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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map ref. Scale 1" Swaffham & East Dereham Sheet 66 | 1.2.44 | 0630 | Reveille. | |
| 2415 Sugar Hill Camp. Quadrilateral Camp. | 0800-1230 | Training, courses, etc. | ||
| 1400-1730 | " " " | |||
| 1800 | Guard & Fire Piquet mount. This was a normal day's routine. | |||
| 2.2.44 to 10.2.44 | Normal routine. | |||
| 11.2.44 | The Divisional Commander gave a talk to officers concerning the future of the Division. Normal Routine. | |||
| 12.2.44 | The CO told the unit of future events as far as possible. Normal Routine. | |||
| : | 13.2.44 | Normal routine. | ||
| 15.2.44 | 0800 | There was a TEWT for all officers (See Appendix). The problems were thoroughly discussed. Normal routine for remainder. | APP I | |
| 15.2.14 | ) Normal routine. | |||
| 16.2.44 | ) | |||
| 17.2.44 | 0930 | The whole unit started to march to park by Didlington Hall, about 3/4 mile to the west of the camp. | ||
| 1000 | The unit formed up in place with the other units in 22 Armd Bde and some Divisional Troops. | |||
| 1200 | The C in C arrived and inspected the troops. After the inspection the C in C | |||
| made a speech in which he expressed optimism for the future. | ||||
| 1230 | The unit marched back to camp and carried on with normal routine. | |||
| SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY. The Commander-in-Chief expressed great pleasure at his inspection of the | ||||
| Division today. He has instructed me to say that he was much impressed by the keenness and soldier-like bearing of the troops whom he saw and | ||||
| that it was a real pleasure to be with them again. I would like this message conveyed to all ranks. GWEJ ERSKINE Maj Gen. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map ref Scale | 18.2.44 to | ) Normal Routine. | ||
| 21.2.44 | ) | |||
| 1th Swaffham & East Dereham | 22.2.44 | 800 | A TEWT was held for tank commanders. | APP. 2 |
| Sheet 66 | 915 | A party of tank drivers proceeded to BIRMINGHAM to collect tanks. | ||
| Sugar Hill | 1700 | A party of drivers proceeded to GUILDFORD to collect lorries. | ||
| Camp. Quadrilateral | 23.2.44 | Normal routine for remainder. | ||
| Camp. | Normal routine. Some butterfly bombs were dropped by a hostile aircraft just to the south of Sugar Hill Camp during the afternoon. | |||
| 24.2.44 | 0800 | A party, consisting mostly of men who had long service with the unit proceeded to BRANDON Station to form a guard of honour. | ||
| 0930 | His Majesty The King arrived and inspected the Guard of Honour. He | |||
| questioned several of the Guard on their decorations and length of service. | ||||
| 1200 | The unit lined the road at the entrance to the camp. His Majesty walked between the ranks on either side of the road. He was given | |||
| three hearty cheers by the troops, who again cheered him as he drove off. His Majesty last paid the unit a visit near TRIPOLI, North Africa | ||||
| during 1943. | ||||
| SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY. | ||||
| His Majesty The King expressed his high appreciation of the fine appearance of the Division today. He expressed his special pleasure at seeing | ||||
| so many officers and men who have recently returned from active service. He wished me to convey to all ranks his good wishes in the future tasks | ||||
| of the Division. Signed GWEJ ERSKINE Maj Gen. Comd. | ||||
| 25.2.44 to | Normal Routine | |||
| 29.2.44 | 0815 | A TEWT was held for all officers and tank commanders. | APP 3 |
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