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May 1944

DateWar DiaryNotes
114.00 hours. All ranks on security lectures by I.O..  
214.00 hours. All ranks through Gas Chamber and Personal Decontamination.  
415-cwt 4 x 2 W/T Morris from 20th VRD. Car 4 x 4 Heavy Utility Humber from 26th VRD.  
514.00 hours. 60 x Tank Commanders and gunners visit STT. 
810.00 hours. All officers attend Brigade Commander's lecture on North African Campaign.  
112 x Crusaders A/A III from 2nd A.F.V. Depot.  
1215.00 hours. C.O. and 12 x officers attend FLAIL demonstration  
16A/A Crusaders fire at Bognor. 
17W/T silence till 20th. 40 x Tank Commanders visit exhibition of German equipment at the Imperial War Museum. 15-cwt 4 x 2 W/T Morris to 62nd VRD. 2 x Water trucks 200 galls. from 23rd VRD. 4 x 15-cwt G.S. Bedfords from 71st VRD.  
18Corps Commander visits Regiment and meets officers and senior N.C.O.s. Addresses all officers of the Division. Crusader A/A III from 2nd A.F.V. Depot.  
205 x Stuarts V from 2nd Armoured Grenadier Guards. 
2213 x 3-tonners 4 x 4 G.S. Canadian Fords from 70th VRD. 
244 x Sherman V tanks to CVC, Chilwell.
4 x Stuart V to CVC, Chilwell.
2 x Sherman V tanks to 14th A.F.V. Depot.
1 x Humber Scout Car to 9th A.F.V. Depot.
4 x 15-cwt 4 x 2 G.S. Bedford and 2 x 15-cwt trucks to M of S.
4 x Sherman Vc from 2nd A.F.V. Depot.
4 x Humber Scout Cars from 19th A.F.V. Depot.
Rear Link W/T Ex BUBBLE.
 
2511.00 hours. C.O. addresses all ranks. W/T Exercise "MARTHA". 2 x Sherman Vc from 6th A.F.V. Depot. 1 x White Scout Car to 270 FDS. 1 x 15-cwt Office Truck to 72 VRD. 1 x 15-cwt G.S. Bedford to 72 VRD.  
272 x Sherman Vc from 6th A.F.V. Depot.  
281 x Sherman Vc from 6th A.F.V. Depot. 1 x Sherman Vc from 1st A.F.V. Depot.  
29Lieut P.W. Fish posted to HQ 11th Armoured Division as L.O.. 1 x Sherman Vc to CVC, Chilwell. 3 x Trucks, 15-cwt 4 x 4 personnel White to 72 VRD.  
3011.30 hours. G.O.C. 11th Armoured Division inspects packing of specimen A & B vehicles.  
3114.00 hours. C.O. inspects all A & B vehicles sealed and packed ready to move.