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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea46d9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ea46d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1946<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d39119a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d39119a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-784b350\" data-id=\"784b350\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508d4db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508d4db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Both Germany and Japan have capitulated; the 21 Army Group have become the British Army on the Rhine (BAOR) and is now re-rolled to an Army of Occupation.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The Regiment is now in the area around Kiel, N Germany keeping the peace and to limit infiltration by the Soviet Union, seeking to restrict their looting activities.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>With a great many of the Regiment\u2019s officers and men having been released for demobilization, it is difficult to know just how many of the original \u2018Yeomanry\u2019 men were still in the unit.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ac5556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ac5556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28633e\" data-id=\"f28633e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a355b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a355b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The following text has been taken from the War Diaries.\u00a0 <em>Italicised<\/em> text enclosed in &#8216;square&#8217; brackets &#8211; [<em>text<\/em>] &#8211; is usually text added by myself, for clarity and extra information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fa917f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fa917f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7777a\" data-id=\"1f7777a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8b4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e8b4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong><em><u>1946<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 5<sup>th<\/sup> January, the Regt came under command of 11<sup>th<\/sup> Armd Div.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 14<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, Lt SB Brown proceeded on operation &#8216;SCRAM&#8217; guarding ships on voyage to Russia.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 25<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, a Troop from 144 Bty proceeded to Rendsburg for COSD (<em>Combined Operations Stores Depot<\/em>) Guard.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 29<sup>th<\/sup> Jan, the Regt had a CRA&#8217;s Inspection.\u00a0 30 men of 251 Bty standing by as Russian boats go through lock.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 10<sup>th<\/sup> February, RHQ and Batteries moved to new locations at Pries [<em>this is north of Kiel and on the opposite bank of the Kieler Forde to Laboe<\/em>].<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On 10<sup>th<\/sup> March, the Regt came under command of 5 Gds Brigade.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The officers and men of the Regiment continued being released for Demob through the months of January, February and March<\/p><p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a025<sup>th<\/sup> March 1946 was the last entry in the War Diary, with no further monthly entries.\u00a0 What happened after this date is not known, plus I have no official date for when the Regt returned to Britain or disbanded.\u00a0\u00a0 Though in a document I have read, which claims to list the Chain of Command and their locations in Germany from 8<sup>th<\/sup> May 1945 onwards, it seems the Regiment and its four batteries went into suspended animation on 15<sup>th<\/sup> June 1946.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5fa06c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5fa06c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cedec38\" data-id=\"cedec38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8977399 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern 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M71.9,15.9L71.9,15.9L60,16c-0.2-3.7,1.5-5.7,4.9-6C70,9.6,72.4,14.2,71.9,15.9z M82.2,10c3.4,0.3,5,2.3,4.8,6H75.3C74,13,77.1,9.6,82.2,10zM101.9,15.9L101.9,15.9L90,16c-0.2-3.7,1.5-5.7,4.9-6C100,9.6,102.4,14.2,101.9,15.9z M112.1,10.1c2.7,0.5,4.3,2.5,4.9,5.9h-11.9l0,0C104.5,14.4,108,9.3,112.1,10.1z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19bd5f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19bd5f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-262348c\" data-id=\"262348c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1d0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca1d0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>The following paragraphs gives a little more information about the demise of the two batteries [250 and 252 Bty\u2019s] which had been cast aside, along with the remnants of the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt, after the merger of these two regiments in December 1944.\u00a0 The war was still very much active.\u00a0 But as they were no longer part of the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt their activities ceased to be recorded in the unit\u2019s War Diaries.