WO 171/1349 - 3 Monmouthshire 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: 3 MON
Month and Year: April 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.G. Orr

Place	Date	Hour	Summary
ALDERSHOT Salamancs Barracks	1		Draft of 40 ORs arrived from 9 South Lancs. Tfd to SWB & tos of this unit.
	5		All normal privilege leave stopped.
	7		APTC Demonstration at MAIDA VALE Gymnasium. CO 2IC attended.
	8		Unit cencorship of all outgoing mail introduced.
	9		Lt. M. Rosenthal of Canadian Infantry Corps joins unit under CANLOAN system and is posted to “D” Coy.
	11		Lt. C.E. Spooner posted from “HQ” Coy to “C” Coy.
	12		Postal address of unit now becomes Army Post Office England.
	13	1730	CO attended Bde Comd's Conference on Trg and Adm
	14		Draft of 73 ORs arrive from R.W.F. Tfd to SWB and tos of this unit.
	15		24 ORs of “Home Details” transferred to Pioneer Corps and posted to No 186 Coy Oxford, but remain att to unit.
	17		“D” Coy commence 3 day march.
	20		“A” Coy commence 3 day march.
	20		Draft of 30 ORs arrive from 4 RNF. Tfd to SWB and tos this unit.
ALDERSHOT Salamancs Barracks	21		Co attended Exercise “Mush” as spectator
	23		Visit of Hythe Sniper Travelling Team 23/27 Apr 44.
	23		Lt T.J.W. Rowland (Devons) posted to 3 MON “B” Coy.
	24		Maj W.P. Sweetman 2IC attended Conference on Training at School of Infantry, Barnard Castle 24/27 Apr 44.
	24		“C” Coy proceed on 3 day Match.
	25		Capt F.S. Atkinson, Lts, J.E. Davies, L. Hansler, C.G. Short of Canadian Inf Corps join under CANLOAN System and posted to “D” “C” “A” and “B” Coys respectively.
	27		Visit to unit of Lt.Col N.E. Weatherall, OBE., AAG(L) of S.E. Comd to discuss documentation.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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