55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary February 1944

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1 February 1944 GORLESTON.

Normal training.

2 February 1944

Captain A le AVENELL, RAMC, left to join ADMS office.

3 February 1944

Normal training.

4 February 1944

Normal training.

5 February 1944

G Troop move to FOULNESS for Range Practice. B Troop firing at FOULNESS.

6 February 1944

Normal training.

7 February 1944

219 Battery on Exercise.

8 February 1944

E Troop firing PIAT.

9 February 1944

RHQ undergo Personnel Selection Test.

10 February 1944

W/Lt R KELVIN RAMC attached for all purposes.

11 February 1944

Normal training.

12 February 1944

M. 10s transferred to Northumberland Hussars.

13 February 1944

Voluntary Church Parade.

14 February 1944

Lt G D CLARKE Royal Artillery awarded 1939/43 Star.

15 February 1944

Captain D T EVANS Royal Army Chaplains Department attached to Regiment.

16 February 1944

Visit to 49 Division by G in C 21 Army Group (General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery).

17 February 1944

Normal training.

18 February 1944

Lt R KELVIN replaced by Captain SCOTT RAMC (attached for all purposes).

19 February 1944

Exercise PONTOON – skeleton HQ.

20 February 1944

Normal training.

21 February 1944

Normal training.

22 February 1944

Lt G B SWEATMAN married. E Troop on Exercise.

23 February 1944

Normal training.

24 February 1944

Exercise BANG – 219 at Winterton Range.

25 February 1944

Normal training.

26 February 1944

Normal training.

27 February 1944

Voluntary Church Parade.

28 February 1944

217, 218, 219, 220 – 17 pdr practice on Horsey Range.

29 February 1944

Lt R G STOCKDALE attending course at School of Military Engineering, RIPON.


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