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50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Signals Regiment, Royal Signals    50th Divisional Signals Regiment joined the British Expeditionary Force in France in early in 1940 and was evacuated through Dunkirk at the fall of France. In 1942 it was sent to the Middle East serving in Syria and the Western Desert. In 1943 it took part in the invasion of Sicily before returning to Britain to join to 21 Army Group in the Normandy Landings and saw action across North-Western Europe.   8th Jan 1940 Posting 14th Jan 1940 Advance Party Departs 16th Jan 1940 On the Move 18th Jan 1940 On the Move 19th Jan 1940 On the Move 20th Jan 1940 On the Move 22nd Jan 1940 On the Move 24th Jan 1940 On the Move 28th Jan 1940 On the Move 30th Jan 1940 On the Move 4th Feb 1940 On the Move 5th Feb 1940 On the Move 18th Feb 1940 On the Move 27th Mar 1940 On the Move 30th Mar 1940 Battlefields 11th Apr 1940 Orders 18th Apr 1940 Posting 22nd Apr 1940 Orders 23rd Apr 1940 Detachments Return 24th Apr 1940 Leave Begins 11th May 1940 Orders 16th May 1940 On the Move 18th May 1940 On the Move 19th May 1940 On the Move 20th May 1940 On the Move 23rd May 1940 On the Move 24th May 1940 On the Move 26th May 1940 On the Move 27th May 1940 On the Move 28th May 1940 Orders to Withdraw 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 30th May 1940 Withdrawal 31st May 1940 Under Fire 1st Jun 1940 On the Move   2nd Jun 1940 On the Move   8th Jun 1940 On the Move 21st Jun 1940 On the Move 28th Jun 1940 On the Move 2nd May 1941 Courses 10th May 1941 Courses 30th July 1941 On the Move 11th Jan 1942 Preparations 12th Jan 1942 On the Move 13th Jan 1942 On the Move 14th Jan 1942 On the Move 15th Jan 1942 On the Move 16th Jan 1942 On the Move 17th Jan 1942 On the Move 18th Jan 1942 Maps 19th Jan 1942 On the Move 20th Jan 1942 Worries 21st Jan 1942 Reliefs 22nd Jan 1942 Reliefs Completed 23rd Jan 1942 Illness 24th Jan 1942 Conference 25th Jan 1942 Church Parade 26th Jan 1942 Theft 27th Jan 1942 Snow on Mountains 28th Jan 1942 Courts Martial 29th Jan 1942 Routine 30th Jan 1942 Advance Party 31st Jan 1942 Warmer 1st Feb 1942 Office Battles 2nd Feb 1942 Locals 3rd Feb 1942 Conference 4th Feb 1942 Visits 5th Feb 1942 Evidence 6th Feb 1942 Reorganisation 7th Feb 1942 Inspection & Football 8th Feb 1942 Hockey Match 9th Feb 1942 Orders 10th Feb 1942 Preparations 11th Feb 1942 On the Move 12th Feb 1942 On the Move 13th Feb 1942 On the Move 14th Feb 1942 Advance Party Departs 15th Feb 1942 Into Town 16th Feb 1942 Convoy 17th Feb 1942 On the Move 18th Feb 1942 On the Move 19th Feb 1942 On the Move 20th Feb 1942 Relief 21st Feb 1942 Instructions 22nd Feb 1942 Reliefs Completed 23rd Feb 1942 Warmer 24th Feb 1942 Promotion 25th Feb 1942 Routine 26th Feb 1942 Barrage 27th Feb 1942 Under Fire 28th Feb 1942 Visit 1st Mar 1942 Conferences 2nd Mar 1942 Under Fire 3rd Mar 1942 Under Fire 4th Mar 1942 Visitor 5th Mar 1942 Exercise 6th Mar 1942 Patrols 11th Mar 1942 Exercise 12th Mar 1942 Visitors 13th Mar 1942 Routine 14th Mar 1942 Routine 15th Mar 1942 Routine 19th Mar 1942 Reorganisation 20th Mar 1942 Mine 21st Mar 1942 In Action 22nd Mar 1942 In Action 23rd Mar 1942 Conference 24th Mar 1942 Storm 25th Mar 1942 Innoculations 26th Mar 1942 Routine 27th Mar 1942 Routine 28th Mar 1942 News and Plans 29th Mar 1942 Visits 30th Mar 1942 Delivery 31st Mar 1942 Visit 1st Apr 1942 Practice 2nd Apr 1942 Reinforcements 3rd Apr 1942 Good Friday 4th Apr 1942 Quiet 5th Apr 1942 Aircraft Downed 6th Apr 1942 In Action 7th Apr 1942 Enemy Active 8th Apr 1942 Hot Day 15th Apr 1942 Change of Duty 25th of June 1943 Signals 25th of June 1943 Instructions 25th of June 1943 Frequencies 25th of June 1943 Detachment Duty Card 25th of June 1943 Instructions 25th of June 1943 Ammunition 25th of June 1943 Signals 25th of June 1943 Orders   If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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