Difference between revisions of "89th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery - War Diary August 1943."

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9 August 1943 STEWARTON.

Advance Parties from the Regiment leave Stewarton for new locations for Exercise “HARLEQUIN”.

11 August 1943

Regiment leaves Scotland for new locations in South of England.

15 August 1943 HOVE.

Regiment takes up positions on South Coast for Exercise “HARLEQUIN”. 308 Battery Shoreham, 309 Battery Newhaven, 310 Battery Lewes.

16 August 1943 SHOREHAM.

04:00 hours. 308 Battery engages enemy aircraft flying over harbour. 17 rounds fired at plane but no hits claimed.

26 August 1943 HOVE.

14:00 hours. Command of the Regiment devolves on Major D S HUNTER RA during the absence on duty of Lt Col H C CORY MC RA.

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+'''9 August 1943  STEWARTON.'''
+Advance Parties from the Regiment leave Stewarton for new locations for Exercise “HARLEQUIN”.
+'''11 August 1943'''
+Regiment leaves Scotland for new locations in South of England.
+'''15 August 1943  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hove HOVE].'''
+Regiment takes up positions on South Coast for Exercise “HARLEQUIN”.  308 Battery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoreham-by-Sea Shoreham], 309 Battery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newhaven,_East_Sussex Newhaven], 310 Battery [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes Lewes].
+'''16 August 1943  SHOREHAM.'''
+:00 hours.  308 Battery engages enemy aircraft flying over harbour.  17 rounds fired at plane but no hits claimed.
+'''26 August 1943  HOVE.'''
+:00 hours.  Command of the Regiment devolves on Major D S HUNTER RA during the absence on duty of Lt Col H C CORY MC RA.
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