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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 4th Tk Bn Grenadier Guards
Month and Year: January 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
10 1600 A Bn driver mechanics course began to-day. Also a Bn gunner mechanics course. Part one of Exercise “Open” took place to-day. This was to point out some possible tasks of a Tk Bn. There was a court of inquiry under Capt. P.A. Walker. The Commanding Officer held a conference in the Orderly Room. 2610382 D/Sgt A.J. Spratley has been awarded the Commander in Chief’s Certificate. The Regt Band of H.M. Scots Guards gave a concert to the Bn.

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

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