| 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.G. Sandle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECO | 13 | Div Int Study Day. Bde I.O. and Unit I.Os attended. | ||
| SECO | 19 | All units visited Rex Cinema, ALDERSHOT, to see three Security Films preceded by a short talk, given by F.S.O. Captain Field. (“Chatterbox”, “Chatterbug”, “Censorship”). | ||
| SECO | 20 | Exercise Berverley V1, Signal Exercise – run from static locations. The Bde Comd went as a spectator to Exercise “Mush” – an Airborne Exercise. Units commenced three-day route marches, covering minimum distance of 45 miles. Period covering from 17-30 April. By the end of the month every man should have completed march. |
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| SECO | 25 | Bde H.Q. took part in a Harbouring Exercise. All the H.Q. vehicles took part. The G.O.C., Maj-Gen Roberts, DSO, MC., and his ADC, Capt Wood came to dinner at the Bde Mess. |
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| SECO | 28 | Bde H.Q. (main) moved to new location – to 1 Div Buildings, ALDERSHOT. | Appx “A” | |
| SECO | 29 | The Bde Comd, B.M. and Bde I.O. visited the School of Tank Technology, EGHAM, to see films of Tanks and see captured enemy AFVs. | ||
| SECO | 30 | GENERAL | ||
| SECO | 30 | During the month, Unit Censorship commenced throughout the Bde. A new closed address – “Army Post Office, England”was also introduced. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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