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Order of Battle GHQ Liaison Regiment

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January 18th, 2024
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January 19th, 2024
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Commanders
Commander James Macgregor “Fairy” Fairweather
Commander James Macgregor "Fairy" Fairweather
November 1940 – May 28th, 1940
Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick ‘Hoppy’ Hopkinson
Lieutenant-Colonel George Frederick 'Hoppy' Hopkinson
May 28th, 1940
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Henry ‘Sandy’ McIntosh
Order of Battle
November 1939
  • No. 3 British Air Mission
Phantom

Phantom

  • No. 3 British Air Mission
  • Mission Headquarters with George Frederick “Hoppy” Hopkinson, a G.S.O.2, a G.S.O.3, and a subaltern administrative officer.
  • Reconnaissance Squadron, led by Captain J. A. Warre
    • Two Troops of Guy Armoured Scout Cars equipped with No. 11 wireless sets
    • Motorcycle platoon of skilled motorcyclists from the Queen Victoria Rifles, commanded by Second-Lieutenant J. A. T. Morgan.
  • Intelligence Section, led by Captain J. S. Ceilings, comprising six subalterns and six junior N.C.O.s, all fluent in French and mounted on motorcycles.
  • Wireless Section with two No. 9 and two No. 11 sets, operated by Royal Corps of Signals personnel.
June 1940, General Headquarters Home Forces

No. 1 GHQ Reconnaissance Unit (48 officers and 407 other ranks)

  • Headquarters
  • Scout Car Squadron
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
  • Scout Car Squadron
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
  • Scout Car Squadron
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
    • Scout Car Patrol. A Daimler “Dingo” Armoured Scout Car, a 15cwt Truck, and four motorcycles.
  • Pigeon loft
  • Light Aid Detachment.
January 1941, Reconnaissance Corps

GHQ Liaison Regiment