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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWOLD | SUMMARY This month has been taken up mainly with Coy and Individual training, inter pl. competitions | |||
| and a week's night training. | ||||
| Jan 4/9 | Exercise "Ibex" took place. The object of the exercise was to practice all commanders from Brigade | |||
| down to pl. Commander in briefing their men for an operation. | ||||
| Jan 10 | Fd. firing exercise for B and D Coys took place in Dunwich area. B Coy's exercise took place in the | |||
| morning and D Coy's in the afternoon. Each Coy had a squadron of tanks, 1 pl. M.M.G's and 1 pl. 4.2 | ||||
| mortars in support. | ||||
| Jan 11 | Bn. T.E.W.T. on defence for all officers took place in the area of Halesworth. | |||
| Jan 12 | Lecture Was given by M.O. for all officers and serjeants on First Aid. | |||
| Jan 14/15 | Inter pl. competition for A, B,C & D Coys took place. Bn Mine Course run by Pnr. Officer started and | |||
| goes on until Jan 17th. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWOLD | Jan 20 | Mines Course run by Pnr. Officer visited each Coy during the day and carried out demonstrations of | ||
| laying mines and breaching minefields. | ||||
| Jan 21 | Lecture given by C.O. to all officers, W.O's and full rank N.C.O's on Bn. Drill for night | |||
| attack and for passing vehicles through a breached minefield by night. | ||||
| Jan 22 | Bn. Exercise "Elk" took place in the area of Sudbourne. The object of the exercise was to practice | |||
| the assault R.E's in their work of breaching minefields and obstacles. | ||||
| Jan 24 | The Bn. commenced night training i.e. living by night and sleeping by day. A Bn. night exercise | |||
| took place in area of SouthCove. | ||||
| Jan 25 | Bde. Int. exercise "BLACKEYE" took place in the area of Halesworth. The object of the exercise was to | |||
| practice Int personnel in map reading by night selection and preparation of O.P.s during darkness, and | ||||
| bridge and recce reports during darkness. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHWOLD | Jan 26 | Bn. exercise took place in the area of Wangford and South Cove The object of the exercise was to practie | ||
| the bn during darkness forming a bridgehead through a minefield and then passing vechicles through a gap. | ||||
| Jan 27 | Bn night attack place in the Dunwich field firing area. The object of the exercise was the same as that | |||
| of the 26th Jan 1944 but with support of 1 bty arty, 1 pl. of 3" mortars and 2 secs of armies. | ||||
| Jan 28 | All rifle pls. and specialist pls. went out on 36 hr. schemes. During this period no one was allowed | |||
| to enter any buildings. Coy Commanders set various schemes for their pls. during this period. | ||||
| Jan 29 | 2/ /Lt. Lt Holt, Lt Sanderson and Lt. Roberts reported for duty from heavy A/A. | |||
| Jan 30 | The night training has now come to an end. The Bn is now getting ready for exercise "SWOP" This Bn. | |||
| is exchanging its location with the 6th Bn Green Howards of 67 Inf. Bde., which is at present in the | ||||
| THETFORD area. The advance party left at 1230 hrs today. The operation instructions and the movement | ||||
| order are shown appendix 'A'. Lt Ellis, Lt Davey and Lt Gregg reported for duty from hy. A/A. | ||||
| Jan 31st | Whole day in spent packing for move to Thetford. |
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