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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROTHBURY | 4 | 2/Lieut M.S.HALL to be w/Lieut w.e.f. 19 Jun 44 | |
| 4 | 1155 | Adv. rd. party left for new area FORNHAM EAST CAMP, BURY ST ENDMUNDS Staying at DONCASTER night 4/5 Jul 44. | |
| KIRKUDBRIGHT | 8 | 1300 | Train no. 8SC2 with load of 1 offr, 50 OR's, 10 Cromwells and 1 Carrier, left for TWO MIKE BOTTOM station |
| ROTHBURY | 8 | Amn party left for new area by rd staying night 8/9 Jul 44 at DONCASTER | |
| 9 | 1100 | RHQ ?closed? County Hotel, ROTHBURY and ?spend? ?some? time at FORNHAM EAST CAMP, BURY ST EDMUNDS. | |
| 9 | Main rd party left for new area staying night 9/10 Jul 44 at DONCASTER | ||
| 9 | 0250 | Train no 9N53 with load of 2 Offrs, 30 OR's. 10 Churchills left ALNWICK station for new area. | |
| 9 | 0935 | "Train no 9N51 with load of 2 Offrs, 30 OR's and 10 Cromwells left ALNWICK station for new area." |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKCUDBRIGHT | 9 | 1300 | Train no 9S02 with load of 1 offr, 40 ORs, 7 Cromwells and 2 carriers departed for new area. |
| ROTHBURY | 9 | 2010 | Train no 9N54 with load of 22 offrs, 282 OR's and 70 tons of baggage departed for new area |
| 12 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT AFV RANGE permament party arrived in new area | ||
| FORNHAM | 15 | Lieuts. J.W.SAMSON, K.F.BOTTOMLEY, M.S.HALL and 2/Lieut N.H.CORY posted to No 2 Armd Reinforcement Unit | |
| 25 | Recieved Adjusting War Office UM to reorganise mobilisation on a Tk Bn basis by 1 Aug 44 under comd EASTCO | ||
| 29 | Lieut J.N. Howell provided data for Appx 'A' to this diary | ||
| 30 | Completed trial load up of vehicles on light scale for embarkation overseas |
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