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War Diary: 5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment

Month and year: Febuary 1944

The 5th Royal Tank Regiment (5 RTR) February 1944 War Diary mentions HQ Sqn move from Freckenham Camp to Betts Covert and a visit to 22 Armd Bde by Lt. General Sir B.L. Montgomery at Didlington

National Archive Reference: WO 171/867

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Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information
Freckenham Camp 1 to 10 Large proportion of personnel
returning from disembarkation leave.
Otherwise No event.
11 C' Sqn move from Freckenham Camp
to Shakers Wood Camp (near Thetrord)
GOC 7 Armd Div talks to all Officers
of the Div in "Desert Rat Theatre"
12 A' & 'B' Sqns move Irom Freckenham
Camp to Shakers wood.
HQ Sqn move from Freckenham Camp to
Betts Covert Camp (near Thetrord)
Betts Covert 13 ) 14 ) No event
15 2/Lt. R.L.C. Dixon posted to this unit
from 100 (Sandhurst) OCTU
16 No event
17 1130 Visit to 22 Armd Bde by Lt. General
Sir B. L. Montgomery at Didlington.
Entire Brigade was formed up in
"Hollow Square"
18 ) 19 ) 20 ) No event
21 Capt (QM) A.E. Thompson posted to this
unit from RAC Depot
22 1130 Visit of HM the King. His Majesty
inspected D & M; Wireless and
Gunnery Classes at the Tank Park
Shakers Wood.
Lt . F. J. Jansen returned from NO. 1
ORD, Guildford with greater proportion
or our WE 'B' vehicles.
Lt. E. J. Partridge posted to 17 PW Camp
Major A. Biddell posted to 107 Regt RAC
23 No event
24 Major J. R. Paton posted to this unit
from 107 Regt RAC
25 No event
26 Lt. G. R. Bingley returns from Castle
Bromwich with Eight "Cromwell" trainind
tanks.
27 Lt. D. I. Graname-Parker collected Ten
"Cromwell" Training Tanks from Brandon
Station.
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Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information
Betts Covert 28 2/Lt. R. L. C. Dixon returns from
Slough with Three "Centaur" training
tanks.
it. G. H. Ridley posted to this unit
from 30th Rft Holding Unit.