55th (Suffolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, War Diary August 1943
1 August 1943 SORN, Ayrshire.
Voluntary Church Parade.
2 August 1943
Normal training.
3 August 1943
2/Lt BREWSTER posted to 332 Battery from 217 Battery.
4 August 1943
2/Lt R J STOCKDALE attended Troop Commanders and Junior Officers’ Course, School of Artillery, Larkhill.
5 August 1943
Major C E J K TOMS attended Messing Officers’ Course at Messing Officer Training Centre, SCARBOROUGH.
6 August 1943
Normal training.
7 August 1943
Captain R B BARTON attended course at School of Artillery, Larkhill.
8 August 1943
49 Division Signals Exercise CONTACT II commenced – Skeleton Regimental HQ attended.
9 August 1943
2/Lt HOYLAND promoted War Substantive Lieutenant.
10 August 1943
Normal training.
11 August 1943
Normal training.
12 August 1943
CONTACT II ended.
13 August 1943
Captain GOLDSMITH, Lt KELSEY-BURGE and 2/Lt MAYHEW attended Waterproofing Course at Royal Artillery Motor Transport School, RHYL.
14 August 1943
Normal training.
15 August 1943
Voluntary Church Parade.
16 August 1943
Captain G K AGNEW attending Company Commander Course (Field Force) at Company Commander School, EDINBURGH.
17 August 1943
Normal training.
18 August 1943
Normal training.
19 August 1943
Normal training.
20 August 1943
GOC-in-C Home Forces and party, including Corps and Divisional Commanders, visited the area to witness a demonstration and visited Regimental HQ.
21 August 1943
Exercise PINWE assembled.
22 August 1943
Regiment supplied Divisional HQ Guard for week.
23 August 1943
Normal Training.
24 August 1943
Exercise PINWE dispersed.
25 August 1943
M.10 concentration camp opened at Pattiston Camp – Major B S GOOCH in command.
26 August 1943
Normal training.
27 August 1943
Normal training.
28 August 1943
C.O. attended Royal Artillery I Corps Study Period at EDINBURGH.
29 August 1943
Voluntary Church Parade.
30 August 1943
C.O. returned from EDINBURGH.
31 August 1943
Normal training.
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