\u00a0 Much of the following information has come from the history of the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt, plus data retrieved from the soldiers \u2018RA Tracer cards\u2019 which recorded their inter-postings to other RA units.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-880d03d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"880d03d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e502a5c\" data-id=\"e502a5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-337c631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"337c631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><em><u>1944<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It had been agreed that certain cross-postings of officers and OR&#8217;s would be carried out in order to preserve the \u2018Yeomen\u2019 in 250 and 252 Batteries, transferring them into 249 and 251 Bty\u2019s.\u00a0 Likewise, there were an equal number of men (who had recently joined the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt) transferring from 249 and 251 Bty\u2019s into the 250 and 252 Bty\u2019s.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On the 9<sup>th<\/sup> December 1944 the personnel of both the 250 and 252 Batteries left the area in TCV\u2019s [<em>Troop Carrying Vehicles<\/em>] for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Army area at Renaix, a Belgium city of East Flanders, about 180 km south west of Geldrop.\u00a0 The personnel of the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt (RHQ, 145 and 344 Bty\u2019s) left the area on the 10<sup>th<\/sup> December for the same location to which the 250 and 252 Batteries had been sent.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0To add to the confusion of the merger, the War Office had decreed that the two Argyll&#8217;s batteries [<em>moved from 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) into the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt<\/em>] be re-numbered to 250 Bty and 252 Bty.\u00a0 But the new 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt CO [Lt-Col Taylor] wished them to retain their identity, and therefore within the confines of the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Army they would remain to be called 144 (A&amp;SH) Bty, and 146 (A&amp;SH) Bty.\u00a0 However, the CO of the 91st (A&amp;SH) AT Regt [Lt-Col Tweedie] followed the War Office instructions, naming the two incoming batteries from the Oxfordshire Yeomanry, to 144 (Oxford Hussars) Bty and 146 (Oxford Hussars) Bty, instead of keeping their original titles of 250 Bty and 252 Bty, almost removing their previous identity.<\/p><p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The detail of the next four paragraphs is a summary of a few pages taken from a book about the \u201c5 Argylls\u201d [the Battalion from which the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt had been formed in November 1941].\u00a0 In September 1939, the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Bn of the Argyll &amp; Southerland Highlanders (also known as Princess Louise\u2019s from 1881) had gone off with the BEF in France and Belgium, then rescued at Dunkirk in June 1940 \u2013 a unit not unsimilar to the QOOH, with its proud military history and traditions.\u00a0 The copied pages had been sent to me by their Regimental Museum.<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The 91<sup>st<\/sup> AT Regt arrived on the night of the 10<sup>th<\/sup> December coming under command of HQ 13 Garrison, Renaix.\u00a0 Everyone was lodged in private billets, but there was nothing to do.\u00a0 Some went to visit nearby scenes of the 1914-18 War.\u00a0 This phase of involuntary idleness was brought to a sudden end by the German offensive in the Ardennes, which opened up on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> December.\u00a0 Within 48 hours the Germans had deployed nineteen divisions and advanced 30-40 miles.\u00a0 Adjustments on the British side were made, 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> US Armies, located on the north side of the \u2018Bulge\u2019, came under command of 21 Army Group [21AG], and 30 Corps formed a stop-line on the River Meuse.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It was a case of every man to the front, and on 20<sup>th<\/sup> December 91<sup>st<\/sup> AT Regt came under command of 29 Armd Bde, and were ordered immediately to draw thirty-two 17pdrs and Quads.\u00a0 On the 21<sup>st<\/sup>, parties from all four batteries went to fetch this equipment while an advance party left for the area of Braine L\u2019Alleud, south of Brussels near the field of Waterloo.\u00a0 The guns did not arrive until 15.00hrs on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, and a furious burst of energy was spent preparing them for action \u2013 marine jelly cleaned off, sights tested, etc.\u00a0 There were not sufficient guns for all the available men, with 300 remaining at Avelghem.\u00a0 The hastily re-organised Regiment moved off at 10.00 on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> and reached Briane L\u2019Alleud early afternoon, now under command of 53<sup>rd<\/sup> Welsh Div.\u00a0 The 24<sup>th<\/sup> was spent carrying out recces about the field of Waterloo, but in the evening, plans were changed and only 344 (A&amp;SH) and 146 (252 OY) Batteries continued to dig their gun-pits.\u00a0 The CO (Lt-Col Tweedie) with the BC\u2019s of 145 (A&amp;SH) and 144 (250 OY) Batteries went off on Christmas morning to look at fresh areas.\u00a0 All men were assembled for Christmas dinner in Breina L\u2019Alleud.\u00a0 On 27<sup>th<\/sup> December two batteries moved to new locations; 144 (250 OY) Bty to Chapelle St Lambert, just across the River Lasne;\u00a0 145 (A&amp;SH) Bty went considerably further north-east to Huldenburg.