Date | War Diary | Notes |
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1 | 14.00 hours. All ranks on security lectures by I.O.. | |
2 | 14.00 hours. All ranks through Gas Chamber and Personal Decontamination. | |
4 | 15-cwt 4 x 2 W/T Morris from 20th VRD. Car 4 x 4 Heavy Utility Humber from 26th VRD. | |
5 | 14.00 hours. 60 x Tank Commanders and gunners visit STT. | |
8 | 10.00 hours. All officers attend Brigade Commander's lecture on North African Campaign. | |
11 | 2 x Crusaders A/A III from 2nd A.F.V. Depot. | |
12 | 15.00 hours. C.O. and 12 x officers attend FLAIL demonstration | |
16 | A/A Crusaders fire at Bognor. | |
17 | W/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. | |
18 | Corps 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. | |
20 | 5 x Stuarts V from 2nd Armoured Grenadier Guards. | |
22 | 13 x 3-tonners 4 x 4 G.S. Canadian Fords from 70th VRD. | |
24 | 4 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. |
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25 | 11.00 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. | |
27 | 2 x Sherman Vc from 6th A.F.V. Depot. | |
28 | 1 x Sherman Vc from 6th A.F.V. Depot. 1 x Sherman Vc from 1st A.F.V. Depot. | |
29 | Lieut 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. | |
30 | 11.30 hours. G.O.C. 11th Armoured Division inspects packing of specimen A & B vehicles. | |
31 | 14.00 hours. C.O. inspects all A & B vehicles sealed and packed ready to move. |