney
Second-in-Command Lt C. R. Ambury
M Section Located at HQ NZ Division.
Technical Maintenance Section responsible for first-line maintenance of Division's signal equipment and first-line maintenance of Signals' vehicles at HQ NZ Division.
Appointment of Officer Commanding M Section vacant at time of embarkation as Technical Maintenance Officer, Lt H. W. Wilkinson, had embarked with Advance Party in December 1939; he resumed appointment of TMO on rejoining unit at Maadi in February 1940.
E, F and G Sections Attached to 4, 5, and 6 Field Regiments, respectively.
Provided line, wireless, and despatch-rider communications down to command posts of field batteries.
Officer Commanding E Section Lt N. G. Fletcher
Officer Commanding F Section Lt H. W. Robins
Officer Commanding G Section Lt A. S. D. Rose
H Section Attached to 7 Anti-Tank Regiment.
Provided wireless communications down to anti-tank batteries.
Officer Commanding Lt T. M. Patersonpage 13
J, K and L Sections Attached to HQ 4, 5, and 6 Infantry Brigades, respectively.
Provided line, wireless, and despatch-rider communications down to headquarters of infantry battalions.
Officer Commanding J Section Lt C. G. Pryor
Second-in-Command J Section 2 Lt A. G. Holms
Officer Commanding K Section Lt E. V. Fry
Second-in-Command K Section Lt A. S. Frame
Officer Commanding L Section Lt T. H. Jory
Second-in-Command L Section Lt N. W. Laugesen