| 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: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoresby Park | 1 | Tank crews leave for WARCOP Ranges to fire 6-pounder, 6-pounder H.E. and Besa. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 2-3 | Firing at WARCOP. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 4 | Battalion returned from WARCOP. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 5-7 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 8 | BRIGADE ‘A’ & ‘B’ Echelon Exercise “OPEN II”. | ||
| 8 | Captain J.W.O. ELLIOT - Battalion Echelon Commander | |||
| Thoresby Park | 9 | BRIGADE ‘A’ & ‘B’ Echelon Exercise “OPEN II”. | ||
| 9 | Re-play of CORPS Football Final. | |||
| 9 | Battalion -v- CORPS Signals. Result CORPS Signals 4, Battalion 3. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 10 | Captain The Marquess TOWNSHEND was attached to 100 O.C.T.U. (R.A.C.) SANDHURST as Instructor. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 11-14 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 15 | Preparations for Exercise “SMITH”. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 16 | Rehearsal of tank march past or Exercise “SMITH”. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 17 | Exercise “SMITH”. | ||
| 17 | The 6 GUARDS TANK BRIGADE was inspected by H.M. The KING. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 18-19 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 20 | Combined training with 6 K.O.S.B. | ||
| 20 | Squadron and Company training. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 21 | Exercise “CELT”. | ||
| 21 | The Battalion on evening Monday in STRAWBERRY HILL area. Copy attached. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 22 | Exercise “CELT”. | ||
| 22 | Exercise of combined Infantry Battalion and Tank Regiment co-operation, with 6 K.O.S.B. | |||
| 22 | The Exercise was directed by Lieutenant-Colonel C.I.H. DUNBAR. | |||
| 22 | The Battalion was commanded by Major S.J. CUTHBERT | |||
| 22 | Captain N.W. BEESON returned to the Battalion from O.C.T.U. (R.A.C.) SANDHURST as Recce Officer to ‘S’ Squadron. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 23-25 | Exercise “TATLER”. | ||
| 23-25 | Involving tank and infantry co-operation Exercise. | |||
| 23-25 | 6 GUARDS TANK BRIGADE was in support of 44 (L) BRIGADE. | |||
| 23-25 | The Battalion, with the 6 K.O.S.B. | |||
| 23-25 | The Exercise took place in area BLIDWORTH, against opposing forces to the South | |||
| 23-25 | The BRIGADE concentrated in the afternoon of 23 March and the Exercise ended at approximately 0830 hours on the morning of 25 April. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 26-27 | Nothing to report. | ||
| Thoresby Park | 28 | Exercise “CELT II”. | ||
| 28 | Copy attached. | |||
| 28 | Co-operation with 7 A.&S.H. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 29-30 | Recce Troop fired 37mm and .300 Browning. | ||
| 29-30 | Remaining 1st gunners and ops H.E. and AP 75mm at MIDHOPE Ranges. | |||
| 29-30 | AA Troop fired Oerlikon and Vickers. | |||
| Thoresby Park | 31 | Nothing to report. |
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