| 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 E. Yorks | ||
| Month and Year: January 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAIRN | 1 | Trg continued throughout the month and included the following: | ||
| 1 | 1. Range work incl. night firing and classification aircraft towed drogue. | |||
| 1 | 2. Combined op. trg. Wetshod & dryshod. | |||
| 1 | 3. Cloth models (down to & incl. pl. comds), “Org for passing F ech. through minefield by night” and “O” & “R” Gps. | |||
| 1 | 4. Night work incl digging, compass work, direction finding, night drives echs harbouring by night, breaching minefields. | |||
| 1 | 5. “A” Coy to GLASGOW on street fighting course. | |||
| 1 | 6. A Tk pl to North Berwick on course. | |||
| 9-11 | Exercises. Bn took part in ex ‘Grab’ set by 3 Br Inf Div. Area: BURGHEAD BAY 6187 ref Sheet 28. Objects (i) To practice assault on beaches. (ii) The capture of initial objectives by assault Bns. | |||
| 15 | Postings. Lt. A.L. Nicholson posted to this unit from Nº 2 [NCI.D?]. | |||
| 17 | Lt.Col. L.H. Spicer struck off strength of this unit att S.M.E. Ripon pending appt G.S.O.1. | |||
| 17 | Move. Bn moved from NAIRN to HALLEATHS CAMP, LOCHMABEN. | |||
| LOCHMABEN, DUMFRIESSHIRE | 17 | Lectures. ‘Prisoners of War’ by Capt. G.E. Instone, MM. | ||
| 17 | Comd of Bn. Lt Col C.F. Hutchinson assumed comd of Bn. | |||
| 17 | Awards. C in C’s Certificate for Good Service. Lt. (QM) A.E. Upton, Sjt. A. Allen, Sjt. J. Burn, Cpl. W. Crisp, Pte F. Walker. | |||
| 18 | (Postings contd.) T/Capt. J.M. Danby struck off strength of this unit posted 5 E. Yorks. | |||
| 22 | Lt. G.W. Parrish, 2/Lt. D. Hallam posted to this unit. | |||
| 23 | Lt. L. Shaw, Lt. I.D. Hillon, Lt. D.P. Barrett, Lt. A.E. Clifford, Lt. D.J. Handy posted to this unit from 165 O.C.T.U. | |||
| 27 | Lt/Capt M.W. Barnett struck off strength of unit posted 7 E. Yorks. | |||
| 27 | Lt J.C. Swingler struck off strength of unit posted D.W.R. | |||
| 27 | T/Major C.E. Skinner struck off stength attending Nº 8 Sat. course, Mil. College of Science. |
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