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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARING | 1-10. | The first 10 days of the month were spent in cleaning up the sqn areas | |
| and repairing where necessary, and in cleaning and repainting | |||
| Tanks and vehicles. | |||
| 13 | Bn signal Exercise | ||
| 17 | Lecture at Bde on signal security | ||
| 18-19 | Regimental Lieut Colonel and Regimental Adjutant visited the Bn. | ||
| 19 | TEWT for all Bn staff officers and O.C. Sqns on a sandtable | ||
| 19 | Major JEB Pope posted away from the Bn before proceeding to | ||
| join the 3rd Bn. Everyone was very sorry to lose him. | |||
| 21-31. | 1 Troop per Sqn went down to the Stone Street Training area to | ||
| do Troop training. | |||
| 23-24 | Bde signal Exercise SLASHER | ||
| 24 | The Major General Commanding Brigade of Guards visited the Bn. | ||
| 28 | The Bde Cmd gave a lecture to all officers and sgts of the | ||
| coming operations. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | The Bde took part in a religious service in Canterbury Cathedral | ||
| The Archbishop of York preached the sermon. After the service the | |||
| Bde marched past the Bde Commander. | |||
| 8 young??? officers were attached to the Bn for the last fortnight of | |||
| the Month to learn about the roles of a Tank Bn and to gain | |||
| experience in Regimental Soldering. |
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