030-8A XXX Corps HQ CSO

030 – 8th Army XXX Corps HQ CSO Jan 2020 (Black Bases)

XXX Corps

Lieutenant General Oliver Leese

Comd in staff car (S3, Ld)

• XXX Corps Defence Squadron

  • ??? MMG (S1, Reg, Lad)

• C Squadron, 4th/6th South African Armoured Car Regiment

  • Marmon Herrington (R1, Vet, Lad)

• 7th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

  •  Matador FAT + 5.5″  gun (s3, Vet, MaLd)
    

• 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery

  • Matador FAT + 5.5″  gun (s3, Vet, MaLd)
    

• 69th (Caernarvon & Denbigh Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA

  •  Matador FAT + 5.5″  gun (s3, Vet, MaLd)

• 66th Mortar Company, Royal Engineers – 4.2″ Mortar (S1, Vet, MaLd) – (two sections detached to 9th Australian Division. Fired only HE during the campaign but trained for chemical warfare)

• 11th Field Company, South African Engineers

  • 1 Sapper (E1, Reg, MaLd)

• 13th Field Company, South African Engineers

  • 1 Sapper (E1, Reg, MaLd)

• 22nd Field Park Company, South African Engineers

  • Low Loader (L3), D7 bulldozer (L3)

• XXX Corps Signals

  • Signals truck (C3, Reg, Ld)

  • 46th Royal Tank Regiment

    • Valentine II Tank (C3, Reg, LaHd) (Det briefly to 9 Aus)
      

  • 50th Royal Tank Regiment (detached to 51st Highland Division)

    • Valentine II Tank (C3, Reg, LaHd)

  • 121st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (Used as close support for the Valentine regiments)

    • Bishop self-propelled 25pdr (S3, Reg, Mad)

  • 168th Battery, 56th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

    • Morris FAT + 40mm Bofors AA (s1, Vet, Lad) (or portee)