| 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: 3rd Br Inf Division Postal | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVERNESS | 1 | Services normal. | ||
| 2 | F.P.O. D.3 (Adv) opened at Denmead, Hants, to serve Advance party H.Q. 3rd Br Inf Division. | |||
| 3-5 | Services normal. | |||
| 6-19 | Move of 3rd Br Inf Division from Scottish Command to concentration areas in Southern Command and South Eastern Command. F.P.O. 46 serving H.Q. 8 Br Inf Bde closed in Scottish Command P.M. 6 April, 1944 reopens Southern Command 8 April, 1944. F.P.O. 47 serving H.Q. 185 Br Inf Bde closed in Scottish Command A.M. 7 April, 1944 reopens South Eastern Command. A.M. 9 April, 1944. F.P.O. 48 serving H.Q. 9 Br Inf Bde closed in Scottish Command P.M. 8 april, 1944 reopens Southern Command A.M. 9 April, 1944. F.P.O. D.3 serving H.Q. 3 Br Inf Division closed in Scottish Command P.M. 9 April, 1944 reopens Southern Command A.M. 10 April, 1944. | |||
| DENMEAD, HANTS. | 14 | All units of 3rd Br Inf Division adopted closed address ie A.P.O. England W.E.F. 0001 hrs today. Censorship also imposed on all 3rd Br Inf Division Units W.E.F. same time and date. | ||
| 14 | F.P.O. 46 redesignated F.P.O. B.8 (serves H.Q. 8 Br Inf Bde Group) | |||
| 14 | F.P.O. 47 redesignated F.P.O. B.185 (serves H.Q. 185 Br Inf Bde Group) | |||
| 14 | F.P.O. 48 redesignated F.P.O. B.9 (serves H.Q. 9 Br Inf Bde Group) | |||
| 14 | F.P.O. 49 redesignated F.P.O. 554 (serves 3 Recce Regt) | |||
| 14 | On introduction of A.P.O. England address all F.P.O. Postage and Postal Order stocks increased in value consequent on all units now being served from F.P.Os. | |||
| 14 | Mail arrangements as a result of introduction of the new form of address satisfactory. | |||
| 20-30 | Services normal. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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