4th Bn County of London Yeomanry War Diary: April 1944
In the 4th Bn County of London Yeomanry April 1944 war diary, Squadrons rotate through AFV ranges at Titchwell, Holkham, Boyton, and Stiffkey, while brigade exercises "Springbok" and "Kangaroo" run from a leaguer area. The regiment also practises LCT loading at Lowestoft
National Archive Reference: WO 171/856
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Ash Camp, Thetford. | APRIL 1. | Still in High Ash Camp, Nr THETFORD, NORFOLK, and carrying out Sqn trg. | |
| 2 | N.T.R. | ||
| 3 | 8 Offrs and 6 Sjts of 1 Northants Yeo arrive for a week's attachment for trg purposes | ||
| 4 | Regimental exercise on trg area. | ||
| 5 | All sqns firing on AFV Ranges at TITCHWELL and HOLKHAM. | ||
| 6, 7, 8. | N.T.R. except sqn trg as usual. | ||
| 9 | 3 Cromwell close support tks arrive by rail. | ||
| 10 | 17 Chevrolet 3-ton trucks collected. | ||
| 11 | The Regt moved out to leaguer area in preparation for Bde Exercise. | ||
| 12 | Bde Exercise "Springbok" on battle area. | ||
| 13 | Night again spent in leaguer followed by Bde Exercise "Kangaroo" today. | ||
| 14 to 19 | N. T.R. except sqn trg as usual. | ||
| 20 | "A" & "C" Sqns firing on AFV Ranges HOLKHAM. | ||
| 21 | "B" Sqn firing on AFV Ranges, HOLKHAM. | ||
| 22 | 11 Stuart Mk.V tks and 5 Cromwell tks arrive by rail. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL 23. | Dvrs and tk comds practise driving on and off LCTs. at LOWESTOFT. | ||
| 24 | "C" Sqn firing on AFV Ranges at BOYTON. | ||
| 25 26 27 | N.T.R. | ||
| 28 | Visit of G.O.C. Division who addressed all ranks on parade. "A" Sqn firing on AFV Ranges at BOYTON. AA Tks firing at towed targets at STIFFKEY. | ||
| 29 | "B" Sqn firing on AFV Ranges at BOYTON. Tk Dvrs practised at driving over Scissors Bridge. | ||
| 30 | Collected 7 White Scout Cars 1/2-tracked. | ||
| Towards the end of the month we started sending away numbers of our trg tks. |
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