WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - February 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: 2nd Bn. Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: February 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Summary
HAWICK	1	Ex “Twistgrip” bde m/c competition.
	1	Bde A Tk competition
	1/2	Coys practise 18 set co-operation with arty.
	2	Mortar pl to div battle school for three weeks
	3/4	Trg for offrs and sqts on shell reps
	3	Postings of offrs to bn. Capt R.S. Hall, Lt. R.A. Smith, 2/Lt K.A. Bradshaw, 2/Lt E.C. Rapkins, Lt. K.O. Ingham, 2/Lt W.E. Palmer, 2/Lt K.E. Golsmith.
	6	Bde inspection by Comd 21 Army Gp
	7	Lecture “battle discipline” by bde 2 i/c to all offrs. 2/Lt S.C. Shimmins posed to Bn.
	7	Clothmodel discussion “Ex Grab” for all offrs.
	8	Lecture to all offrs on ABCA by Div education offr
	8-10	Coys practise for Ex Bridgeland
	9	Bde Carrier competition
MELROSE	11	Bn pratice for Ex Bridgeland
	14	Ex Bridgeland, object to practise the bn in street fighting and river crossing. The lack of water in river reduced the value of this exercise.
HAWICK	15-19	Coys practise laying & recording of minefields. 16 dec all offrs fire 6 pr atk guns
	19	Bn drill parade
	21	COs conference for all offrs
	22	Trg films (m/c) for all offrs + drivers
	23	Maj. B.J. FitzG Donlea […] assumes comd of bn.
	25	Jeep trail “Fourdrive” Bn won 1, 2, 3 and 8 place.
	26	2/Lt M.J.M. Betty posted to Bn.
	29	Lt. Col. Harris […]

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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