1st Tyneside Scottish March 1944

1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish War Diary March 1944

4th March 1944 The weekly Strength State of the Battalion was attached to the War Diary as Appendix 1. For further details see below. 7th March 1944 Lt Col De Winton returned from leave and resumed command of the Battalion. 11th March 1944 The weekly Strength State of the Battalion was attached to the War Diary as Appendix 2. For further details see below. 14th March 1944 14554409 Pte BURNS T died as a result of a gunshot wound accidentally received. 18th March 1944 The weekly Strength State of the Battalion was attached to the War Diary as Appendix 3. For further details see below. The Battalion team came third in the Divisional Cross Country run. 22nd – 24th March 1944 Exercise “STAG” was held. This was an exercise in taking up a defensive position followed by a relief by another Battalion. As far as can be seen no documentation about the exercise has survived in the Battalion War Diary file. 25th March 1944 The weekly Strength State of the Battalion was attached to the War Diary as Appendix . For further details see below. 26th March 1944 The Battalion won the Brigade football competition.

Appendices attached to the !st Tyneside Scottish War Diary for March 1944.

Appendix 1 – Weekly Manpower Return as at 4th March 1944.

4/3/44 WS/Lt Benvie D M was posted to No 8 I.T.C. PERTH on 26/2/1944. With regard to attached ranks, the following men were with the Battalion on this date:- 160625 Cpl Lower J, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return) 161933 L/Cpl Tri??p, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return) 145846 Dvr Sellick D, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on 25/3/44 return) 153752 Dvr Speller H, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on 25/3/44 return) 292267 Dvr Roberts W, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the25/3/44 return) 168744 Dvr Ryder D, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on 25/3/44 return) 182271 Dvr Newcombe R, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the25/3/44 return)

Appendix 2 – Weekly Manpower Return as at 11th March 1944.

This Return shows that Ws/Lt Bridges A E, of the Black Watch, was posted to join the Home Details from 4/2/1944 following a Medical Board. As regards Other Ranks, the 11th March 1944 return shows the War Establishment plus the 1st Reinforcements – set out for the first time in this format – totalling 972 men. In respect of attached ranks the following men were with the Battalion on this date:- 166951 L/Cpl Morgan A, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 182254 Dvr Irons A, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 14243062 Dvr Will R, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 14348792 Dvr Knowles A, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 2992228 Dvr Ridgeway A, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 180668 Dvr Brown J, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return). 266511 Dvr Ford P, 482 Inf Bde Coy RASC. (Not on the 25/3/44 return).

Appendix 3 – Weekly Manpower Return as at 18th March 1944.

There were no changes to report other than those already noted.

Appendix 4 – Weekly Manpower Return as at 25th March 1944.

There were no changes to report other than those already noted.

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