\u00a0 Both batteries remained in these positions until the New Year.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On New Year\u2019s Eve, the Regt, less 344 (A&amp;SH) Bty, was placed under command of 30 Corps and moved on 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 1945 to Fosse, between Charleroi and Namur.\u00a0 344 Bty went to 6<sup>th<\/sup> Airborne Div.\u00a0 This Airborne formation had hurriedly arrived from England on Boxing Day and took over from 43 Div in the area of Juit, north of Namur.\u00a0 The whole of the enemy\u2019s armour had been drawn off in an unsuccessful attempt to overwhelm the American 101<sup>st<\/sup> Airborne Div at Bastogne, leaving the northern perimeter of the \u2018Bulge\u2019 to just infantry and the impetus had dwindled away.\u00a0 On the morning of 31<sup>st<\/sup> December 1944, 344 Bty left the Waterloo area for their new location at Givet on the Meuse, their task was to defend the bridge over the river.\u00a0 They were joined on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> January 1945 by 144 (250 OY) Bty which also came under command of 6 Airborne, and in heavy snow took up positions at Bouvignes.\u00a0 On the 4<sup>th<\/sup> January counter-attacks on the \u2018Bulge\u2019 began;\u00a0 the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Airborne cleared the Panzer Lehr Div out of Bure;\u00a0 the 53<sup>rd<\/sup> Div, to their north, pushed the 116 Panzer Div back 2 miles.\u00a0 On the 6<sup>th<\/sup> January the whole Regiment was placed under command of 6<sup>th<\/sup> Airborne Div, and the 2 remaining batteries moved south from Fosse;\u00a0 145 (A&amp;SH) supported 5 Para Bde at Eprave and Buissonville;\u00a0 146 (252 OY) supported 3 Para Bde at Aye.\u00a0 The heavy snow continued to fall, and in these miserable conditions further moves had to be made on the 8<sup>th<\/sup> January in order to tighten up the Divisional anti-tank layout, and again on the 9<sup>th<\/sup>, when the whole Regiment side-stepped to the north-west to conform with other units in the Marche area.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0By the 10<sup>th<\/sup> January, the role of the Regiment in the Ardennes battle was concluded, and on the 11<sup>th<\/sup> all batteries concentrated to the RHQ\u2019s location.\u00a0 Now that the Germans were in retreat the final disbandment, so abruptly postponed, was once more in sight.\u00a0 On the 13<sup>th<\/sup> January the guns and vehicles were sent back to Antwerp and Brussels, and the Regiment returned to Avelghem.\u00a0 Within 48 hours postings out had begun.\u00a0 By the 30<sup>th<\/sup> January, there was no-one left but the CO, the Adjutant, and a rear-party of 16 men \u2013 and on that day they too departed.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong><em>Many thanks to the Argylls Regimental Museum.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The final part of this story is what happened to the men (of 250 and 252 Btys) next, after returning to Renaix, Belgium.\u00a0 Most of these men had been sent to one or more of the numerous RHU\u2019s [<em>Reinforcement Handling Unit<\/em>] scattered around NW Europe.\u00a0 Following this, a number of them had been drafted to other theatres of war &#8211; India; Burma; Italy; the Middle East; Greece; South East Asia; and Libya.\u00a0 A further tranche was posted into the Airborne forces &#8211; Norway; Palestine; India; and NW Europe Airborne units.\u00a0 The remainder went to other Artillery units in NW Europe.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4641192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4641192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9088487\" data-id=\"9088487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb7ac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb7ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Please also look at the further pages which depict :<\/span>&#8211;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1939<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>1940<\/strong>;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1941<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>1942<\/strong>;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1943<\/strong>;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1944<\/strong>;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1945<\/strong>;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>1946<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The <strong>1944<\/strong> page also details the merger with the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In the <strong>1946<\/strong> page can be found more information as to what happened to 250 and 252 Bty\u2019s post the merger.\u00a0 There is also a list of the Commanding Officers of the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0One part of the Regiment\u2019s history in WW2, covering the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp and its liberation, involving <strong>249 Bty, 63rd A\/Tank Regt, RA,<\/strong> has been covered more fully on the pages of the QOOH\/OY website &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qooh.org.uk\/?page_id=1607\">Liberation of Belsen \u2013 qooh.org.uk<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong><u>Commanding Officers of the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> (OY) Anti-Tank Regt RA TA<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Over the nearly 8 years of the Regiment&#8217;s life there had been 8 Commanding Officers.