| 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: 63 (Oxf Yeo) A tk Regt RA | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J. Thomson, RA |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOLKESTONE | 9 | Advance party left FOLKESTONE for Southend Area. | ||
| 11 | 17 Gunners posted from Regt to Depot RA., WOOLWICH. | |||
| 12 | Regiment (less 252 Bty) moved from FOLKESTONE to EASTWOOD, Nr LEIGH-ON-SEA, Essex. RHQ Office established at 20, The Fairway, EASTWOOD. 252 Bty remain in present location at WOOTTON. | See Appendix 'Z' (not fwded to Records). | ||
| EASTWOOD | 14 | Rear party arrived at EASTWOOD from FOLKESTONE. | ||
| 21 | 252 Bty moved from WOOTTON to Bramford Hall, Nr IPSWICH. | |||
| 21 | Advance party , RHQ, 249, 250 and 251 Btys left EASTWOOD for TILBURY area. | |||
| 23 | RHQ, 249, 250 and 251 Btys moved from EASTWOOD to TILBURY area. A maintenance party was left behind at EASTWOOD to look after Guns and tracked vehicles. | |||
| TILBURY | 26 | Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth A.N. Anderson, KCB, MC, Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, visited the Area. | ||
| 1-30 | Lt-Col. J. Thomson, R.A. awarded Territorial Efficiency Decoration. |
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