| 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: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROLSTON Range | |||
| Bridlington | 2 | ROLSTON Range. Visit of Corps Comd. | ||
| 3-18 | Exchange of personnel with U.S. Army4 15-cwt 4 x 2 G.S. Bedford and 3 Trailers, 15-cwt Water and | |||
| 4 | 4 Mob.Kitchen received. 1 3-ton Bedford sent away. | |||
| 6-7 | Firing at MIDHOPE Range | |||
| 8-22 | A/A Tp course at LULWORTH and NETHERTOWN. | |||
| 9-11 | Firing at FYLINGDALE | |||
| 13 | ROLSTON Range. Capt.STARLING attached to RAC OCTU. | |||
| 14 | 2/Lts. RILEY & GUNYON joined the Regt | |||
| 15 | 5 Sherman V received. | |||
| 19 | Wading at HULL & BRIDGE HEWICK. 2 Crusader A/A received. | |||
| 21 | Wading at BRIDGE HEWICK. Firing at HORNSEA. 1 Bedford 3-ton received. | |||
| 22 | Visit of H.M. The King. HORNSEA Ranges. Advance party left for ALDERSHOT. | |||
| 24 | Visit of 8 Corps Interrogation Team. | |||
| 25 | Recce Tp Exercise "HONEY". | |||
| 30 | Main Admin Party to WARCOP. Main party left for ALDERSHOT. | |||
| ALDERSHOT | 31 | Main party arrived BEAUMONT BARRACKS, ALDERSHOT. | ||
| 31 | Lt.Col.Commanding 23rd Hussars. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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