\u00a0 Below is a list of these Officers, who they were and where they had served before and after their term in office in the Regiment (when known).<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col Anthony John Muirhead, <\/strong><strong>MC &amp; Bar, TD, MP<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>September 1939 to 29 October 1939<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 4\/11\/1890\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Died: 29\/10\/1939\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service No: 33938<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Served with QOOH in WW1, reaching the rank of Capt, being awarded the Military Cross in 1917 and a Bar while serving as Brigade Major of the 119<sup>th<\/sup> Infantry Brigade at Armenti\u00e8res in the closing days of the war in 1918.\u00a0 He was promoted to Brevet Major in 1919.\u00a0 In 1924 he transferred to the 100th (Worcestershire and Oxfordshire Yeomanry) Field Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (TA) and was granted the full rank of Major.\u00a0 In 1933 he was promoted Brevet Lt-Col.\u00a0 In 1936 he was promoted to full Lt-Col commanding the Brigade.\u00a0 In November 1938, the 100th (Worcester and Oxford Yeomanry) Field Brigade, RFA (TA) became the 53rd (Worcester and Oxford Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, RA and appointed their Commanding Officer.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He was elected at the 1929 general election as MP (Member of Parliament) for Wells in Somerset, and held the seat until his death in 1939, aged 48.\u00a0 In the National Government of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, he held ministerial office as Under-Secretary of State for Air from 1937 to 1938, and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for India and Burma from 1938 to 1939.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Muirhead committed suicide in 1939, purportedly out of fear that his leg injury would prevent him from seeing active service during the Second World War.<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col Alan Threave Coltart, MC<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>December 1939 to April 1940<\/strong> (?)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 15\/6\/1890\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Died: 11\/2\/1972\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service No: 58583(?)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He had a distinguished career in WW1; served as a Sgt (No: 6024) in 5<sup>th<\/sup> Scottish Rifles in 1914, serving in France and Belgium.\u00a0 Then commissioned as 2\/Lt in 2\/7<sup>th<\/sup> Scottish Rifles on 10\/6\/1915.\u00a0 Mentioned-in-Despatches on 16\/1\/1918.\u00a0 Relinquished the appointment of Bde Major in the Cameronians on 12\/6\/1939.\u00a0 On joining the Royal Artillery on 15\/6\/1939, promoted Lt-Col from Major.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Military Cross [MC] on 24\/8\/1918.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded a clasp for \u2018Kurdistan\u2019 to his General Service Medal on 1\/9\/1925 (Capt in 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Cameronians [Scottish rifles] at this time).<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sir John Thomson found few words to described him &#8211; <em>&#8220;He was an efficient and pleasant person to work with, but rather shy and retiring&#8221;.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col MacDonald<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>20 April 1940<\/strong> (?) <strong>to 9 September 1940<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Died:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Service No:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I was at a loss to find on the internet anymore about this officers activities, of where he had served before and after his short term with the Regiment.\u00a0 What had been written in the <em>Yeomanry Memories<\/em> book about him was not very complimentary, and generally unliked.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sir John Thomson, in his memoirs in the <em>Yeomanry Memories<\/em> book, had the following to say about Lt-Col MacDonald<em> &#8211; &#8220;As recorded, was &#8216;prickly&#8217;, eccentric and unpopular with all ranks.\u00a0 None of us could get on with him.\u00a0 The \u2018Authorities\u2019 &#8211; thought it was our fault &#8211; so sent us an efficient Regular, Capt Rowland Symonds, to serve as his adjutant and to report to them.\u00a0 As a result of his assessment, MacDonald was posted away to 88 Fd Regt RA in September 1940.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col Arthur Charles Brooke, DSO<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>18 September 1940 to 28 July 1941<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 26\/9\/1886\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Died: 27\/4\/1954\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service No:<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Fought in WWI where he was Mentioned in Despatches 3 times.\u00a0 Recorded as Lieutenant in Oct 1912.\u00a0 Recorded as Captain in Oct 1916 and Oct 1917.\u00a0 Recorded as Major in Oct 1918 and July 1922.\u00a0 Gained the rank of Brevet Lt-Col.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) on 28\/8\/1917.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Chevalier, Ordre National de la L\u00e9gion d&#8217;honneur.