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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: 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeo., R.A.C.
Month and Year: March 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
1   For 10 days after Ex Eagle the regt engaged a period of recreational trng which included inter-troop soccer matches, visits to RAF aeriodrome, swimming instructions.
5   Preparations were made for visit to MIDHOPE AFV Range “A”
6   B veh wading practice was carried out at HULL; a site for A vehs was prepared ate WAYTON.
8   Sqns practised loading tks & B vehs on to the “mock up” LCT at night. 2/Lt Pritebard joined the regt (“C” sqn).
10   The Regt visited MIDHOPE AFV Range for two days firing.
11   Ex “Beverley IV” – a […] exercise. “B”
12   During this period there were no exercises but mods to tks proceeded at full […]. Swimming classes were held at HULL.
22   […] the King & Queen visited the Bde & drove past the regt on parade. Ex Frederick Uncle IV – the name given to “C”
23   Exercise Honey; set by Bde to practice the Recce Tps in patrol & […] of inf and first contact. Tks loaded by […] units to […] Tps to full strength.
24   the move of the Div to ALDERSHOT which took place over this period. The advance party left on 22 & was followed on 26 by a large […] train. Baggage & […] party arrived on 31. The Regt. formed itself in Warburg Barracks, previously occupied by a Canadian Reinforcements unit. 2 Lts E.G. Spittal & W.G. Thomsen joined 'B' & 'A' Sqns respectively

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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