| 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: May 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 1 | 1400 | All ranks on Security lectures by I.O. | |
| 2 | 1400 | All ranks through Gas Chamber and Personal Decontamination | ||
| 4 | 15-cwt 4 x 2 W/T Morris from 20 VRD. Car 4x4 Hy Utility Humber from 26 VRD | |||
| 5 | 1400 | 60 tk comds and gunners visit S.T.T. | ||
| 8 | 1000 | All offrs attend Bde Comd's lecture en N.African Campaign | ||
| 11 | 2 Crusaders A/A III from 2 AFV Depot | |||
| 12 | 1500 | C.O. and 12 offrs attend FLAIL demonstration. | ||
| 16 | A/a Crusaders III fire at BOGNOR. | |||
| 17 | W/T silence till 20. 40 tk comds visit Exhibittion of German equitment at Imperial War Museum. 15-cwt 4x2 W/T Morris to 62 VRD. 2 Water Trucks 200 gals from 23 VRD 4x 15-owt G.S. Bedford from 71 VRD. | |||
| 18 | Corps Comd visits Regt and meets offrs and senior NCOs. Addresses all offrs of Div. Crusader A/A III from 2 AFV Depot | |||
| 20 | 5 Stuarts V from 2 Armd Gren Gds | |||
| 22 | 13x 3-tonners 4x4 GS Canadian Fords grom 70 VRD | |||
| 24 | 4 Sherman V to CVC Chilwell. 4 Stuart V to CVC Chilwell. 2 Sherman V to 14 AFV Depot1 Humber Sc Car to 9 AFV Depot. 4 x 15-owt 4x2 G.S. Bedford and 2 15qwt Trucks to M of S.4 Sherman Vc from 2 AFV Depot. 4 Humber Sc Cars from 19 AFV Depot. Rear Link W/T Ex BUBBLE. | |||
| 25 | 1100 | C.O. addresses all ranks. W/T Ex MARTHA. 2 Sherman Vc from 6 AFV Depot.1 White Sc Car to 270 FDS. 1 15-cwt Office Truck to 72 VRD. 1 15-cwt GS Bedford to 72 VRD | ||
| 27 | 2 Sherman Vc from 6 AFV Depot. | |||
| 28 | 1 Sherman Vc from 6 AFV Depot. 1 Sherman Vc from 1 AFV Depot | |||
| 29 | Lt.P.W.FISH posted to HQ 11 Armd Div as L.OL 1 Sherman V to CVC Chilwell 3 Trucks 15-cwt 4X4 Personnel white to 72 VRD. | |||
| 30 | 1130 | G.O.C. 11 Armd Div inspects packing of specimen A and B vehs. | ||
| 31 | 1400 | C.O. inspects all A and B vehs sealed and packed ready to move. | ||
| 31 | Lt.Col.Commanding 23rd Hussars. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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