June 1944
Aldershot
| Date | War Diary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1-8 | Preparations to move. | |
| 4 | 1 x 15-cwt truck received for LAD. 1 x 15-cwt truck sent away. | |
| 5 | Regimental small arms competition at Ash Ranges. | |
| 7 | 5 x Stuart III received. 1 x Stuart V, 9 x Shermans V and 4 x Humber Scout Cars sent away. | |
| 8 | Major AD Wigan and 55 Other Ranks depart with light vehicles. 4 x Shermans V sent away. | |
| 9 | Advance party leaves under control of Major Dunkerly. 1 x 15-cwt truck received. 1 x Humber Scout car and 1 x 15-cwt Bedford Truck sent away. | |
| 11 | Main body leaves Aldershot for Marshalling Area. Light party embarked Tilbury. | |
| 13 | Light party disembarked M Beach Coursuelles-sur-Mer. | |
| 14-15 | Main party embarked at Gosport. | Geoff Bishop's narrative starts on 14 Jun. He landed in France on 23 Jun as part of 270 FDS. |
| 15-16 | Main party disembarked at M Beach. | 23H Story Page 35. |
France
| 16-25 | Regiment concentrated at Coulombs. | |
Operation EPSOM | ||
| 26 | F Echelon advanced behind 15th (S) Division. First contact with enemy by "C" Squadron at 19.00 hours. Lieut Da Cunha wounded by shrapnel at St Manvieu. 1 x Other Rank wounded. | 23H Story Page 41+.
 DIED THIS DAY
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| 27 | 07.00 hours. "A" Squadron engaged 88 m.m. guns south of
Cheux.
"B" and "C" Squadrons advance in support of 15th (S) Division towards
Mondrainville. 12.00 hours. "B" and "C" Squadrons up to the line of the main road Caen - Villers. Held up by antis. 19.00 hours. "C" Squadron followed by "B" and half of HQ make bridgehead over River Odon at Tourmauville and harboured there. Remainder of HQ and "A" Squadron held up at Mondrainville. Lieuts. Kerton & Weiner missing believed killed. Captain Taylor and Lieuts. Russell, Byard and Riley wounded. 16 x Other Ranks killed. 20 wounded. 12 Missing. |
Bishop Page 13. Of those listed as "missing": Lieuts. Kerton and Weiner and 3 x Other Ranks had been taken prisoner. Weiner was later to escape and rejoin the Regiment. DIED THIS DAY
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| 28 |
05.30 hours. Advance towards
Point 112. "B" Squadron leading. 12.00 hours. "B" and "C" Squadrons established north half of Point 112. HQ with "A" Squadron in reserve move up. 8 x Shermans from FDS come up and put under command of "B" Squadron. 15.30 hours. Relieved on position by 3rd R.T.R. owing to shortage of ammunition. Withdrew to orchard south side of Tourmauville. Captain R.G. Clark and Lieut Helyar killed. 2 x Other Ranks killed. 5 x Other Ranks wounded. 6 x Other Ranks missing. Lieut D.F. King suffering from exhaustion. 2 x 3-ton lorries received. |
Geoff Bishop commanded one of the "8 x Shermans from FDS". Bishop Page 14+.
DIED THIS DAY |
| 29 |
13.30 hours. From orchard move forward to position south of the Cavalry at
Tourmauville.
Enemy counter-attack developed at 15.00 hours from the west (Area of Esquay). Beaten off by 19.00 hours. 3 x Other Ranks missing and 3 x Other Ranks wounded. |
3 men had been taken prisoner. DIED THIS DAY |
| 30 |
Withdraw to
Cully. 3 x Other Ranks killed and 3 x Other Ranks wounded. |
DIED THIS DAY |