| 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: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: February 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridlington | 1 | 2/Lts. HENSEN & HELYAR joined the Regt | ||
| 2 | Firing at ROLSTON Range | |||
| 3 | Lt.TALBOT-HARVEY posted to 8 H. Corps comd visited Regt | |||
| 4 – 6 | Wading at BRIDGE HEWICK | |||
| 8 | General Montgomery addressed Bde. | |||
| 9 | Wading at HULL | |||
| 10 | 2/Lts.HETCHISON & POTTER to 15/19 H. 2/Lt.GEDDES to 5 DG.Firing at FYLINGDALE. 12 Rota Trailers sent away. | |||
| 11 | Firing at FYLINGDALE and WILLERBY. | |||
| 12 | 2 Sheman V received. 5 Sherman V sent away. | |||
| 13-25 | Exercise "EAGLE". | |||
| 15 | 3 Sherman V received. | |||
| 17 | 1 Crusader A/A received. | |||
| 25 | Major HANSON-LAWSON to Notts Yeo. Major GOLD to 23 H. | |||
| 28 | Lt.Col.Commanding 23rd Hussars. |
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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