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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 6F/4 | 1 Aug | 0800 | Regt moved from leaguer area ELLON to leaguer area 725595 arriving at 1200 hrs |
| 1/50,000 | 1500 | Regt moved behind 131 Bde through CAUMONT 705594 and then SE. through | |
| 2200 | CAHAGNES 732566 and on to ROBIN X Rds 758533 where they leaguered for the night. | ||
| Sheet 7F/3 | 2 Aug | 0530 | "B" Sqn adv East to the area SAUQUES775520 where determined opposition was |
| 1/50,000 | 1100 | encountered: there was much A.P. fire and mortaring and at about 1100 hrs | |
| "B" Sqn had to withdraw, It was then decided to put in a small set piece attack | |||
| 1700 | with Artillery and Inf cooperation. This started at 1700 hrs and a feature | ||
| 2000 | N of SAUQUES at 780526 was taken by C Sqn. The tanks remained in this | ||
| position during the night, while the rest of the Regiment leaguered at | |||
| 2300 | "ROBIN" X Rds 758533. | ||
| 3 " | 0530 | Reveille. 5 R Tks took over from the Unit in the Area SAUQUES and continued to push on East against determined opposition, The Regiment remained in reserve | |
| at "ROBIN" X Rds with "B" Sqn in the area 761524 maintaining observation to | |||
| the S.W. The day passed quietly. | |||
| 2300 | Regiment leaguered in same area as previous night. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 7F/3 1/50,000 | 4 Aug | 0530 | Reveille. Regiment remained in reserve at "ROBIN" X Rds. 5 D.Gs made some |
| progress to the East around HERMILLY 7954 and good progress was made by 43 Div towards ONDEFONTAINE 7848. There were indications that the enemy | |||
| was pulling out. | |||
| 2300 | Leaguer in the same area as previous night. | ||
| 5 Aug | 0530 | Reveille. The enemy was thought to have pulled right out to the East and | |
| 22 Armd Bde was to follow up in the direction of AUNAY SUR ODON 8251. | |||
| 1000 | The Regt moved from "ROBIN" X Rds to LA POSTE 7956 and thence through | ||
| MAISON CELLES PELVEY 7955, LONGVILLERS 8354, COURVAUDON 8752 and BONNEMAISON | |||
| 8649, to the Ridge BUTTE DE LA RUEKKE in Squares 8548 and 8648. A &.B. Sqns | |||
| took up positions on this ridge where they remained for the night | |||
| 2300 | RHQ and C Sqn leaguered at 858495. There had been no contact during the day, | ||
| 6 Aug | 0530 | Reveille When the morning mist lifted, A & B Sqns pushed on, A Sqn to the | |
| 1200 | X Rds L'ACCARD 872458 and B Sqn to the area of the village CAMPANDRE VALCONGRAIN. | ||
| 861461. There was very heavy mortaring of both these possitions and also of |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 7F/3 | 6 Aug | 1200 | the road, from VALLEE 8847 Westwards. RHQ was at 868475. No further |
| 1/50,000 | progress was made and the Sqns stayed in position for the rest of the day. | ||
| 2300 | RHQ leaguered with the 1/7 Queens RHQ at 868475. | ||
| 7 Aug. | 0530 | Reveille. The plan for today was for 22 Armd Bde with 8 H leading, to push | |
| on S towards CONDE SUR NOIREAU. The Unit remained in position as on the | |||
| previous day as a firm base, and were shelled and mortared intermittently | |||
| all day. 8 H encountered heavy opposition and could only progress to the | |||
| area of CAUVILLE 8742. | |||
| 2200 | Orders were received for 22 Armd Bde to pull out at first light on the | ||
| following day for a rest. | |||
| 2300 | Leaguer as for previous night, | ||
| 8 Aug | 0500 | Reveille, | |
| 0590 | Unit moved through CAMPANDRE VALCONGRAIN 8646 and ROUCAMPS 8347 to rest | ||
| area N. of MT. PINCON835465 where it arrived at 1000hrs, | |||
| Remainder of day spent on maintenance. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 7F/3 | 9 Aug | 0600 | Reveille. Normal Field Routine. Maintanance and refitting. |
| 1/50,000 | 10 " | 0600 | Reveille. Nomal Field Routine. |
