143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary February 1943

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1 February 1943 PONTYPRIDD.

Nothing of importance.

2 February 1943

Nothing of importance. Lecture at Whitney for Field Officers.

3 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

4 February 1943

Lot of trouble over Gunner Rayner and his Court Martial – excellent work by Hendon Police.

Nothing of importance.

5 February 1943

Court Martial at Penclawd of Gunner Rayner, Royal Artillery, for desertion.

6 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

7 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

10 February 1943

Exercise Phantom – snowed at night. RHQ only.

11 February 1943

Phantom finished.

12 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

13 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

14 February 1943

Exercise Filldyke – Middlemarch area. Blizzard at night. RHQ only.

15 February 1943

Exercise Filldyke – Middlemarch area.

16 February 1943

Exercise Filldyke. 190 and 388 Batteries to Sennybridge.

17 February 1943

Exercise Filldyke ends Whitney area.

18 February 1943

Return from Exercise. Regiment less 507 Battery at Sennybridge.

19 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

20 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

21 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

22 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

23 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

24 February 1943

Regiment returned from Sennybridge.

25 February 1943

Nothing of importance.

26 February 1943

Regiment moves out on Exercise Spartan. Night spent at Ross on Wye.

27 February 1943

Exercise Spartan – march to Woodlands Park Camp near Leighton Buzzard.

28 February 1943

Exercise Spartan – training and preparation for Exercise.


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