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sir John Thomson had the following to say about Lt-Col Arthur Brooke, DSO<em> &#8211; &#8220;A Senior Gunner, succeeded MacDonald.\u00a0 He was much liked and respected by us all and was an efficient and knowledgeable Gunner, whose departure was greatly regretted<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col John Anthony Edwards Hirst, CBE, DSO<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>29 July 1941 to 7 April 1942<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 13\/12\/1898\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Died: 10\/10\/1958\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Service No: 15152<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Selected for appointment as GSO I [<em>General Staff Officer (Gde 1)<\/em>], HQ Nigerian Division retaining his T\/Rank (T\/Lt-Col) on 7<sup>th<\/sup> April 1942.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Promoted from Major (W\/Subs Lt-Col) to Lt-Col on 15<sup>th<\/sup> June 1945.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the DSO on 28<sup>th<\/sup> June 1945 whilst serving in Burma as Lt-Col with HQ\u2019s 20<sup>th<\/sup> Indian Div.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the CBE on 6<sup>th<\/sup> June 1946 whilst serving in Burma as T\/Brigadier.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Received the General Service Medal (with clasp Sth E Asia 1945-6) on 16<sup>th<\/sup> October 1948 as CRA, T\/Brigadier with HQ RA 20<sup>th<\/sup> India Div.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sir John Thomson had the following comments about Lt-Col JAE Hirst, DSO \u2013 \u201c<em>Succeeded in August 1941, and we could not have had a better CO.\u00a0 He was with us until April 1942 when he was appointed GI of the Nigerian Division, and proceeded to a successful career for the rest of his service.\u00a0 I took over from him, having learned a lot through having been his Second-in-Command.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Lt Col Sir John Thomson, KBE, TD, LL (1963-80)<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>9 April 1942 to 7 December 1944<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 3\/4\/1908\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Died: 2\/1\/1998\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service No: 38929<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Commissioned 2\/Lt on 10\/12\/1927 into 100<sup>th<\/sup> (Worcs &amp; Oxf Yeo) Fd Bde RA TA.\u00a0 Lt in 399 (Oxford) Bty, 100<sup>th<\/sup> (Worcs &amp; Oxf Yeo) Fd Bde RA TA.\u00a0 Captain in 53<sup>rd<\/sup> (Worcs &amp; Oxf Yeo) RA TA. \u00a0Bty Cmdr, 249 Bty, 63<sup>rd<\/sup> (Oxf Yeo) AT Regt RA in Sept 1939.\u00a0 Apptd 2i\/c 63<sup>rd<\/sup> (Oxf Yeo) AT Regt RA on 1\/10\/1941.\u00a0 Promoted A\/Lt-Col on 9\/4\/1942, relinquished appt 2i\/c and assumed command of 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt.\u00a0 Promoted T\/Lt-Col on 9\/7\/1942.\u00a0 Lost command of the 63<sup>rd<\/sup> AT Regt RA on 7\/12\/1944, due to the merger with the 91<sup>st<\/sup> (A&amp;SH) AT Regt RA.\u00a0 Left the Regt to join 21<sup>st<\/sup> AT Regt RA as 2i\/c.\u00a0 Left 21<sup>st<\/sup> AT Regt on 7\/5\/1945 to command 71<sup>st<\/sup> AT Regt RA at Hamburg.\u00a0 Left Germany on 29\/9\/1945 for Demobilization.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Territorial Efficiency Decoration (TD) in April 1944.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Appointed to Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (LL) on 28\/5\/1963 (to 2\/1\/1980)<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) on 31\/12\/1971<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col Richard Ian Griffith (<em>Dick<\/em>) Taylor, DSO, MC<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>10 December 1944 to 27 September 1945<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 5\/6\/1911\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Died: 20\/8\/1984\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Service No: 57261<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Recorded as Lt, Northumberland Hussars in Nov 1939.\u00a0 Recorded as Lt, RA TA in Oct 1940.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Distinguished Service Order [DSO] (for services in Middle East) on 15\/10\/1942, as Captain (T\/Maj) in the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) at Wark-on-Tyne, Northumberland.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Military Cross [MC] (for services in N W Europe) on 21\/12\/1944, as Captain (T\/Maj) DSO in the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Wooler, Northumberland.<\/p><p><strong>Lt-Col Gerald Vigors De Courcy O&#8217;Grady, MC<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>27 September 1945 to 1946<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Born: 5\/9\/1912\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Died: 7\/6\/1993\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Service No: 53621<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Recorded as 2\/Lt RA in Nov 1932.\u00a0 Recorded as Lt RA in Nov 1939.\u00a0 Promoted Captain on 1\/9\/1940.\u00a0 Recorded as Captain RA in Oct 1940, Oct 1941, Oct 1942, Oct 1943, Oct 1944.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Awarded the Military Cross [MC] (for services in N W Europe) on 11\/10\/1945, as T\/Maj in the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Northampton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eac3192 elementor-section-boxed 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