| 11 " | 1000 | Unit was visited by Lt Gen HORROCKS, Comd 30 Corps, who talked to officers | |
| and senior NCOs on the general situation in FRANCE. He said that it was | |||
| highly encouraging. | |||
| 12 " | 0600 | Reveille. Normal Field Routine. | |
| 1400 | Unit was visited by the new Bde Comd, Brigadier MACKESON who talked to each | ||
| Sqn in turn on the War Situation. | |||
| 13 " | 0600 | Reveille. Normal Field Routine. | |
| 14 " | 0600 | Reveille. Normal Field Routine, Orders were received that the Unit was to | |
| go under Comd 1 Cdn Corps, and to move on the following day to the area East | |||
| of CAEN. | |||
| Sheet 7F/3 | 15 " | 0600 | Reveille, |
| and 7F/4 | 1000 | Unit moved from MT PINCON to X Rds. L' ACCARD 871458, VALLEE 8747 ST HONORINE | |
| 2000 | DUE FAY 9356, LARE LAVILLE 0157, CINTHEAUX 0754 to a leaguer area at 105545 where it arrived 2000 hrs. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 7F/4 | 16 Aug | 0600 | Reveille, Unit stayed all day at leaguer area ST. SYLVAIN, Normal Field Routine. |
| 17 " | 0600 | Reveille, Normal Field Routine Lt Col E. H. GIBBON D.S.O. left the Regiment | |
| and Lt Col, P.R.C. HOBART M.C. assumed Comd. | |||
| Commanding Officer :- Lt Col, P.R.C. HOBART M.C. | |||
| 18 " | 0600 | Reveille. | |
| 1400 | Regiment moved East through MAIZIERES 1749, ERNES 1949 to 215493, where it | ||
| arrived at 2100 hrs. | |||
| 2200 | Leaguered for the night at 215493. | ||
| 19 " | 0600 | Reveille. | |
| 1400 | Regiment moved from leaguer area ST PIERRE SUR DIVES to a leaguer | ||
| 1800 | area at CAREL260478, arriving at 1800 hrs. All vehicles in the area were | ||
| continuously and effectively straffed by RAF planes during the afternoon, | |||
| despite all attempts to stop them through higher formations, | |||
| 2300 | Bombing attack by G.A.F. Many anti personnel bombs dropped in the leaguer | ||
| area, causing a number of casualties. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 7F/4 | 20 Aug | 0800 | Regiment moved from CAREL to BOISSEY 3275 arriving at 1100 hrs. |
| 1400 | Regiment moved on, as 131 Bde (Queen's) Bde were pushing on steadily towards LIVAROT. | ||
| 1530 | Arrived at LIVAROT. 4672 and received orders to push on East as far as | ||
| possible before night. | |||
| Sheet 8F/3 | 1600 | Advanced from LIVAROT, "A" Sqn leading. Regiment followed 5 R Tk to | |
| X Rds 509754 and then went N to Pt 182. 495794. Sqns found very little | |||
| opposition and carried on after dark to reach the objective about midnight. | |||
| Sheet 8F/1 | 21 Aug | 0500 | Reveille. "CW Sqn now pushed on to the area S.MICHEL DE LA LIEUE at 5284, |
| which they reached about 1200 hrs. Considerable damage was inflicted on the | |||
| 1400 | enemy. B Sqn were then ordered to take the high ground in Sq 5585 and to | ||
| secure crossings over the stream. They pushed on to the high ground but could | |||
| get no further owing to much A/T fire and they stayed on the high ground for | |||
| the night, | |||
| 2300 | A & C Sqns leaguered on either side of the rd., in sq. 5183. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 8F/1 | 22 Aug | "C" Sqn was ordered to push up through the town of LISIEUX and try to get | |
| on to the high on the E Side in Sq. 5488. This operation was not a | |||
| success, as the town was far from clear. C Sqn managed to got to the Start | |||
| Line, the N - S rd., running through 537880, but after some casualties, they | |||
| came back to their previous position and the situation remained as before. | |||
| 23 Aug | The plan was now for the 57 (Highland) Div. who were pushing into LISIEUX from | ||
| the N, to clear the town which they were to do by 0700 hrs. A &.C Sqns then | |||
| were to push up through the town. to the high ground to the E. | |||
