National Archive Reference: WO 171/1276
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Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandon | 1st | 0700 | Reveille |
Suffock | 0900 | Major K. Pickering (Green Howards) who was posted to Bn | |
on the Spl-Grp W/E leaves for War Office | |||
Quiet day N.T.R. | |||
2nd | 0700 | Reveille Quiet day N.T.R. | |
3rd | 0700 | Reveille | |
1400 | C.O. goes to London to attend a conference. | ||
4th | 0700 | Quiet day N.T.R. | |
5th | 0700 | Reveille | |
1000 | Church Parade to Brandon old church. | ||
1130 | church Parade returns to Camp | ||
1400 | C. O. Returns from Conference in London | ||
6th | 0700 | Reveille | |
0900 | Conference re OVERLORD Planning etc Major Harrington | ||
Major Moon Major Martin & Capt Peck attend. |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandon | 6th | 1130 | Conference ends. Rest of day N.T.R. |
Suffolk | 7th | 0700 | Reveille visits Freckenham |
1200 | C.O. visits Freckenham | ||
1245 | C.O. returns | ||
1800 | Posting instructions are received for Major Harrington | ||
he is to take over command of 1st Bn the Manchester Regt | |||
8th | 0700 | Reveille Quiet day N.T.R. | |
9th | 0700 | Reveille | |
0900 | Visit by 2nd army Commander & L.O.C. 50th (Northumbrian) | ||
Division. | |||
10th | 0700 | Revielle Quiet Day N.T.R. | |
11th | 0700 | Reveille | |
1000 | Major C.H.P. Harrington leaves Bn to take over Command | ||
of 1st Bn The Manchester Regt |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandon. | 12th | 0700 | Reveille |
1000 | Posting orders received for Lt D.V. Hooper & Lt W.F. Macbeath | ||
Cheshire Regt to report to London District Assembly Centre | |||
by 1600 hours on the 30th Mar for Draft-RXBBL | |||
13th | 0700 | Reveille | |
0730 | Capt Pack leaves & attend conference at adv. 50 Div in | ||
London. | |||
Posting Orders received for 304965 Lt. R.S. Edwards & 307011 Lt | |||
R.N. Leaves to report to 6th R.I.R.F Scarboro & 5th O.B.L.I | |||
Folkston by 1600 hrs 22/3/44 for draft RXBRN XRXFFL | |||
respectively | |||
14th | 0700 | Reveills | |
1400 | Capt Peck returns from adv 50 Div H/Q |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandon | 15th | 0700 | Reveille Quiet day N.T.R. |
16th | 0700 | Reveille | |
0730 | Major Abel,Capt Cutler, Capt Peck go to London adv 50th | ||
Div H/Q re planning | |||
2300 | Major Abel, Capt Cutler & Capt Peck return | ||
N.T.R. | |||
17th | 0700 | Reveille N.T.R. | |
1300 | Capt Richardson R.A.M.C. arrives & is sent to Bournmouth | ||
owing to the fact that we already have a Medical officer. | |||
Visit from an officer from records re documentation | |||
N.T.R. | |||
18th | 0700 | Reveille N.T.R. | |
19th | 0700 | Reveille N.T.R. |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandon | 20th | 0700 | Reveille |
Thetford Training area. North used for field firing | |||
21st | 0700 | Revielle N.T.R. | |
22nd | 0700 | Reveille N.T.R. | |
23rd | 0700 | Reveille | |
0900 | Berner Health Mortar Range used for field firing | ||
1000 | 2i/c leaves for Berner Heath Mortar Range | ||
1300 | 2i/c Returns | ||
1630 | Pls return from Berners Heath Mortar Range | ||
24th | 0700 | Reveille N.T.R. | |
25th | 0700 | Reveille | |
Q.M.S Hyde & L/Cpl Hinchey arrives to assist in the | |||
Orderly Room for a week | |||
26th | 0700 | Reveille | |
Letter received from 50 Div posting away the Majority |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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Brandan | 26th | our surpless officers & O.R.s. Most of these are to Inf Bns | |
within the Div. | |||
27th | 0700 | Reveille Quiet Day N.T.R. | |
28th | 0700 | Reveille | |
Ensa Concert Party at 1900 hrs this evening | |||
Excellent show. Artists entertained in the Officers mess | |||
after the show. | |||
29th | 0700 | Reveille | |
Cinema in Recreation Room in afternoon Training | |||
film followed by a Recreation film. | |||
30th | 0700 | Reveille Quiet Day N.T.R. | |
31st | 0700 | Reveille Quiet Day N. T.R. |