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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 5 | Rear Party arrives | ||
| 7 | Wireless silence to 11 Apr. 20 offrs & ORs see German tks at CHOBHAM S.T.T. | |||
| 8 | "Firefly" gunners to WARCOP AFV Range until 13 Apr. | |||
| 9 | 5 Offrs and ORs visit to S.T.T. | |||
| 11 | 2 Crusaders AA III to HQ Sqn 10 Armd Bde. 6 Carriers to 22 AFV Depot. | |||
| 15 | 2 i/c and IO to Beach Organisation Lecture at Div HQ | |||
| 17 | 11 jeeps from 5 VRD. IO lectures to all officers | |||
| 20 | B vehs wade ARBORFIELD | |||
| 21 | All veh womds attend lecture an Beach Organisation. 5 M/cs to 40 VRD.5 Utilities to 11 VRD. 4 Sherman V P/W from 13 AFV Depot. | |||
| 25 | B vehs wade at HAWLEY. IO lectures to all offrs | |||
| 29 | 1 Utility to 11 VRD. 7 International half-tracks M.5 from 3 VRD.Brigadier BRIGGS sees regtl Bulldozer demonstration. | |||
| 30 | Lt.Col.Commanding 23rd Hussars. |
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