SURVEY REGIMENT The reference for the Survey Regiment RA is WE III/13/8 with an effective date of 23rd November 1943. PERSONNEL Lieutenant Colonel, Officer Commanding Major, Second in Command 2 X Major, Battery Commanders Captain, Adjutant 9 X Captain 15 X subaltern Quartermaster Regimental Serjeant Major Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant 2 X Battery Serjeant Major 2 X battery quartermaster serjeant 4 X signalling serjeant 3 X serjeant 5 X lance serjeant 21 X bombardier 26 lance bombardier 224 gunners Total 580 Plus attached Medical Officer RAMC staff serjeant armament artificer (wireless)REME staff serjeant armament artificer (field instruments) REME corporal telecommunications mechanic REME 2 X telecommunications mechanic REME serjeant instrument mechanic REME instrument mechanic REME serjeant armourer REME 3 X officers mess cooks ACC 2 X corporal cook ACC 14 X cook ACC Total 608 Tradesmen serjeant clerk, RA clerks section 4 X clerk 2 X carpenter and joiner 38 X driver operator 2 X equipment repairer 3 X technical storeman 12 X vehicle mechanics 27 X serjeant surveyor 14 X lance serjeant surveyor 18 X bombardier surveyor 30 X lance bombardier surveyor 136 gunner surveyor Non tradesmen 9 X batman 22 X batman driver butchery dutyman 90 X driver IC 34 X gunner, line and wireless operator 10 X lmg numbers medical officers orderly 28 X motor cycle orderly sanitary dutyman 39 X signaller 8 X storeman 7 X water dutyman Total vehicles. 45 X motorcycle 39 X jeep 3 X car 4 X 4 Heavy Utility 9 X 15cwt truck GS 2 X 15cwt truck GS wireless link 8 X 15cwt truck office 19 X 15cwt truck personnel 28 X 15cwt truck FFW 2 X 15cwt fitted for recorders 3 X 15cwt truck water 8 X 15cwt 4 X 4 personnel 27 X lorry 3ton 4 X 4 1 X 3ton Machinery Z 23 X trailer 10cwt 7 X trailer 15cwt 4 X travelling platform for 20mm gun Plus RAF meteorologists Subaltern 3 X NCO 2 X aircraftman This organisation applied to 4 Survey Regiment normally attached to XXX Corp 7 Survey Regiment normally attached to XII Corp 9 Survey Regiment normally attached to I Corp 10 Survey Regiment normally attached to VIII Corp Organisation Regimental Headquarters Commanding Officers Group 4 seater car 4 X 4 Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer, batman, driver IC Motorcycle 1 orderly Car 5cwt 4 X 4 1 Subaltern, batman driver 15cwt truck personnel Major Second in Command, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set Motorcycle Orderly Car 5cwt 4 X 4 2 Medical Officer, batman driver Car 5cwt 4 X 4 3 Survey Officer, battery surveyor. 15cwt truck FFW 1 Adjutant, serjeant clerk, signaller, batman driver Carries Wireless set Motorcycle 3 adjutants orderly Motorcycle 4 Regimental Serjeant Major 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 1 2 X clerks, sanitary dutyman, batman, driver IC Carries office stores Carries 2 X Bren lmg 15wt truck FFW 2 3 X signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set No22 15cwt truck GS serjeant, 2 X lmg numbers, driver IC Carries 2 X bren lmg for local defence Tows a travelling platform for 20mm gun 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 medical officers orderly, driver IC Carries medical stores 3ton 4 X 4 GS 3 technical storeman, vehicle mechanic, 2 X lmg numbers, serjeant armourer, driver IC Carries technical stores Carries a Bren lmg Tows a travelling platform for 20mm guns 3ton 6 X 4 Machinery type Z armament artificer (wireless) REME, telecommunications mechanic REME, [/list] armament artificer(instruments) REME, 2 X instrument mechanics REME, [/list] driver IC. [/list] Where a 6 X 4 lorry is not available a 4 X 4 lorry may be issued instead. [/list] 15cwt truck personnel Quartermaster, Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant, batman driver 15cwt truck water driver IC (trained in water duties) 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 4 butchery dutyman, 3 X cook, driver IC [/list] Carries cooking sets and stores Carries a PIAT 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 5 storeman, driver IC Carries petrol Headquarters troop 5cwt car 4 X 4 1 Captain, serjeant surveyor, driver IC Tows 10cwt trailer [/list] Motorcycle 1 [/list] Orderly [/list] 15cwt truck 4 X 4 personnel signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries a Wireless set 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 2 [/list] orderly [/list] 5cwt car 4 X 4 3 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 5 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 6 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 3 [/list] orderly [/list] 5cwt car 4 X 4 7 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 8 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 9 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 15cwt truck personnel 1 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC 15cwt truck personnel 2 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC 15cwt truck GS 1 driver IC Carries cable layer and cable reels. 