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War Diary: 5th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment

Month and year: September 1944

The 5th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment’s war diary for September 1944 records the units move to Rouen, where it began garrison duties

National Archive Reference: WO 171/1264

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
Hermanville	1-4	-	Garrison duties normal. order for move issued.	Appx "A"
	5	-	Preparation for move.
		1530	Move in transport to ROUEN. Completed without incident.
		2230	Arrived Transit Camp, Rouen. Battalion remained at Camp for night.
	6	0830	Bn HQ and HQ Coy Personnel moved to Garrison HQ established at Rue GUY du Maupassant.
			Officers'Distribution of Duties prepared	Appx "B"
			Garrison duties normal during the month. Location lists were prepared, and kept up to date as units moved in or out of the area. Entertainments
			arranged, and a number of football matches played against French teams. A Garrison News Bulletin was published daily and dispatched to all Units
			in the area. Circulation at end of month: 350. Distribution based generally on one copy per 40 men, with special distribution to hospitals and detachments.
	17		Commanding officer with Battalion attended Remembrance Service at Rouen cenotaph.
			Enclosures
			Field Return of Officers for sept 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30.
			Field Return of O.RS " " " " " " Hermanville Garrison orders. No 7.
			Rouen Garrison orders Nos. 1 to 12. Appx "A" Order for Move.
			Appx"B" Distribution of Duties. Appx "C" Distribution List No 1.
			Appx "D" personal Message from the c-in-C.
			War Diary (Duplicate) for August for No 8 Beach Group, and 5th (Hackney) Battalion, The Royal Berkshire Regt.

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