Brief Details of Organisation and Appointments on Embarkation
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HQ 2 Divisional Signals |
Located at HQ NZ Division |
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Commanding Officer |
Lt-Col S. F. Allen
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Second-in-Command |
Maj G. L. Agar
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Adjutant |
Capt J. Vincent, DCM, MM,
Croix de Guerre (Belg.) |
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Quartermaster |
Capt E. L. J. Marshall
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Regimental Sergeant-Major |
WO I W. F. Stevenson |
HQ No. 1 Company |
Located at HQ NZ Division |
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Company Commander |
Capt R. L. C. Grant |
A Section |
Located at HQ NZ Division |
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Provided wireless communications between
HQ NZ Division and infantry brigades. |
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Officer Commanding |
Capt A. E. Smith |
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Second-in-Command |
Lt C. A. Borman
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B Section |
Located at HQ NZ Division |
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Laid and maintained field cable between HQ
NZ Division and infantry brigades, and between HQ NZA and field regiments. |
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Officer Commanding |
Lt R. Dasler |
C Section |
Attached to Divisional Cavalry Regiment. |
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Provided and maintained wireless communications to HQ NZ Division and maintained
regimental signal equipment. |
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Officer Commanding |
Lt D. M. McFarlane |
D Section |
Located at HQ NZ Division. |
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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. |
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Officer Commanding |
Capt J. Feeney
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Second-in-Command |
Lt C. R. Ambury |
M Section |
Located at HQ NZ Division. |
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Technical Maintenance Section responsible
for first-line maintenance of Division's signal
equipment and first-line maintenance of Signals' vehicles at HQ NZ Division. |
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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. |
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E, F and G Sections |
Attached to 4, 5, and 6 Field Regiments,
respectively. |
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Provided line, wireless, and despatch-rider
communications down to command posts of
field batteries. |
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Officer Commanding E Section |
Lt N. G. Fletcher |
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Officer Commanding F Section |
Lt H. W. Robins |
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Officer Commanding G Section |
Lt A. S. D. Rose |
H Section |
Attached to 7 Anti-Tank Regiment. |
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Provided wireless communications down to
anti-tank batteries. |
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Officer Commanding |
Lt T. M. Patersonpage 13 |
J, K and L Sections |
Attached to HQ 4, 5, and 6 Infantry Brigades, respectively. |
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Provided line, wireless, and despatch-rider
communications down to headquarters of
infantry battalions. |
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Officer Commanding J Section |
Lt C. G. Pryor† |
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Second-in-Command J Section |
2 Lt A. G. Holms |
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Officer Commanding K Section |
Lt E. V. Fry |
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Second-in-Command K Section |
Lt A. S. Frame |
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Officer Commanding L Section |
Lt T. H. Jory |
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Second-in-Command L Section |
Lt N. W. Laugesen |