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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenville Hall,DROXFORD. Camp A9 | 7th | Field Firing Exercise at Kithurst Field Firing Range for Headquarters and Support Companies. | |
| 8th | B & D Companies at Southampten on Street Fighting Exercise. Anti-Tank Platoon shoot at Herdle House A tk range. | ||
| 9th | Senior Officer for Physical Training arrived and stayed with the Battalion until 10th May. | ||
| 10th | TEWT for Company Commanders at East Riding Yeomanry HQ | ||
| 11th | S Company at old Winchester Hill 3" Mortar Range carrying out 3" Mortar shoot. | ||
| 16th | Visit by major Generals Evetts, Steele and Brunskill. | ||
| 17th | A & C Companies on Field Firing Exercise at Butser Hill Field Firing Range | ||
| in morning, B & D Companies in the afternoon. Landing Craft Infantry leading practice carried out by Battalion. | |||
| Testing of Respirators carried out in mobile gas chamber. | |||
| 18th | 1030 | The Commanding Officer attended a conference at HQ 3 Br Inf Division. | |
| Rifle Companies at Sullington Classification Range. Inter-Company sports meeting held in camp which proved very popular, the | |||
| whole Bn entering into the spirit of the occasion. | |||
| 1600 | Visit by Major General RH Lorie. | ||
| 19th | Visit by General Sir Bernard Montgomery. He arrived at 1100hrs and spoke | ||
| to the Bn on parade. He stayed for lunch in the Officers Mess and left at 1415hrs. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | Officers and members of the Serjeant's MESS visited 1st Bn of the Regiment at Bulford. | ||
| 20th | Practice LCI(L) loading at SOUTHSEA and disembarkation at GOSPORT. | ||
| Visit by General EISENHOWER to 3 Br Inf Div. 100 All Ranks represented the Bn. | |||
| 21st | Bde Comds briefing for Operation "OVERLORD" | ||
| 22nd | Inspection by H.M. The King of the 9 Br Inf Bde at HAMBLEDON - 500 All Ranks represented the Bn. | ||
| 25th | Camp sealed in preparation for briefing. | ||
| 26th | Briefing commenced. | ||
| 30th | Battalion moved to concentration area at Camp A7, WATERLOOVILLE |