5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment War Diary: December 1944
The 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's December 1944 war diary covers the battalion's return to the United Kingdom. The period focused on the dispersal of personnel by category to other divisions, training postings, and home leave, alongside the move from Iseghem through Roulers and Ostend to Southampton, with the battalion eventually settling at Malton
National Archive Reference: WO 171/1398
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISEGHEM (Ref Map | 1 | C.O.s lecture to all ranks re future role of 50 (N) Div, and as to | |
| Sheet 42 France | what part the Bn will play in the new plan. | ||
| & Belgium | 2) 3) | Checking and handing in of G1098 stoves and equipment. Church parade in the PLAZA cinema | |
| 1/50,000 | 4) | Bn tpt (with the exception of 2x15cwts) handed in. | |
| 5 | Lecture to all ranks by GoC 50(N)Div(Maj.Gen.Graham.) | ||
| 6 | Normal routine | ||
| 7 | Advance party of Category 'C' (Admin staff) leave for U.K. at 1000hrs | ||
| 8 | Personnel of Cat. 'B' leave for trg in N. IRELAND. C-in-C(Fd.Marsh.Sir B.Montgomery) presents decorations and certificates to offrs and | ||
| men of 50 (N) Div. Bn represented by R.S.M.F. GIBSON (MM)-awarded the M.C. | |||
| and PTE.F MILLER- awarded the M.M. 2nd advance party of Cat 'C' leave at 1030hrs. | |||
| 9 | Cat 'A' personnel leave Bn for inter-unit postings to 3rd,43rd,and 49th Divs. | ||
| 10 | Personnel of Cat 'D' leave Bn for posting to garrison ubits. | ||
| 11 | Remaining personnel prepare for move,i.e.handing in stores, cleaning | ||
| billets etc. | |||
| 12 | Movement order postponed until 1130hrs, normal routine carried out until |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700hrs, when "STAND- BY" orders for pre-arranged move were issued. | |||
| 13 | ROUTINE:-Reveille 0300hrs, embus for ROULERS, entrain 0630hrs and arrive OSTEND Town Stn at 0830hrs. Breakfast at Transit Camp and march down to | ||
| docks, finally embarking at 1130hrs and sai ling approx 1245hrs. | |||
| SOUTHAMPTON | 14 | Arrive SOUTHAMPTON 0930hrs, disembark 1000hrs and move to 19 Transit Camp. Leave camp at 2000hrs for EASTLEIGH , entrain and move off at 2115hrs. | |
| MALTON. | 15 | Arrive MALTON 0930hrs and march to new billets. | |
| 16 | Day spent in settling-in, cleaning billets etc.New intake of NCO instructors | ||
| arrive from Infantry School. | |||
| 17 | Interior Economy. Local personnel allowed week-end passes. MT personnel draw new tpt. | ||
| 18 | Bn reorganised on a 6-coy basis A,B,C,D,F, &G) Lecture by C.O.on admin duties. London and S.England personnel proceed on 7-day leave. | ||
| 19 | Remainder of staff (except C/Sgts and storemen) proceed on leave. | ||
| 20 to 28 | Personnel on leave. | ||
| 28 | Personnel return from leave.reamainder of day spent in settling-in new billets and coy areas. | ||
| 29) | |||
| 30) 31) | Interior Economy. |
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