44th ( HC ) Division began moving to France to join the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) on 1 April 1940 .
58th Fd Rgt landed at Cherbourg on 5 April .
44th ( HC ) Division began moving to France to join the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) on 1 April 1940 , and 58th Fd Rgt landed at Cherbourg on 5 April .