15cwt truck GS 2 driver IC Carries cable layer and cable reels 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 1 batman, water dutyman, 2 X cook, driver IC Carries cooking sets and Q stores Carries a Bren lmg and a PIAT Tows water trailer 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 vehicle mechanic, storeman, driver IC Carries tools and technical stores Battery X 2 Car 4seater 4 X 4 Major (battery commander), batman driver Motorcycle orderly Motorcycle orderly 5cwt 4 X 4 1 Captain, batman driver 15cwt truck office clerk, surveyor, driver IC 15cwt truck FFW 2 X signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set 15cwt truck GS 3 X lmg number, driver IC Carries Bren lmg Tows a travelling platform for 20mm gun Motorcycle 3 Battery Serjeant Major Motorcycle 4 vehicle mechanic 3ton 4 X 4 GS 1 battery quartermaster serjeant, corporal cook, driver IC Carries quartermaster stores 3ton 4 X 4 GS 2 serjeant, surveyor, technical storeman, carpenter and joiner, equipment repairer, vehicle mechanic, driver IC Carries vehicle mechanics tools and MT stores Carries 2 X Bren lmg and a PIAT 15cwt truck water driver IC (trained in water duties) 6 X cook are carried in troop transport The Observation Troop Car 5cwt 4 X 4 1 Captain, serjeant surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 1 orderly 15cwt 4 X 4 personnel Subaltern, driver IC Motorcycle 2 orderly 15cwt truck FFW 1 serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator Carries wireless set 15cwt truck personnel 1 5 X surveyor, gunner signaller, driver IC Carries a cable layer 15cwt truck FFW 2 serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set 15cwt truck personnel 2 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Carries cable layer 15cwt truck FFW 3 serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator Carries wireless set 15cwt truck personnel 3 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Carries cable layer 15cwt truck FFW 4 serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set 15cwt truck personnel 4 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Carries cable layer Motorcycle 3 signalling serjeant Car 5cwt 4 X 4 Subaltern, serjeant surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 4 [/list] orderly 15cwt truck, office 4 X surveyor, driver IC Carries Office stores Carries a Bren lmg 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 1 5 X surveyor, driver IC Carries technical plotting stores 15cwt truck FFW 5 2 X signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries 2 X wireless sets (one is a ground station). Motorcycle 5 [/list] vehicle mechanic 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 batman, 2 X cook (from battery HQ), water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking sets and rations Carries a Bren lmg and a PIAT Tows water trailer. 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 3 storeman, driver IC Carries MT stores Sound Ranging Troop Car 5cwt 4 X 4 1 Captain, serjeant surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 1 Orderly 15cwt truck 4 X 4 personnel Subaltern, serjeant surveyor, driver IC Motorcycle 2 orderly Motorcycle 3 surveyor 15cwt truck FFW 1 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for the advanced post party 15cwt truck FFW 2 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for the advanced post party 15cwt truck FFW 3 surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for radio link 15cwt truck FFW 4 surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for radio link 15cwt truck FFW 5 surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for radio link 15cwt truck FFW 6 surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for radio link 15cwt truck FFW 7 surveyor, signaller, gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC This was for radio link Motorcycle 4 signalling serjeant 15cwt truck GS signaller, 2 X gunner (operator line and wireless), driver IC 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 Subaltern, batman driver Motorcycle 5 [/list] orderly 15cwt truck GS 2 X signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries a Wireless set This vehicle for radio link. 15cwt truck FFW 3 X surveyor, signaller, driver IC Carries wireless set for the recorders. 15cwt truck office 1 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC Carries office stores 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 1 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC Carries a Bren lmg 15cwt truck personnel 1 4 X surveyor, driver IC Carries cable layer Carries a PIAT 15cwt truck personnel 2 4 X surveyor, driver IC 15cwt truck office 2 [/list] Flight Lieutenant RAF, corporal RAF, leading aircraftman RAF, driver IC [/list] For the meteorological section 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 batman, 2 X cook (from battery HQ), water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking sets and rations Carries 2 X Bren lmg Tows water trailer 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 3 storeman, telecommunications mechanic REME, driver IC Carries MT stores Motorcycle 6 vehicle mechanic Survey Troop Car 5cwt 4 X 4 1 [/list] Captain, serjeant surveyor, driver IC [/list] Tows a 10cwt trailer [/list] Motorcycle 1 [/list] orderly [/list] [/list] 15cwt 4 X 4 personnel signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries a Wireless set 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 2 [/list] orderly [/list] 5cwt car 4 X 4 3 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 5 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 6 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver Motorcycle 3 [/list] orderly [/list] 5cwt car 4 X 4 7 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 8 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 5cwt car 4 X 4 9 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer 15cwt truck personnel 1 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, batman driver 15cwt truck personnel 2 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC Carries a Bren lmg 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 1 batman, 2 X cook (from battery HQ), water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking sets and rations Carries a Bren lmg Tows water trailer. 