| 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 |
| Unit: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: May 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Exercise 'Lame Duck' took place during the morning near NETHERWITTON. This was an exercise devised to test the medical training of the Regt. Major D'AA Dawes commanded the Regt, which consisted of roughly 30 tanks. The tactical picture was unreal as each Sqn came within view of Southward Edge Wood it suffered 90% casualties. Exercise casualties were then allotted and reported over the wireless to the M.O. who sent carriers to collect wounded and take them back to R.A.P. One the whole the knowledge of 1st Aid was not good. As far as the R.A.P. went, it became obvious that the M.O. must have a reliable wireless operator who can be responsible for taking down accurately the map references of casualties. This should allow the M.O. to spend all his time attending to wounded. The men who had been attached to 146 Field Pk Sqn for minelifting returned today. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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