War Diary: 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles

Month and year: January 1944

The 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles January 1944 War diary covers the units time at Hawick, exercise Grab at MUIR of ORD and street fighting training at Edinburgh and Glasgow.

National Archive Reference: WO 171/1384

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
HAWICK	3	Bn Route March	Weather
	4 & 5	Bn move to MUIR OF ORD for Ex "GRAB"	Fine
MUIR of ORD	6-9	Bn in concentration & assembly area - Orders briefing waterproofing of vehs.	Snow Bn under canvas
	9	March To "hards" Bn embarked
	10/11	Bde landed a practised Role Follow up Bde, moving to assembly area, reforming and moving inland to take up a def posn. Bde dug in night of 10/11. Exercise finished noon on 11th	Rain
	11	Bn entrained at Crook of Alvis for HAWICK.
	12	Bn arrived HAWICK	Showers
	17	COs Lecture on Ex GRAB to all who took part in Ex. Officers Day
	19	Maj BJ.FITZG Donlea assumes comd of Bn Vice LT Col I.C Harris on leave.
	24/25	German Weapons Circus visits Bn. D Coy on Street Fighting Course Edinborough & Glasgow 25 to 29	Fine, Warm
	29/31	Lectures and Arty on 18 set practise for offrs with R.A.
		Summary
		Ex Grab was main event of month it was found that time given for the waterproofing of vehs
		not sufficient. 7 Days considered advisable. Beach Ord Failed Completely A U.L.O. is considered necessary. A harbouring area for vehs should be laid down compiling
		of AFWs 5167 need more careful compiling

Units Referencing the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles

The following units mention the 2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles in their war diaries from January 1944:

2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, January 1944 War Diary