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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clacton | 1/3 | Nothing to report | |
| 4 | Received three Crusader Tanks with QF 40 mm Bofors mounted in place of | ||
| turret to carry out trials with a view to using this equipment in the | |||
| assault AA Role. | |||
| 5 | Visited by CCRA 1 Corps Brigadier Manners Smith, G.II AA 1 Corps Major Wordsell, Bde Comd 80 AA Bde Brigadier Deacon, B.M. 80 AA Bde | ||
| Major Barbary who inspected the new equipment. | |||
| 8/10 | Nothing to report. | ||
| 11 | 0600 | Regt moved to Bournemouth staging night 11/12 Jan at Yattendon. | |
| 12 | 1330 | Arrived Bournemouth | |
| 13/15 | Nothing to report | ||
| 16 | Visit by Brigadier Deacon, Bde Comd 80 AA Bde | ||
| 17/18 | Nothing to report | ||
| 19 | Regtl Exercise "OPIUM" being an experiment in the establishment of O.P.S | ||
| on Beaches to give early warning to LAA in particular. O.P.S being manned | |||
| by LAA Personnel. Equip 22 Sets, 109 Sets and Telephones. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 20/21 | Personnel Selection Board paid first "Mopping Up" visit. | |
| 22/26 | Nothing to Report | ||
| 27 | C.O. proceeded on Course HAA Arty at SAAA Manorbier - Major H.E. Colvin | ||
| assumed command of Regt. P.S.B. paid second visit. | |||
| 28 | Visit from GOC 3 Cdn Div - Gen Keller and Brig Morton to inspect | ||
| 40 mm S.P. Tracked Equipment. | |||
| 29 | P.S.B. Departed | ||
| 30 | Nothing to report | ||
| 31 | Warning Order to move to Southampton Area to new accommodation received. |
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