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'''1 August 1943  MOTHERWELL.'''
  
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Regiment located at MOTHERWELL.
  
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The ensuing week was devoted to settling in to the new location and individual training on a battery basis (See Appendix A attached).  ''This Appendix was not included in the War Diary file.''
  
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'''8 – 12 August 1943'''
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Exercise CONTACT II for log see Appendix B attached.  ''(Appendix B was not included within the War Diary file).''
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'''16 August 1943'''
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Divisional “U” Target Exercise see Appendix C.  ''Appendix C was not included in the file.''
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'''17 August 1943'''
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Rehearsal for Exercise SCOOP (details in Appendix D with appropriate alterations in date).  ''Appendix D was not included in the file.''
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'''20 August 1943'''
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Exercise SCOOP in conjunction with 6th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (see Appendix D attached).  Watched by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Paget Lieutenant General Sir Bernard C T Paget K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C.  Commander in Chief Home Forces].
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'''26 August 1943'''
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All Officers to lecture at 70th Infantry Brigade on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI9 Military Intelligence 9] aids to Prisoners of War.
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'''27 August 1943'''
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274 Field Battery field firing exercise in conjunction with 1 Tyneside Scottish.
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12 Officers and 5 NCOs to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troon TROON] to watch loading trials of Self-propelled equipment in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_craft L.C.T.’s]
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 8 August 2017

1 August 1943 MOTHERWELL.

Regiment located at MOTHERWELL.

The ensuing week was devoted to settling in to the new location and individual training on a battery basis (See Appendix A attached). This Appendix was not included in the War Diary file.

8 – 12 August 1943

Exercise CONTACT II for log see Appendix B attached. (Appendix B was not included within the War Diary file).

16 August 1943

Divisional “U” Target Exercise see Appendix C. Appendix C was not included in the file.

17 August 1943

Rehearsal for Exercise SCOOP (details in Appendix D with appropriate alterations in date). Appendix D was not included in the file.

20 August 1943

Exercise SCOOP in conjunction with 6th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (see Appendix D attached). Watched by Lieutenant General Sir Bernard C T Paget K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. Commander in Chief Home Forces.

26 August 1943

All Officers to lecture at 70th Infantry Brigade on Military Intelligence 9 aids to Prisoners of War.

27 August 1943

274 Field Battery field firing exercise in conjunction with 1 Tyneside Scottish.

12 Officers and 5 NCOs to TROON to watch loading trials of Self-propelled equipment in L.C.T.’s


To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - click here.

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