| 0900 | This operation started, and was successful. The tanks established themselves | ||
| around 545880 and 543874 with B. Sqn remaining on the ridge at 535842. | |||
| LISIEUX was still not clear all day however, and there were many. M.G. posts | |||
| and snipers there, | |||
| 2200 | There were indications that the enemy withdrawing and the Squadrons | ||
| remained in position all night. they |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 8F/1 | 24 Aug | 0600 | Reveille. All indications were that the enemy had pulled out of LISIEUX. |
| 0700 | RHQ moved forward to 534865. | ||
| 1000 | 22 Armd Bde were ordered to follow up the enemy as fast as possible. 5 D.G. | ||
| were to lead the advance and 1 Tks to follow the Bde, in Reserve. | |||
| 1500 | Regiment moved through LISIEUX and East along the main road to X Rds 703863 | ||
| where it turned N through ST AUBIN DE SCELLON 716890, LE FAVRIL 759900, | |||
| Sheet 8F/2 | GIVERVILLE 787912 to area NOTRE DAME D'EPINE 820908 where leaguered for the night, | ||
| 25 Aug | 0530 | Reveille, | |
| 1400 | B Sqn was ordered to the area N of ST GEORGES DU VIEVRE, and around LE QUESNEY | ||
| 840000 some quite determined opposition was encountered, thought to be from the same SS troops as were around LISIEUX. | |||
| 1800 | After sustaining some casualties, B Sqn was ordered to pull out S from the | ||
| thickly wooded area in which they were operating and maintain observation from | |||
| the area ST PIERRE DES IFS 835988. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 8F/2 | 25 Aug | 2200 | B Sqn leaguered in ST GEORGE DU VIEVRE 8096. Remainder of the Regiment |
| leaguered in the same area as previous night, | |||
| During the night 1 R Tks was put u/c 131 (Queen's) Bde and the plan was to | |||
| push on over the R. RISLE to ROUTOT 9210. | |||
| 26 Aug | 0600 | Reveille | |
| Sheet 8F/6??? | 0830 | Unit moved to cross R. RISLE at PONT AUTHOU 8895, thence to 928962. At 1300 hrs | |
| Regt was ordered to push through GLOS SUR RISLE 8798, MONTFORT SUR RISLE 8601, | |||
| and thence to cut rds leading E from ROUTOT. Opposition was encountered by | |||
| C Sqn in area 8807 and A Sqn which moved around to the East was also | |||
| held up. A & C Sqns leaguered in battle posns, RHQ and B Sqn area 8806. | |||
| 27 Aug | Fighting all day in the area SW of ROUTOT. Opposition was determined and casualties fairly heavy. | ||
| 2200 | At nightfall, the Sqn Leaguers were all N of the main lateral road and one troop | ||
| of B Sqn had reached the road running E from ROUTOT at 910105. | |||
| There were indications that the enemy was pulling but. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 8E/6 | 28 Aug | 0515 | Reveilles |
| 0530 | At first light the Sqns moved out to their positions of the previous night | ||
| and it became evident that the enemy had pulled out. The Sqns remained in | |||
| position during the day and patrols reported the country clear as far N as | |||
| the edge of LA FORET DE BROTONNE. | |||
| 1500 | The Regiment began to pull out for a short rest in the area 783922 Sh. 8F/1. | ||
| 2000 | Move completed and maintenance in progress. | ||
| Sheet 8F/4 | 29 Aug | 0600 | Reveille. - Maintenance continued. Orders received to move during the afternoon, |
| 1430 | Regiment moved to the village of BOSLON 0778 arriving at 2000 hrs and there | ||
| leaguered for the night. | |||
| 30 Aug | 0600 | Reveille. Maintenance and Normal Field Routine, Plans were being made for | |
| a long move across the SEINE and the SOMME Rivers. These went forward all | |||
| day and orders were issued by the C.O. as 2300 hrs. The tanks were to carry | |||
| 40 gallons of tinned petrol on the engine covers. Move to start at 0530 hrs | |||
| Sheet No 7. 250,000 ROUEN-PARIS | 31 Aug | 0530 | Regiment moved through LOUVIERS 28 - LYON LA FORET 40 to W of GOURNAY 61. |