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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTS COVERT | 1 | 6 Tanks despatched to KIRKCUDBRIGHT for Range Firing under Lt.HAYWOOD. | |
| 2 | 7 Tanks despatched to KIRKCUDBRIGHT for Range Firing | ||
| 3 | TEWT. Object: To study handling of a Tank Squadron in Close country in the new esteblishment | ||
| 4 | No event | ||
| 5 | Capt DANIELS joins unit, posted to "C" Sqn | ||
| 6 | Advance party under Brigade arrangements leaves for KIRKCUDBRIGHT under Major ADAMS. | ||
| 7 | Major MAUNSELL relinquishes duties of 2 IC and assumes command of "C" Sqn | ||
| Major R .B .FLEMING posted to this unit, assumes the duties 2 IC, 5 R Tks. | |||
| 1400 | CO and 2 IC leave by road for KIRKCUDBRIGHT | ||
| 8 | No event | ||
| 9 | Main party move to KIRKCUDBRIGHT Ranges leaving BRANDON Station at 1430 hrs under Major MAUNSELL. Party consists of 20 Officers and 220 ORS | ||
| 10 | 1230 | Main party arrive at KIRKCUDBRIGHT and are stationed at HOWELLS FARM Capt BERESFORD collects 9 Humber Scout Cars | |
| 11 ) | |||
| 12 ) | Regt firing on Ranges. "C" Sqn Tp wins competition shoot | ||
| 13 ) | |||
| 14 ) | |||
| 15 | CO and 2 IC arrive back at BETTS COVERT | ||
| 2355 | Main party leave KIRKCUDBRIGHT at 2355 hrs by rail for BRANDON | ||
| 16 | 1140 | Main party arrive at BRANDON station | |
| 1400 | CO's conference with Sqn Ldrs | ||
| 1200 | Road party leaves HOWELLS FARM under Capt MESSENT | ||
| 17 | CO's conference :- "General Discussion" | ||
| 18 | No event | ||
| 19 | 0900 | Admin Party leave for BOYNTON Ranges (Suffolk) under Lt. GARNETT | |
| Capt CHESTERFIELD posted to 104 Holding Unit, Skegness. 6 A/A Tks arrive | |||
| 20 | 1400 | Road party arrive at BETTS COVERT from KIRKCUDBRIGHT | |
| 1400 | Major FLEMING to BOGNOR REGIS to attend RAF Demo. | ||
| 21 | Party leaves for BOYNTON Ranges under Sqn arrangements | ||
| 22 | No events | ||
| 23 | BOYNTON Party returns | ||
| 1400 | CO's conference : "Battn Exercise No. 1" | ||
| 24 | No event | ||
| 25 | No event | ||
| 26 | 1400 | Battn Exercise No.1 starts. Bn move to night leaguer at MR 2731 Sheet 66 | |
| 27 | 0630 | Begt leave leaguer and Continue Exercise | |
| 1040 | Exercise ends. Regt returns to BETTS COVERT | ||
| 1400 | COSs conference | ||
| Capt HUXLEY, LAD, attached to this unit from 131 Bde. | |||
| 28 | Padre DICKSON arrives and takes up duty as relinquished by Padre HARRIS | ||
| 29 | Lt.MEDLAND posted to this unit from Pre OCTU Alma Barrae | ||
| 30 | Blackdown, otherwise no event | ||
| 31 | CO umpires Exercise for 131 Bde. | ||
| Strength State: 39 Officers 776 ORs 815 |
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