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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1st/2nd. | Lt. Kaye retured to SHQ. other. L.Os remain. | ||
| July 3rd. | Lt. Corke moves to 43 Div. Lt. Kaye to 53 Div. | ||
| July 4/5/6th. | No Change. | ||
| July 7th. | Lt. Black to 176 Bde. Sgt Wright to 7 Cdn Bde. Lt. Young to | ||
| 197 Bde. Sgt McQuistan to 9 Cdn Bde. Lt. Wall to 185 Bde. | |||
| Lt. Greenberg joins Sqn. | |||
| July 8th/9th. | No Change. All L.Os recalled evening of July 9th. | ||
| July 10th | Lt. Corke to 43 Div. Lt Black to 153 Bde. | ||
| July 11th | Lt. Corke and It. Black recalled to Sqn. | ||
| July 12/14th. | Sqn reorganises into 6 Light Tps (2 S/Cars) | ||
| 3 Heavy Tps (2 Daimlers, 1 S.O.D. ). | |||
| July 16th. | Lt. Bottomley posted to Sqn |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17th | Sqn moved to conc. area for operation East of Orne. | ||
| July 18th | 0315 hrs moved to forming up area North of Caen with 5 Tps of | ||
| 2 S/Cars. Orders to recce area Argenees - Huan-Vimont. Tps | |||
| held up by enemy A.T. guns and tank battles in area Cagny. | |||
| Lt. Bottomley reached Bourgebus 1530 hrs, lost one S/Car. | |||
| Sqn retired to harbour area Cuverville 1900 hrs. Casualties | |||
| S/Car 1, Personnel - Nil. | |||
| July 19th | Sqn in Reserve. | ||
| July 20/21st | In Reserve. | ||
| July 22nd | Moved to area Auguerny, West of Orne. | ||
| July 23rd | Major W.L. Warren assumed cmd of sqn. Capt. K.M. Reid became | ||
| 2 i/c. | |||
| July 24th | Sqn moves to area Cully. | ||
| July 25/28th | Sqn in area Camilly - Regt in Reserve. | ||
| July 30th. | Sqn moves for operation South of Caumont, to area Sallen. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31st. | Sqn moves with 6 Light and 3 Heavy Tps. Lt. Kaye (3) and | ||
| Lt. Henson (4) reach area Bremoy, kill a number of German | |||
| parachute troops and report on position. Lt. Greenberg (5) | |||
| area Borson Homine. Lt. Wall (6) area point 309. Sqn | |||
| concentrates in area St Onea-des-Besacres for night. | |||
| Casualties - nil. | |||
| Decorations awarded. Capt. S.H. Gill, M.C. for gallantry on | |||
| beach on June 6th. Lt. R. Wigram, M.C. He had led the recce | |||
| troops all the way down West of R. Seulles on June 6/7/8th. | |||
| Sgt Wright, M.M. Set McQuistan M.M. Cpl Fowler, M.M. He led | |||
| party on foot back by compass after ambush at Christot, June | |||
| 8th,carrying wounded man with them. Sgt Greenaway, M.M. He | |||
| was assisting Lt. Simatt in the attack on the defence post | |||
| at La Reviere and after Lt. Sinnatt's death advanced under | |||
| fire to recover Lt. Sinnatt's driver. |
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