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+ | '''1 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Enquiries made about new billets. Present billets unsatisfactory. | ||
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+ | '''2 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | New billets at Linnels?? Camp obtained. | ||
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+ | '''4 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Rear Party arrives. | ||
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+ | '''5 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Move to new billets begun. | ||
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+ | '''7 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | 12:00 hours. G.o.C’s. Conference Troon. Move completed. | ||
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+ | '''8 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | 07:15 hours. Exercise “Contact” commences. | ||
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+ | '''12 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Exercise “Contact” ends. | ||
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+ | '''14 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | 10:30 hours. Cloth Model TEWT. Exercise “Beachcomber” at Brigade HQ. | ||
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+ | '''17 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Rehearsal “Beachcomber”. | ||
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+ | '''18 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Dress rehearsal “Beachcomber”. | ||
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+ | '''20 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Exercise Beachcomber. Visited by General Sir Bernard Paget, Lt Gen Anderson, Major Gen Barker. | ||
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+ | '''21 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | C.O. to Ayr for Exercise “Pinwe”. | ||
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+ | '''25 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Exercise Pinwe ends. | ||
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+ | '''25 - 31 August 1943 – Bothwell.''' | ||
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+ | Routine. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 7 May 2015
1 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Enquiries made about new billets. Present billets unsatisfactory.
2 August 1943 – Bothwell.
New billets at Linnels?? Camp obtained.
4 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Rear Party arrives.
5 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Move to new billets begun.
7 August 1943 – Bothwell.
12:00 hours. G.o.C’s. Conference Troon. Move completed.
8 August 1943 – Bothwell.
07:15 hours. Exercise “Contact” commences.
12 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Exercise “Contact” ends.
14 August 1943 – Bothwell.
10:30 hours. Cloth Model TEWT. Exercise “Beachcomber” at Brigade HQ.
17 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Rehearsal “Beachcomber”.
18 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Dress rehearsal “Beachcomber”.
20 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Exercise Beachcomber. Visited by General Sir Bernard Paget, Lt Gen Anderson, Major Gen Barker.
21 August 1943 – Bothwell.
C.O. to Ayr for Exercise “Pinwe”.
25 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Exercise Pinwe ends.
25 - 31 August 1943 – Bothwell.
Routine.
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