WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - February 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: February 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
FELTON	24		0300 hrs. A small party of men from the tpt ech went under comd of Lieut J.Prestwich to hold the bridge over which we had withdrawn. It turned out that they were only needed for reserves and returned at breakfast time. The Regiment had harboured the previous night at SEAMER 5003, 'HQ' Sqn in the cattle market and the other sqns beside the road. For the first time for several days, the sun shone and it was warm. Tk maintenance and gun cleaning were carried out, blankets dried and mud scraped off everyones' clothes. Ex Eagle was over as far as the Bde was concerned, and in the afternoon a bath party went into WHITBY. In the evening another bath party went into SCARBOROUGH. Meanwhile orders were received to move next day back to the Northumberland area.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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