| 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: 3 Scots Guards | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoresby Park | 1-2 | Exercise “CELT III” : Co-operation with 7 SEAFORTH. | Appendix A. | |
| Thoresby Park | 3-5 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 6 | Suspension of privilege leave. | ||
| 6 | Firing at MIDHOPE Ranges: 75mm and Besa practices. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 7 | Firing at MIDHOPE Ranges: 75mm and Besa practices. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 8 | Imposition of censorship of outgoing mail. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 9-13 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 14 | The Battalion had a closed address from 0001 hours onwards. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 15 | Battalion route march under Major S.J. CUTHBERT. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 16 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 17 | Practice in stowage of ammunition in 3-ton lorries and inspection by the BRIGADE Umpire and BRIGADE Major. | ||
| 17 | The Recce Troop under command of Lieutenant R.C.G. PEMBER leaves for 10 days’ training in the WOLDS area. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 18-20 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 21 | 2/Lieutenant C. CAMPBELL | ||
| 21 | 2/Lieutenant P.W.P. COMYSS | |||
| 21 | 2/Lieutenant J.M. FEARFIELD | |||
| 21 | 2/Lieutenant C.J.O. CLARKE | |||
| 21 | joined the Battalion from the Training Battalion of the Regiment. | |||
| 21 | Lieutenant H.N. NEVILE left the Battalion and was posted to GUARDS ARMOURED TRAINING WING, PIRBRIGHT. | |||
| 21 | Lieutenant J.W.C. ELLIOT also joined the GUARDS ARMOURED TRAINING WING. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 22-27 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 28 | Exercise “CORNELIUS” under the command of Major Sir C.H.F. MACLEAN. | ||
| 28 | Main Road Party leaves THORESBY. | |||
| 28 | Harbour that night near WELWYN, HERTS. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 29 | Main Road Party arrives 1630 hours in camp of EASTWELL Park. | ||
| Eastwell Park | 30 | Nothing to report. |
Source: WW2Talk.com.
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