143rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. War Diary June 1942
1 June 1942 PONTYPRIDD.
388 Battery vehicles arrived from ICELAND. 1 Officer and 24 Other Ranks arrived from ICELAND.
2 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
3 June 1942
Major Hamilton and Captain Smithers return from courses. Captain ?Bowring on course at Larkhill.
4 June 1942
2nd Lieutenant J Watson posted from 507 Battery to RHQ as Intelligence Officer. Major Weston returns from leave.
5 June 1942
Further recce of new area by C.O., Second-in-Command and Battery Commanders.
6 June 1942
Nothing of importance. Second-in-Command left on seven days’ leave.
7 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
8 – 9 June 1942
147 Infantry Brigade Exercise. Regiment less 388 Battery return to billets. Advance Parties leave for Summer Camp Area.
10 June 1942
388 Battery return to billets after exercise.
11 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
12 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
15 June 1942
14:00 hours. Regiment less Rear Parties leaves PONTYPRIDD for new area.
19:30 hours. PENYBONT.
Regiment less Rear Parties arrives PENYBONT.
16 June 1942
Nothing of importance. Regiment preparing new Camp.
18 June 1942
19:00 hours. Rear Parties less Lieutenant Quartermaster Heal arrive PENYBONT.
20 June 1942
Lieutenant Quartermaster Heal with balance of equipment arrives PENYBONT.
21 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
22 June 1942
Nothing of importance. C.O. awarded Certificate by G.O.C. for services in ICELAND.
23 June 1942
49 Division Exercise “CRASSUS”.
24 June 1942
Nothing of importance.
25 June 1942
Infantry Brigade Exercise “JURY”. Regiment complete participant.
26 June 1942
Infantry Brigade Exercise “JURY”. Advance Party 388 Battery to TRAWSFYNDD for practice.
27 June 1942
08:30 hours. 388 Battery less Advance Party to TRAWSFYNDD.
19:00 hours. C.O. and R.S.M. left for TRAWSFYNDD.
29 June 1942
Advance Party 386 Battery left for TRAWSFYNDD.
30 June 1942
386 Battery less Advance Party left for TRAWSFYNDD. 388 Battery to HARLECH.
Reverend Bate, Chaplain to the Forces, reports for duty.
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