| 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: 83 Field Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E.H. Hudson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD | 4 | Loading Exercise | ||
| BWEF | 6 | D Day. Lieutenant Lester wounded when attached to 53 Airlanding Light Regiment Royal Artillery. | ||
| FIELD | 12 | Waterpoofing commenced. | ||
| 15 | Advance Party leaves for Marshalling Area. | |||
| 17 | Main Body leaves for Marshalling area. | |||
| BWEF | 20 | 330, 460 and portion Regimental HQ embarked on SS Port McPherson and SS A Frank Lever. | ||
| 21 | 329 Battery and portion Regimental HQ embarked on SS Samark. | |||
| 23 | Advance Party disembarks and arrived in Concentration Area. | |||
| 24 | Aconvoy containing Regiment less Advance Party sails from Southend Roads for France. | |||
| 26-27 | Regiment completed disembarkation. | |||
| 28 | Regiment goes into action near LES FIETTEES 7773. | |||
| 29 | Lieutenant EW Brett (302 298), Lieutenatn RWE Sparkes (308 058), and Lieutenant DW Usherwood (308 069) Posted to WE and 1st Rfts from Rfts Group. | |||
| 30 | Regiment moves and in action near BRETTEVILE L'ORQUEILLENSE 9273 to assist in consolidation of 8th Corps advance South West of CAEN. E and F Troop 460 Battery registered Defensive Fire Task at 1850 . First round from the Regiment to fall in enemy Territory. Regiment receives orders to be prepared to relieve 131 Field Regiment RA in front line. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
