| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 8th Bn. The Rifle Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. E.D. Treneer-Michell |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDLINGTON | 9 | G Coy beat C Sqn 23 H in the Final of the Bde Inter Sqn/Coy Football Competition – having beaten the same opponents by the same score in the final last year. | ||
| HUNMANBY | 13 | Lt. E.P. May promoted Capt. and appointed Messing Officer. | ||
| 17/25 | Capt. G.N. Bell and 10 O.Rs. from the Bn. were attd to U.S. 3rd Armd Div and equal number of Americans were attd to the Bn. Baseball was played for the first time in the Bn. and seems likely to catch on. | |||
| BRIDLINGTON | 22 | 1000 | The Bn. paraded complete in BRIDLINGTON for inspection by H.M. The King. Advance parties left HUNMANBY for new location. | |
| WOLDS | 23,24,25 | F, G, H Coys in turn took part in Ex. Honey as enemy to the recce tps of Armd Regts. | ||
| HUNMANBY | 29 | W.E. II/231/3 was received superseding previous W.E. II/231/2. The alterations chiefly affect the vehs in Bn.H.Q. | ||
| 30/31 | Main body of Bn. (less F Coy and tracked vehs) moved by road to new location, staying night 30/31 Mar at LUTTERWORTH. | See Appx. A. | ||
| 30 | F Coy moved to Strenall range to fire rifle and L.M.G. war courses. 2/Lt. T.A. Whitaker posted to the Bn. from 9 R.B. and goes to F Coy. | |||
| 31 | No important deficiencies in equipment at end of the month. |
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