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+ | '''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''' | ||
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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.