WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - July 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: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	10		APPENDIX ‘Z’: 'A' & 'B' Sqns moved to the camp at LEE-OVER-SANDA Nr. BRIGHTLINGSEA to do Saltwater trg. 'C' Sqn and RHQ Tk Tp moved to FRITTON to do the lake trg which 'A' & 'B' Sqns had just completed. For 10 days 'A' & 'B' Sqns went through the Saltwater trg. The camp was a tented one with some shacks on the front which were used for offices. Again there were enough tks for each Sqn to have 19. At the beginning of the 10 days tks were taken over by drivers and the effects of salt water on tks explained. There were also lectures on the formations that would be adopted by the Sqns when they launches and landed. The direction was always to be set by a pilot launch and Sqns were to enter the water in 4 columns, each column consisting of a Tp and a part of RHQ. To turn round and come back to the shore Sqn columns would tither counter march or the whole convoy wheel to left or right. As far as landing was concerned it was possible to land on one of the two beaches and it was necessary to avoid various anti tank erections and banks of mud. The Chief Instructor – Major Graham also gave lectures on how to launch from "Landing Craft Tank". During trg on the sea, all crews wore life jackets except for those inside the tks who wore ATEA outfits. The strongest sea during these 10 days was a force 3 sea, and therefore trg was not held up by rough weather. It was an enjoyable 10 aays, more interesting than at FRITTON naturally enough, and when the sea rose it was quite exciting. No tks were lost. On a fine evening it was a fine sight out see 40 odd craft sailing out to sea, wheeling, coming into beach and deflating at speed.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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