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS storeman, driver IC Carries Quartermaster and Technical Stores Carries a PIAT Motorcycle 4 [/list] vehicle mechanic [/list] LAD REME LAD1 car 4 seater 4 X 2 WO II armament artificer, serjeant vehicle mechanic * Motorcycle [/list] storeman [/list] LAD2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 stores storeman, 2 X vehicle mechanic, driver mechanic LAD3 3ton lorry 4 X 4 electrician, welder, 2 X vehicle mechanic, driver mechanic LAD4 3ton lorry 6 X 4 Breakdown Vehicle mechanic, driver mechanic
Organisation for Manoeuvre and Deployment. The Regimental Headquarters Party This contained those elements required to establish a command post close to Corp headquarters. Having received orders from the Corp Commander Royal Artillery the Commanding Officer would make his plans to be implemented by the adjutant. The Second in Command and his group would establish an administrative headquarters at a convenient and central point. The survey officer would arrange for a survey to be carried out in order to calibrate all the sub units. Z 4 seater car 4 X 4 Commanding Officer, subaltern, driver IC S2 15cwt truck FFW Royal Signals driver operator, operator Carries 2 X Wireless set no19. MC1 Motorcycle commanding officers orderly. Z2 15cwt truck FFW Second in Command, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set No22 MC2 motorcycle second in commands orderly * Motorcycle Royal Signals despatch rider S3 15cwt truck FFW Royal Signals corporal operator, 2 X operator, driver mechanic Carries 2 X Wireless set no19. SUR1 5cwt car 4 X 4 Survey Officer, battery surveyor. Note: Surveyor was the basic trade for other ranks in the Survey Regiment. Battery surveyor was a trade throughout the Royal Artillery and they were concerned with basic surveying. Some non tradesmen were gunners, the basic rank in the Royal Artillery. Note also that the Royal Signals section was fully integrated with the regimental headquarters and provided communication within the headquarters and down to batteries. The basic rank in the Royal Signals was a signalman even if he was not directly concerned with signalling. The regimental signals were Royal Artillery personnel and were correctly termed signallers to distinguish them from signalmen The Adjutants Party The adjutant was responsible for deploying the regiment in accordance with the Commanding Officers orders and standing orders. This group need not be located near Corps headquarters but had close communications with it. The three 15cwts formed a command post which was always manned by the adjutant or the signal officer. A1 15cwt truck Adjutant, serjeant clerk, signaller, batman driver MC3 Motorcycle adjutants orderly S1 15cwt truck FFW Royal Signals Signal Officer, batman driver S4 15cwt truck FFW Royal Signals corporal operator, 2 X operator, driver mechanic Carried Wireless sets No 19 and No 19 HP * Motorcycle Royal Signals signal serjeant * Motorcycle Royal Signals despatch rider * Motorcycle Royal Signals signal linesman The Regimental Headquarters group This was responsible for the administration of the regiment. It would normally be kept to the rear. MC4 Motorcycle Regimental Serjeant Major A2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 X clerks, sanitary dutyman, batman, driver IC A3 5cwt car 4 X 4 Medical Officer, batman driver A4 15cwt truck medical officers orderly, driver IC Carries medical stores. A5 15wt truck FFW 3 X signaller, 2 X driver operator A6 15cwt truck Serjeant, 2 X lmg numbers, driver IC Carries 2 X bren lmg for local defence S5 5cwt car 4 X 4 Royal Signals corporal linesman, 2 X linesman, driver IC Tows 10cwt trailer S6 3ton lorry 4 X 4 Signal Office Royal Signals 2 X corporal operators, 4 X operators, 2 X linesman, driver IC S7 3ton lorry 4 X 4 Royal Signals corporal electrician, instrument mechanic, operator, cook ACC, driver mechanic S8 15cwt truck Royal Signals 3 X lineman Carries a cable layer * Motorcycle Royal Signals despatch rider * Motorcycle Royal Signals [/list] signal electrician [/list] * Motorcycle Royal Signals [/list] despatch rider [/list] The B Echelon This provided supply and maintenance for the regiment. Q1 15cwt truck Quartermaster, Regimental Quartermaster Serjeant, batman driver Q2 15cwt truck water Water dutyman, driver IC Q3 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS technical storeman, vehicle mechanic, serjeant armourer REME, 2 X lmg numbers,driver IC Carries 2 X bren guns for local defence. Q4 3ton lorry 4 X 4 Machinery Z REME armament artificer (wireless), telecommunications mechanic, armament artificer (instrument) 