, ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁was ▁distributed ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁H Q ▁at ▁Ald er bury ▁▁ 1 ▁Company ▁at ▁White par ish , ▁Od stock , ▁and ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁Dean , ▁the ▁remainder ▁at ▁Cow es field ▁House ▁with ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Main ten ance ▁Section ▁▁ 2 ▁Company ▁at ▁B oden ham , ▁N un ton , ▁Far ley ▁and ▁West ▁Gr im st ead , ▁with ▁an ▁element ▁at ▁Ald er bury ▁▁ 3 ▁Company ▁was ▁in ▁Nom ans land ▁ ▁Tele phone ▁exchange ▁at ▁Dow nt on ▁with ▁V ▁Corps ' ▁R ear ▁H Q ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁with ▁frequent ▁exer cis es ▁of ▁increasing ▁complexity , ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁deploy ing ▁the ▁new ▁A EC ▁Arm oured ▁Command ▁Ve h icle ▁( E VC ). ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁V ▁Corps ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁Operation ▁Tor ch , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁invasion ▁of ▁North ▁Africa , ▁and ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁First ▁Army . ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁( now ▁under ▁L t - Gen ▁Charles ▁All f rey ▁as ▁G OC ) ▁and ▁signals ▁re located ▁to ▁Hamilton ▁Park ▁Race course ▁in ▁Scotland ▁where ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁emb ark ation ▁and ▁communication ▁exer cis es ▁were ▁held . ▁The ▁AC V s ▁were ▁de emed ▁un su itable ▁for ▁North ▁West ▁Africa , ▁and ▁the ▁signal ▁equipment ▁was