187 Field Ambulance - War Diary November 1943

1 November 1943 – Castle Toward.

Conference Exercise Trident at Rothesay.

2 November 1943 – Castle Toward.

Exercise Ulysses III.

3 November 1943 – Castle Toward.

Conference Exercise Trident at Rothesay. Loading and preparation for Trident. Unit personnel and vehicles embark.

4 November 1943 – Castle Toward.

Exercise Trident.

5 November 1943 – Castle Toward.

Return to normal locations.

6 November 1943

Preparations for Exercise Antonia.

8 November 1943

Conference ADMS Office.

Field General Court Martial – Driver K ??

9 November 1943

C.O. leaves for new location to make medical arrangements.

10 - 13 November 1943

Exercise Antonia – move to Eastern Command.

14 November 1943

Main Body arrives Redisham Hall, near Beccles, Suffolk.

15 November 1943

Rear Party leaves L ??

17 November 1943

Rear Party arrives Redisham.

22 - 23 November 1943

Second Leave Party departs by special trains on 22nd and 23rd November – due to return December 1st and 2nd – thus completing bulk leave.

25 November 1943

15:00 hours. C.R.S. site at St Felix’s School Sanatorium taken over from Barracks Officer.

29 November 1943

14:00 hours. Visit from Colonel Walker ADMS 49th Division.

30 November 1943

13:30 hours. ADMS leaves Unit.

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