| 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: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 5 | Rear Party arrives | ||
| 7 | Wireless silence to 11 Apr. 20 offrs & ORs see German tks at CHOBHAM S.T.T. | |||
| 8 | "Firefly" gunners to WARCOP AFV Range until 13 Apr. | |||
| 9 | 5 Offrs and ORs visit to S.T.T. | |||
| 11 | 2 Crusaders AA III to HQ Sqn 10 Armd Bde. 6 Carriers to 22 AFV Depot. | |||
| 15 | 2 i/c and IO to Beach Organisation Lecture at Div HQ | |||
| 17 | 11 jeeps from 5 VRD. IO lectures to all officers | |||
| 20 | B vehs wade ARBORFIELD | |||
| 21 | All veh womds attend lecture an Beach Organisation. 5 M/cs to 40 VRD.5 Utilities to 11 VRD. 4 Sherman V P/W from 13 AFV Depot. | |||
| 25 | B vehs wade at HAWLEY. IO lectures to all offrs | |||
| 29 | 1 Utility to 11 VRD. 7 International half-tracks M.5 from 3 VRD.Brigadier BRIGGS sees regtl Bulldozer demonstration. | |||
| 30 | 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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