Needs Must. The History of the Inns of Court Regiment 1940 - 1945

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had a copy of the above named book? I'm researching a soldier who, following training at 60th Training Regiment RAC, was posted to the Inns of Court Regiment in November 1941. He would remain with the Regiment until April 1943. I think they were stationed in the UK these dates but I was wondering where abouts and what they were up to. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Conor

 

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS: Inns of Court Regiment. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/1400
Description:
ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS: Inns of Court Regiment.
Date: 1940 Dec.- 1941 Dec.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed For 29 years

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS: Inns of Court Regiment. | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/6905
Description:
ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS: Inns of Court Regiment.
Date: 1942 Jan.- Dec.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed For 29 years

Inns of Court Regiment | The National Archives
Reference: WO 166/11082
Description:
Inns of Court Regiment
Date: 1943 Jan.-Dec.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed For 29 years

Inns of Court Regiment - Wikipedia
From 23 January 1941 until 15 January 1943, the regiment was part of the 9th Armoured Division in Great Britain.[5] From 1943, it was under the direct command of I Corps, the assault formation of 21 Army Group and later led the advance of 11th Armoured Division.

TD

PS this is just in case no one has a copy of the book

 

Unfortunately, Needs Must is an operational history. All it says is that the regiment was reformed at Blackdown in Dec 1940 and later locations were: Northamptonshire, Wimpole and Tyne Valley, but no dates were given. What they were up to is given as individual, troop and squadron training, plus larger-scale exercises and rehearsals.