War Diary - CRA - August 1941

3 August 1941

Operation Order no. 16 issued and attached to the file as Appendix 1. (No copy found in the file at the National Archives).

4 August 1941

Section 18 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery move to AUDSHOLT. Section 4 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery move to PIMPLE HILL.

7 August 1941

Brigadier E L G Griffith-Williams D.S.O., M.C. proceeded on duty to UK by air. Lt Colonel F W B Maufe, Royal Artillery, assumes the duties of Commander, Royal Artillery.

Amendment No. 2 issued to Royal Artillery Operation Instruction No. 5 and attached to the file as Appendix 2. (No copy found on the file at The National Archives).

8 August 1941

Royal Artillery Iceland Force Training Instruction No. 4 issued and attached to the file as Appendix 3. (No copy retained on the file).

9 August 1941

Royal Artillery Operation Order No. 17 issued and attached to the file as Appendix 4. (No copy retained on the file).

4 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery at PIMPLE HILL shoot at Sleeve – Results – Good.

10 August 1941

Conference RAF. Aircraft recognition.

11 August 1941

77 Light Anti-aircraft Battery arrived in ICELAND (Battery Commander Major W H Ahl Royal Artillery). Temporarily accommodated in Transit Camp. Absorbed in 12 Anti-aircraft Regiment.

14 August 1941

Royal Artillery Iceland Force Operation Order No. 17 (revised) issued and attached to the War Diary file as Appendix 5. (No copy retained on the file at The National Archives).

Two Sections 18 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery sailed for AKUREYRI. Troop of 77 Light Anti-aircraft Battery sailed for EAST SUB-SECTOR. Section 203 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery in action at BRIGHTON CAMP.

16 August 1941

Visit of Prime Minister and Chiefs of Staff. Royal Artillery Iceland Force represented by detachments to take part in General March Past.

18 August 1941

Conference USA. Location of Army and Marine units. Anti-aircraft 50mm and Army Artillery Battalion.

19 August 1941

G.L. Set in action at BRIGHTON CAMP gun site.

20 August 1941

Royal Artillery Iceland Force Movement Instruction No 1 issued and attached to the War Diary as Appendix 6. (No copy retained on the file at The National Archives).

Royal Artillery Iceland Force Operation Instruction No. 3 (revised) issued and attached to the War Diary as Appendix 7. (No Copy retained on the file at The National Archives).

24 August 1941

Brigadier E L G Griffith-Williams D.S.O., M.C. returned to ICELAND.

Major B Armitage returned from leave in UK.

26 August 1941

Force HQ Conference held to discuss Training for Winter months (C.R.A. and B.M.R.A. attended).

27 August 1941

Operation Order No. 16 issued and attached to the War Diary as Appendix 8. (No copy held in the War Diary file at The National Archives).

28 August 1941

1 Bofors in action at KORSNES. 2 Bofors in action at KALDADARNES making one Troop complete.

29 August 1941

All guns “B” Troop 52 Light Anti-aircraft Battery in HVALFJORDUR fired at Target towed by U.S. Navy plane.

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