| 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: 2 Warwick | ||
| Month and Year: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTLY | 1 | Bn exercise – co-operation with tks (Staffs Yeo). | ||
| 2 | Bn signals partook in formation hq's communication exercise Ex 'Buzz'. | |||
| 3 | 2000 | All ranks dance, drill hall, HUNTLY. | ||
| 4 | Commanding Offr inspected Bn Kits & Coy Books. | |||
| 5 | Commanding Offr began 5 days leave. | |||
| 6 | Capt. P.A. Batt relinquished appointment of adjutant to take up post as G.S.O. III, HQ 185 Inf Bde. Capt. W. Pike appointed adjutant. | |||
| 8 | Rifle Coys began initial training of Street Fighting on Model & afterwards in HUNTLY. | |||
| 10 | Sergeatns […] Dance, Drill Hall, HUNTLY. | |||
| 11 | Commanding Offr attended conference at HQ 3 Br. Inf. Div. | |||
| ABERDEEN | 16 | 2030 | C Coy, Street Fighting in Docks Area, ABERDEEN. Cpl's […] Dance, Drill Hall, HUNTLY. | |
| 17 | 'D' Coy Street fighting, ABERDEEN. | |||
| 18 | B Coy. Street fighting ABERDEEN. | |||
| 19 | A Coy Street fighting ABERDEEN. All Coys billeted at Transit Camp, ABERDEEN on night prior to Days Street Fighting. | |||
| 21 | 0900 | Training films at […] Cinema, […] waterproofing I & II. […] Strike II. | ||
| 22 | Bn HQ deployment exercise. | |||
| 24 | C.O's 'O' Gp. Main tpt. party proceeded to concentration area for Ex 'Leapyear'. | |||
| 25 | Commanding Officer briefed Bn for Ex 'Leapyear' in Playhouse Cinema, HUNTLY. | |||
| 26 | Bn socced team defeated 2 KSLI at HUNTLY 11-1. | |||
| 27 | CO attended Bde Commanders TEWT on Street Fighting. Marching personnel proceeded by train to concentration area for Ex 'Leapyear'. | |||
| HUNTLY | 28 | 1515 | Bn embarked for Ex 'Leapyear'. | |
| 29 | […] | |||
| 30 | 1530 | Bn disembarked. | A | |
| 31 | […] Bn […] to billets. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
