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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Park WYMONDHAM, Nfk. | 1 | Battery on leave except for a small maintenance party. Fatigues and general camp duties. | |
| 2 | Fatigues etc. | ||
| 3 | Personnel on leave advised of extension of seven days Privilege Leave. Additional ration coupons despatched. | ||
| 4 to 10 | Fatigues and general camp duties. | ||
| 11 | Bty returned from leave. | ||
| 12 | Organisation and preparation of future training. Capt IS Hampton to attend Camouflage Course in NORWICH. | ||
| 13 | Church Parades. | ||
| 14 | Anticipating the arrival of equipment it is decided to provide adequate | ||
| hard standing ground. Arrangements made with local gravel pits to supply hard core. Capt DP Fitzgerald and four ORs left for course of | |||
| instruction on "Assault Boating". | |||
| 14 | Bty's guns arrived. Capt IS Hampton returned from course. General fatigues and maintenance, including work on the hard standing ground. | ||
| 15 | Four Dvr/Ops despatched to joint course at RMYL. 2/Lt. D Boggie RA left to join 17-pr conversion course at LARKHILL |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Park WYMONDHAM. | 16 | General fatigues and maintenance. Weather very poor, rain and very cold. | |
| 17 | Commander in Chief, General Sir BL Montgomery, inspected the Divisional | ||
| Artillery at LETTON HALL. Weather - cold. | |||
| 18 | BSM and one Sgt despatched with driver to collect M/Cycles at BARTON on HUMBER. Weather - sleet, very cold. | ||
| 19 | Personnel Selection Team visited the Bty and commenced examining the Bty's | ||
| personnel who were detailed to attend in two squads. A board consisting of 3 Sgts and an Officer detailed to assess each man in a grading test. | |||
| Weather - very cold. | |||
| 20 | Lieut Osmond RA posted to this Bty. Took comd of "B" Troop in the absence of Lieut FL Rosenfeld RA. Church Parades. Weather - bright but cold. | ||
| 21 | Training Programme in operation including Gun Drill. Hard Standing still | ||
| receiving attention. Personnel not available on the 19th examined by the Personnel Selection Board. Weather - bright but cold. General | |||
| fatigues and camp duties. | |||
| 22 | Training. Hard standing work in progress. Camp fatigues. Weather - cold. | ||
| 23 | Training. Camp fatigues etc. Soccer match against RHQ in afternoon. Weather - bright. | ||
| 24 | His Majesty the King inspected the Reg't with the Divisional Artillery at | ||
| Hillborough Hall. Weather - cold and sunny. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Park. WYMONDHAM, Nfk. | 25 | Training. Maintenance. Work continued on the Hard Standing Ground. | |
| Lieut Osmond RA left for RAMT School at RHYL for maintenance course. Weather - cold and wet. | |||
| 26 | Training continued. Inspections of Bty Area and Billets. Weather - cold. | ||
| 27 | RC Church Parade. Bty resting. Weather bright but cold. | ||
| 28 | Second Training Programme prepared and in force. Hard Standing still | ||
| under construction. Maximum strength on parades and training. Weather - bright. | |||
| 29 | Training as Programme. Hard Standing. Camp fatigues. Weather - cold. |
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