WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment - January 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: 2 E. Yorks
Month and Year: January 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson

Place	Date	Summary
NAIRN	1	Trg continued throughout the month and included the following:
	1	1. Range work incl. night firing and classification aircraft towed drogue.
	1	2. Combined op. trg. Wetshod & dryshod.
	1	3. Cloth models (down to & incl. pl. comds), “Org for passing F ech. through minefield by night” and “O” & “R” Gps.
	1	4. Night work incl digging, compass work, direction finding, night drives echs harbouring by night, breaching minefields.
	1	5. “A” Coy to GLASGOW on street fighting course.
	1	6. A Tk pl to North Berwick on course.
	9-11	Exercises. Bn took part in ex ‘Grab’ set by 3 Br Inf Div. Area: BURGHEAD BAY 6187 ref Sheet 28. Objects (i) To practice assault on beaches. (ii) The capture of initial objectives by assault Bns.
	15	Postings. Lt. A.L. Nicholson posted to this unit from Nº 2 [NCI.D?]. Nicholson, A.L.
	17	Lt.Col. L.H. Spicer struck off strength of this unit att S.M.E. Ripon pending appt G.S.O.1. Spicer, L.H.
	17	Move. Bn moved from NAIRN to HALLEATHS CAMP, LOCHMABEN.
LOCHMABEN, DUMFRIESSHIRE	17	Lectures. ‘Prisoners of War’ by Capt. G.E. Instone, MM. Instone, Gordon Eric
	17	Comd of Bn. Lt Col C.F. Hutchinson assumed comd of Bn. Hutchinson, Charles Francis
	17	Awards. C in C’s Certificate for Good Service. Lt. (QM) A.E. Upton, Sjt. A. Allen, Sjt. J. Burn, Cpl. W. Crisp, Pte F. Walker. Allen, A. Burn, J. Crisp, W. Upton, A.E. Walker, F.
	18	(Postings contd.) T/Capt. J.M. Danby struck off strength of this unit posted 5 E. Yorks. Danby, J.M.
	22	Lt. G.W. Parrish, 2/Lt. D. Hallam posted to this unit. Hallam, D. Parrish, G.W.
	23	Lt. L. Shaw, Lt. I.D. Hillon, Lt. D.P. Barrett, Lt. A.E. Clifford, Lt. D.J. Handy posted to this unit from 165 O.C.T.U. Barrett, D.P. Clifford, Allan Eustace Handy, D.J. Hillon, I.D. Shaw, L.
	27	Lt/Capt M.W. Barnett struck off strength of unit posted 7 E. Yorks. Barnett, M.W.
	27	Lt J.C. Swingler struck off strength of unit posted D.W.R. Swingler, J.C.
	27	T/Major C.E. Skinner struck off stength attending Nº 8 Sat. course, Mil. College of Science. Skinner, Charles Edwin

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

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