WO 171/920 - 63 Anti-Tank Regiment - December 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: 63 Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A.
Month and Year: December 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J. Thomson, TD, RA

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	2	1130	At Battery Commanders conference the following was decided:- – Lt D. Ginger of 250 Battery should replace Lt R. Stephens in 249 Battery. – Capt AHR Butcher of 250 Bty should replace Capt EB Walmsley in 251 Bty. – Capt J Greenwood of 252 Bty should replace Capt CH Grist in 251 Bty. – Lts CF Martin, MA Robinson and RJ Butter should replace Lts F Powell, JPS Pim and TW Smith in 251 Bty. There would be no cross-posting of Troop Sergeants as it was felt that some firm base must be maintained in the troops of 249 and 251 Batteries. As far as W/Sergeants were concerned it was agreed that all W/Sergeants in 250 and 252 Batteries who had been members of the Regiment prior to 3 September 1939 should be transferred to 249 and 251 Batteries as far as the War Establishment would permit. Paid Acting Sergeants would be given the change to revert to Lance Sergeants, the same principle would then be applied to all Lance-Sergeants. Bombardiers and Lance-Bombardiers were to be dealt with in the same way. As far as Gunners were concerned, as we were able to absorb more Gunners than NCOs the yard stick was taken as 3 or more years service with the Regiment. All the above would have to be agreed with the C.C.R.A. as it was by no means certain that this amount of cross-posting would be allowed.	Appx 'I', Folios 1, 2 and 3.

Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.

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