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

Place	Date	Summary	Reference
COWPLAIN HANTS	1-30	Trg continued throughout the month with particular stress on the necessity of all the ranks becoming hardened and fit for impending ops. It includes the following
	1-30	(i) Combined Ops trg.
	1-30	(ii) Route marches at “Pl” level, of 4 days duration, including one night compass march.
	1-30	(iii) Route marches at Bn level, on alternate days. Dress as for assault.
	1-30	(iv) Field firing exercise at Coy level, by C and D Coys.
	6-9	Movements. Bn moved from Brackla Camp NAIRN to COWPLAIN HANTS Camp A6 and Rfts to 41/103 RHU ALDERSHOT.	Appx “A” att
	24	Postings. Capt J. McGregor, Can Inf Corps, Lt M.H. Niely, Can Inf Corps, Lt S.A. Reid, Can Inf Corps, Lt L.B. Robertson, Can Inf Corps posted to the Unit and T.O.S. McGregor, James Niely, M.H. Reid, S.A. Robertson, L.B.
	29 – 6 May	Exercises. “Ex Fabius IV” set by higher formation. Objects (i) to practice the marshalling, embarkation, and sailing of assault forces (ii) to practice the approach and landing (iii) to practice the quick setting up of beach org. Ref Maps O.S. 1 in to 1 mile Sheet 132 & 133.

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

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