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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Court. | 1 | 1400 | 9th RTR alloted to the Brigade for training from the 8th to the 18th Jan. | |
| 1"- 1 mile | Lt.Col. Everard, CO 9th RTR, visits Bde HQ for a training conference with | |||
| Sheet 76 | the Brigade Commander. | |||
| 383015 | 2 | Courses of instruction commence for the formation of Assault Pioneer Pls | ||
| within each Bn. Courses opened at the 235 Field Park Coy for three NCOs | ||||
| from each Bn. One NCO per Bn, from the 233 Field Coy R.E., commence | ||||
| period of instruction in Field Engineer tasks to personnel of the new | ||||
| Pioneer Pls. | ||||
| 3 | 1000 | The Brigade Commander visits H.Q. 9th Armd Division at SAXMUNDHAM. | ||
| 4 | 1430 | The Brigade Commander attends GOCs training conference at Divisional H.Q. | ||
| 5 | 1000 | The Brigade Commander and unit Commanders attend a cloth model discussion | ||
| at Divisional H.Q. Subject.- Co - operation between Infantry and Tanks. | ||||
| 6 | 0930 | I.O. attends lecture at Divisional H.Q. Subject - German Organisation in | ||
| Occupied Countries. | ||||
| GOC visits the Brigade and attends training. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Court. | 7 | Normal training throughout the Bde. | ||
| 1" - 1 mile | 8 | Personnel from Bns visit the 9th RTR to inspect Churchill Tanks. | ||
| Sheet 76 383015 | 9 | Normal training throughout the Bde. | ||
| 10 | 0900 | The Brigadier and B.M. attend 69 Bde Exercise 'Stonyhill' in the Stanford | Appendix 'A' | |
| Battle Area. | ||||
| 1700 | B.M. attends a lecture on the use of 'Slidex' at Divisional H.Q. | |||
| 11 | Normal training throughout the Bde, | |||
| 12 | 1000 | Divisional Signal Exercise. | ||
| 13/14 | Normal Training throughout the Bde. | |||
| 15 | Brigadier F.Y.C. Knox. DSO. Royal Ulster Rifles, to take over command 69 | |||
| Bde vice Brigadier E.C. Cooke - Collis. DSO. Green Howards. | ||||
| 16 | 1100 | Special Order of the Day by Maj. Gen. Kirkman bidding farewell to all | ||
| ranks of the Division. | ||||
| 17 | 1000 | Special Order of the Day by Brigadier E.C. Cooke - Collis. DSO on | ||
| relinquishing the command of 69 Bde. | Appendix 'B' |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Court. | 1415 | 17 | A.B.C.A. Lecture and exhibition, held at the 5 East Yorks, attended by | |
| 1" - 1 mile | officers and ORs of the Bde. | |||
| Sheet 76 383015. | 1430 | 18 | Brigadier F.Y.C. Knox DSO takes command of 69 Bde. | |
| I.O. attends lecture on Signal Security at Divisional H.Q. | ||||
| 0900 | 19 | The Brigade Commander inspects personnel of Bde H.Q. | ||
| 1400 | The Brigade Commander visits all Bns. | |||
| 20 | I.O. visits the 146 Bde (49 Division) to lecture on Intelligence duties | |||
| on Active Service. | ||||
| 21 | NTR. | |||
| 22 | The Brigade Commander attends a seven day Combined Operations Course at the | |||
| C.T.C. LARGS. | ||||
| 23 | Normal training throughout the Bde. | |||
| 24 | Lecture to Unit Security Officers by the Divisional F.S.O. Subjects under | |||
| discussion - Unit Security Lectures and 'Quiz' on the task system lines. | ||||
| Stanford Battle Area allotted to the Bde. 3" Mortar firing by three Bns. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadwell Court. | 25 | Stanford Battle Area allotted to the Bde. Field Firing by three Bns. | ||
| 1" - 1 mile | 26 | 0900 | B.M. attends C.B. lecture at Divisional H.Q. | |
| Sheet 76 383015 | 27 | Normal Training throughout the Bde. | ||
| 28 | 0930 | I.O. attends lecture on Counter Battery at the 124 Fd. Regt. RA. | ||
| 1325 | Instructions received for 69 Bde Group to move to area SOUTHWOLD 966945. | |||
| 30 | 0900 | Advance parties leave for the new location at DARSHAM HOUSE, MR 877875, | ||
| sheet 77, OS 1" to 1 mile series. | ||||
| 1300 | 69 Inf. Bde Admin Order No 2 issued. | Appendix 'C' | ||
| 31 | The Brigade Commander returns from the Combined Operations Course. | |||
| The day spent in preparations for the move on Feb 1st. | ||||
| Normal training by units throughout the month. | ||||
| Issue of G.1098 stores 90% completed. |
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