WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - July 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: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	5		1st and 2nd Tps of 'C' Sqn with 2 tks of RHQ did the Battle Practice run near ORFORD. Major G. Courage commanded the two Tps and the C.O. controlled the run. The run was shaped like a dog leg, the first leg going towards a place of slightly high ground near the sea, and the second leg ran roughly parallel to the sea. At the beginning of the first leg the two Tps had to go through some thick valley country where map reading was difficult and targets hard to see. Afterwards they came up onto a stretch of higher ground where targets were numerous and easier to see. The Tp ended the first leg by putting in a combined attack on the crest. 2nd Tp gave covering fire while 1st Tp adv. The second leg ran in a southerly direction parallel to the sea. Guns were pointing seawards and the targets were on the marshy ground near the sea wall or in small woods and hedges in the marshes. The two Tps covered each other fwd from piece of dominating ground to another and ended with a joint shoot at the last set of valley targets. This Battle Practice course was devised by the C.O. and the targets layed out by members of the Regiment and in many ways it was far more realistic and better value than the majority of Battle Practices on the AFV Ranges throughout the country. Safety angles were observde and except for what must have been a ricochet no rounds went outside the laid-down boundaries.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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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