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

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	12		The same Exercise as was done on the previous day by 'A’ Sqn was carried out by ‘C’ Sqn. This was extremely well done. Crew control, use of ground, fire and movement and shooting all being good. Whilst moving up onto the final objective FROG HILL at about 1930 hrs, news reached the Commanding Officer over the wireless in his tank, when he was conducting the Exercise, that the Regiment was likely to move overseas immediately. On return to billets at FORNHAM PARK, orders for the move early the following morning were received. This stated that the road party was to leave at 0430hrs the following morning and go to HAVANT, Nr PORTSMOUTH, and the remainder of the Regiment to leave in two trains at 0830hrs and 0930hrs. Only personal arms and personal kit were to be taken, and the order stated that only 12 vehicles of all sorts could be taken to carry this amount of kit. Permission was later granted to increase the number of vehicles and finally about 33 were taken.

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

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