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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
Month and Year: February 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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NAIRN | 1 | 2000 | Unit Dance | |
2 | 0930 | All ranks of Bn briefed by Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon in […] Regal Cinema, NAIRN, for the 185 Inf. Bde Group Combined Operation Ex “Crown”. | ||
3 | 2100 | Officer's Mess Dance at Royal Marine Hotel. | ||
BLACKLA | 5 | Battalion addressed by General Sir Bernard Montgomery, K.C.B., D.S.O. | ||
INVERGORDON | 6 | Battalion embarked for Exercise “Crown” | A | |
BURGHEAD | 9 | Bn landing for Ex “Crown”. | ||
10 | Bn returned from Ex “Crown”. | |||
NAIRN | 11 | Bn Dance, Town Hall “NAIRN”, Advnace Party depart for HUNTLY. | B | |
NAIRN | 12 | Adjutant's Drill Parade NAIRN. | ||
15 | Main Party of Bn arrive at HUNTLY, Bn new location. Lt.-Col. H.O.S. Herdon moved to HUNTLY. | C | ||
17 | 0900 | C.O. held a conference on Ex 'Anchor' for officers of supporting arms. | ||
17 | 1400 | C.O. held conference for Coy Commanders on Ex 'Anchor'. | ||
18 | 0900 | 'D' Coy practiced with bicycles movement as a mobile column. | ||
19 | 0900 | All ranks of battalion briefed by C.O. in the 'Playhouse' Cinema, HUNTLY, for the Combined Operation Ex 'Anchor'. | ||
19 | 1100 | - 1600 Pl and Sec Commanders briefed for Ex Anchro by O.C. Coys, using [...] model. | ||
20 | 1233 | Marching personnel left HUNTLY by train for Bde assembly area. Arrived 1430. Night spent in barracks at Fort George. | D | |
21 | Bn embarked for Ex 'Anchor' | |||
22 | Bn landed, carried out role, and consolidated | E, F | ||
23 | Bn returned from Ex 'Anchor'. | |||
25 | Officers attended Div Conference on Ex 'Anchor' at INVERNESS. | |||
29 | Coys briefed for Tk co-operation exercise with Staff Yeo. |
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