| 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: 104 Town Major | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major H.F.M. Maidment |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATTERICK | 15 | 1830 | Orders received (telephonic) from HQ L of C through the Senior Town Major to be at two hours notice for a move. | |
| CATTERICK | 16 | 1115 | Received orders (verbal) from Officer i/c Mob & Staging Centre to proceed by convoy with 14 other Town Majors to report to A.Q/C Southend by 1200 hrs 17th. The 2 clerks and orderly to proceed that night by train with the Class III Town Majors. | |
| LEIGH-ON-SEA | 17 | 1200 | Arrived and accomodated at 'B' Sub Area, LEIGH-ON-SEA and received movement orders. | |
| near TILBURY | 18 | 1000 | Arrived “S” Marshalling Area | |
| TILBURY | 19 | 1200 | Embarked “Robert Henri” | |
| At Sea | 26 | 1900 | Transferred to L.C.T. | |
| NORMANDY | 27 | 0830 | Landed from L.C.T. and proceeded to 3/36 R.H.U. 102 R.Gp. |
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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