2 X instrument mechanic, driver IC [/list] Q5 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS butchery dutyman, 3 X cook, driver IC [/list] Carries cooking sets and stores Q6 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS storeman, driver IC Carries Quartermaster stores. Note that there were defence teams at regimental headquarters and with the B echelon. These normally had two Bren guns for antiaircraft defence. They could also be used for ground defence. The same vehicle usually carried a PIAT. Headquarters Observation troop This troop was for use in ranging friendly artillery air bursts rather than observing enemy fire, which was the task of the survey batteries. Normally one observation section would be deployed to each forward division. Its communications were to the Corp Counter Battery Officer. Headquarters RX 5cwt car 4 X 4 Captain, serjeant surveyor, driver IC Tows 10cwt trailer * Motorcycle [/list] orderly M1 15cwt truck 4 X 4 Signaller, 2 X driver operator Observation section OX1 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly [/list] OX2 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OX3 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OX4 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer GX1 15cwt truck serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC Tows 10cwt trailer M2 15cwt truck Driver IC Carries cablelayer and cable reels. Observation section OX5 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly [/list] OX6 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OX7 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OX8 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer GX2 15cwt truck serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC Tows 10cwt trailer M3 15cwt truck driver IC Carries cablelayer and cable reels. Troop echelon QX1 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS batman, water dutyman, 2 X cook, driver IC Tows water trailer QX2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS vehicle mechanic, storeman, driver IC The Batteries. Each of the two batteries was identical and organised as follows. The Reconnaissance Party This consisted of the battery commander and the commanders of the three troops. The party would receive orders from the Commanding officer and then carry out a reconnaissance of the area before deciding on the positions of the various elements. The troop commanders would then disperse to position their own equipment and personnel. R Car 4seater 4 X 4 Major (battery commander), batman driver * Motorcycle battery commanders orderly RA 5cwt 4 x 4 Captain (observation troop commander), surveyor, batman driver * motorcycle orderly RB 5cwt 4 x 4 Captain (sound ranging troop commander), surveyor, batman driver * motorcycle orderly RC 5cwt 4 x 4 Captain (survey troop commander), surveyor, batman driver * motorcycle orderly The Battery Headquarters Party This was the administrative element of the battery and was commanded by the battery second in command. K1 5cwt 4 x 4 Captain, batman driver * motorcycle orderly K2 15cwt truck office Clerk, surveyor, driver IC M1 15cwt truck FFW 2 X signaller, gunner, 2 X driver operator Carries Wireless set No19 K3 15cwt truck GS 3 X lmg number, driver IC Carries 2 X bren lmg for local defence MC2 Motorcycle Battery Serjeant Major MC3 Motorcycle Vehicle mechanic The Observation Troop (Troop A) The observation troop located enemy artillery by observing the flashes of gun firing. The four flash spotting posts were spread along the divisional area and linked to troop headquarters. When fully established the posts would be fully surveyed and telephone lines laid. This however could take twelve hours to establish and in the meantime the posts had wireless communication which allowed them to be operational in four hours. When an enemy gun fired the bearing of the flash was noted using Instrument, Flash Spotting No4, which was a powerful pair of binoculars with a bearing scale. The bearings were first reported to the troop headquarters reporting centre which made sure that all posts were observing the same gun. This was done by using the Don 3 telephone which had a flashing light as well as a buzzer. When the observer saw the flash he pressed the switch which operated the light and buzzer at headquarters. If all the lines flashed at the same time they were probably observing the same flash. The bearings were then reported to the troop headquarters computing centre which used a plotting board to locate the source of the flash. The troop headquarters also maintained a board showing all known enemy guns. As well as flash spotting the observation posts were equipped with powerful spotting telescopes and reported all enemy activity. The observation posts also recorded the fall of enemy shells and were trained to analyse shell craters to determine the bearing of enemy guns and their calibre. Headquarters OA1 15cwt 4 X 4 Subaltern, driver IC * Motorcycle [/list] orderly OA2 15cwt truck 2 X gunner, driver IC Post 1 OA3 15cwt truck FFW serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator OA4 15cwt truck 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Post 2 OA5 15cwt truck FFW serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator OA6 15cwt truck 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Post 