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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stobs Camp | General | |||
| HAWICK | All trg during the month has been on a PI and Coy basis with the | |||
| emphasis on those aspects which affect the Bn's role. All this culminated in Exercise "LEAPYEAR" which, with the necessary movement of personnel and vehicles | ||||
| occupied the Bn from the 21st to the 31st. In this Exercise the Bn carried out its role as the res Bn of the res Bde in an assault landing on a Div | ||||
| front. The Bn received a visit on the 3rd from the Army Commander, Lt Gen M.C. | ||||
| Dempsey CB DSO MC, who saw A Coy and 3 Secs of Carriers on Exercise "WOODFOOT" | ||||
| It is pleasing to be able to report that an Officer of the Regt, Lt-col CE Welby-Everard assumed | ||||
| Detail command of the Bn on the 11th. | ||||
| 3 | Exercise "WOODFOOT" was carried out by A Coy and 3 secs of Carriers. The Army Commander, Lt Gen Dempsey visited the Bn and watched the exercise. | WD/MAR/1 | ||
| 8 | A Court of Enquiry assembled in A Coy office to investigate the circumstances in which LCpl Avory sustained injuries on 26 Jan 44. | |||
| President : Capt JN Ebbutt Members : Lt GL Dart | ||||
| CSM Watson | ||||
| 9 | Two teams from the Bn., one of Offrs and one of ORs took part in the | |||
| Bde Exercise "CONROD" - an MC cross-country trial. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sports Result, Association Football. | |||
| 2 Lincolns 1 Polish Army XI 6. Played at Kelso Lt Col CE Welby-Everard assumed command of the Bn vice Lt Col P Adams TD | ||||
| 13 | A Court of Enquiry assembled in the Bde Hut to investigate he circumstances in which (A) an accident occurred at Hawick on 21 Feb 44 whereby fatal | |||
| injuries were sustained by Ptes Deakin and Standerline, and (B) an accident occurred at Hawick on 19 Feb 44 whereby injuries were sustained by LCpl | ||||
| Davison. President : Maj AJ Rennie 1 KOSB | ||||
| Members : Capt RS Hall 2 RUR LT DT Brown 2 Lincolns | ||||
| The IOO was in attendance | ||||
| 16 | AN FGCM assembled for the trial of No 4868336 Pte R Doherty | |||
| President : Maj LHB Colvin 2 Lincolns Members : Capt RS Hall 2 RUR | ||||
| LT WW Munson 2 Mx The Prosecuting Offr was Capt JR Bush and the Defending Offr Lt J Harrod, | ||||
| both of 2 Lincolns | ||||
| 18 | The Bn paraded on the football ground and was inspected by the new | |||
| Commanding Officer An FGCM assembled for the trial of No4799514 Pte CE Gough and No 4547594 | ||||
| Pte RH Stanford. President : Maj JRSTL Aldworth 2RUR | ||||
| Members : Capt GE Barker 1KOSB Lt JR Pawlett 2Lincolns | ||||
| The Prosecuting Offr was Lt HAN Mander and the Defending Offr Lt J Harrod | ||||
| both of 2 Lincolns |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | A mine clearing demonstration by the Pioneer Pl was attended by all | |||
| Offrs and NCOs. | ||||
| 23 | All Offrs who had recentily joined the Bn attended a one day Study Period on | |||
| the German Army under the IO | ||||
| 21-31 | Exercise "LEAPYEAR" The Bn was finally concentrated in the Blackisle Area of northern Scotland | WD/MAR/8 | ||
| by the morning of Mar 26th. Embarkation took place on the afternoon of the 28th and D Day was to be the 29th with H Hour at 1300 hrs. However the | ||||
| landing was postponed for 24 hrs and it was about 1715 hrs on the 30th that the Bn made a successful landing and proceeded to the Assembly Area. The night was spent | ||||
| in a Concentration Area and soon after first light the Bn moved fwd to a fwd assembly area to take part in a Bde attack on a strongly held hill. The | ||||
| Successful termination of the attack brought about the end of the Exercise. The main body of the Bn entrained the same evening and returned to Hawick. | ||||
| Courses and Attachments | ||||
| See Field Return of Officers | WD/MAR/9 |
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