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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GULLANE | 1 | 1105 | Preliminary Gas Report stating that Wheeled Exit RED Beach contaminated with | |
| Mustard Gas. | ||||
| 1205 | Wheeled Entrance RED Beach also contaminated with Mustard Gas Detours made | |||
| in both circuits. | ||||
| 1450 | The use of Tear Gas reported in vicinity of Wheeled Exit GREEN beach. One | |||
| vehicle is heavily contaminated. | ||||
| 1450 | Water point, suspected of being contaminated is tested, decontaminated and | |||
| reported fit for consumption. | ||||
| 2 | 0400 | GREEN BEACH attacked by Enemy a/c. 12' Bomb Crater in Wheeled Exit. | ||
| 0045 | RED BEACH attacked by ENEMY a/c 12' Bomb Crater in Entrance. | |||
| 0145 | One ENEMY a/c attacked the DID causing damage to the Entrance. | |||
| 0155 | Damage to RED and GREEN Beaches repaired and normal traffic conditions | |||
| resumed. | ||||
| 0240 | Damaged Entrance to DID repaired. | |||
| 2359 | Bad weather continues unabated and only a very small quantity of stores |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| continues to trickle in | ||||
| 3 | 0300 | Small Fire broke out in the Ammunition Dump. Extinguished 0305hrs. | ||
| 1800 | Despite the elements a strenuous attempt was made all day yesterday to work | |||
| both LBVs and DUKWS but again the weather won and after a trickle of stores had been produced during the afternoon and evening, the LBVs decided to return to | ||||
| Port Seton and eventually even the DUKWS were defeated. As the result of the Storms of the last two days nearly half the LBV are out of action and | ||||
| with no prospect of the weather abating Control decided to end the Exercise and Orders were issued to that effect at 1800hrs. | ||||
| 4 | 0900 | Dispersal begins and by 1800hrs all personnel are back in billets at GULLANE and GOSFORD Camps. | ||
| GOSFORD | 8 | A Coy proceeded to Portobello, B Coy to Musselburgh, C Coy to Haddington to load stores into Coasters, etc for use by (9 Beach Gp who were taking part | ||
| in the next Exercise in this Area. | ||||
| 8 | Remainder of Group moves back to normal locations in accordance with 6 Beach | No 4 A No 5 B | ||
| Group Movement Order No 4 and 5. | ||||
| 9 - 22 | Normal Training for Units stationed in STRATHPEFFER. | |||
| STRATHPEFFER | 23 | 1040 | A. B. C. Coys arrive from Exercise Area. | |
| 24-29 | Normal Training except for one small Exercise by A and B Coys designed to | |||
| practice the control and beaching of craft, landing and passage of vehicles across the beaches and deployment of units in the Beach Area. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFFICERS. Promotions, Appointments, Postings etc. | ||||
| 2/Lt Tasker to be WS Lt wef 4 Dec 43 | ||||
| Maj J Beckett 2IC posted to 101 Reinforcements Group wef 17 Feb 44 |
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