The Archive · 1938

Motor Battalions

Motor battalions have been introduced, The first ones are the 2nd MBKRRC. and Ist MB. Rifle Brigade. They serve with the Mobile Division. The machine gun battalions- will be designated as such. All others will be infantry battalions. The depots will be machine gun depots and infantry depots. An antiaircraft corps of five divisions is in course of formation under the command of Lieut-Gen. A. T. Brooke. Lieut-Gen. MarshallCornwall is being moved from head of the Military Mission in Egypt to take Charge of anti-aircraft work at the War Office, where an A.A. Directorate has been formed under Maj.-Gen. L. B. HW. The commanders of the five A. A. Divisions are, in numerical L. D. Hickes, H. G. Marlin and A.

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