3 OA7 15cwt truck FFW serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator OA8 15cwt truck 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Post 4 OA9 15cwt truck FFW serjeant surveyor, 2 X surveyor, 2 X driver operator OA10 15cwt truck 5 X surveyor, gunner, driver IC Computing centre GA1 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, serjeant surveyor, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly * Motorcycle signalling serjeant GA2 15cwt truck, office 4 X surveyor, driver IC GA3 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 5 X surveyor, driver IC This was the plotting lorry GA4 15cwt truck FFW 2 X signaller, 2 X driver operator Carries 2 X wireless sets. QA1 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS batman, 2 X cook, water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking stes and rations Tows water trailer. QA2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS storeman, driver IC Carries MT stores * Motorcycle [/list] vehicle mechanic [/list] Sound Ranging Troop (B troop) The sound ranging troop was similar in deployment and operation to the flash spotting troop. It deployed a line of microphones across the divisional front. These were connected to a pen recorder in the plotting centre. It was not practical to have the recorders running continuously so they were switched on when the advanced post reported hearing firing. Each microphone then picked up the sound and transmitted it to the plotting centre recorders. The bearing of the gun could be deduced by the differing times at which the sound was recorded. The recording film could also show the sound from the shell exploding and this gave the time of flight and thus the range. Variations in the recorded patterns could also tell the type of gun and its calibre. All information had to be adjusted for wind and temperature which affected the time taken for sound to travel through the air. This explains the presence of the RAF meteorological section. The signals were transmitted from the microphones to the recorder by wireless. This was a modified Wireless set No11 which was no longer in general use. It was a sender, or transmitter, located at each microphone and each operated on a separate frequency. At the plotting centre each transmitter had a R105 receiver tuned to the frequency of the transmitter to which it was working. Line communication was needed so that the advanced posts could give the signal to turn on the recorders. This system could link five microphones to the recorder. It took some time to establish a complete network. Information was processed by using the plotting board, and ranges were worked out using a mechanical computer. OB1 15cwt truck 4 X 4 Subaltern, serjeant surveyor, driver IC * Motorcycle orderly * Motorcycle surveyor OB2 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner driver IC This was the advanced post party OB3 15cwt truck FFW surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC OB4 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC OB5 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC OB6 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC OB7 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC OB8 15cwt truck FFW 2 X surveyor, signaller, gunner, driver IC Computing centre GB1 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly * Motorcycle signalling serjeant GB2 15cwt truck 2 X signaller, driver surveyor GB3 15cwt FFW 3 X surveyor, signaller, driver IC Carries wireless set for the recorders. GB4 15cwt truck office serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, driver IC GB5 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS 2 X surveyor, signaller, driver IC GB6 15cwt truck FFW 4 X surveyor, driver IC GB7 15cwt truck FFW 4 X surveyor, driver IC Meteorological section * 15cwt truck office [/list] Flight Lieutenant RAF, corporal RAF, leading aircraftman RAF, driver IC [/list] [/list] QB1 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS batman, 2 X cook, water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking stes and rations Tows water trailer. QB2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS storeman, telecommunications mechanic REME, driver IC Carries MT stores * Motorcycle [/list] Survey Troop (C troop) [/list] M1 15cwt 4 X 4 Signaller, 2 X driver operator QC1 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS batman, 2 X cook, water dutyman, driver IC Carries cooking stes and rations Tows water trailer. QC2 3ton lorry 4 X 4 GS storeman, telecommunications mechanic REME, driver IC Carries MT stores * Motorcycle [/list] Section OC1 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly [/list] OC2 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OC3 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OC4 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer GC1 15cwt truck 4 X 4 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, batman driver Section OC5 5cwt car 4 X 4 Subaltern, surveyor, batman driver * Motorcycle [/list] orderly [/list] OC6 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OC7 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer OC8 5cwt car 4 X 4 2 X surveyor Tows 10cwt trailer GC9 15cwt truck 4 X 4 serjeant surveyor, 4 X surveyor, batman driver