1944

• Bridlington. First Stuart ('Honey') tanks arrive in January.
• Move to Aldershot in March.
• 'Light party' comes ashore in Normandy, June 13.
• 'Main party' comes ashore in Normandy, June 15/16.
• Into battle: OP EPSOM, Normandy, June 26-30.
• OP GOODWOOD, Normandy, July 18-20.
• OP BLUECOAT, Normandy, starts July 30.
• Breakout from Normandy, August.
• Across the Seine at Vernon and through Amiens, late August.
• Into Belgium and the vital objective: Antwerp, September.