5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment War Diary: January 1944
The 5th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment's January 1944 war diary covers intensive training at Thetford, centred on combined-arms cooperation with tanks. The period included cloth model exercises, field firing with the Anti-Tank Platoon, company exercises on Stanford Range, and visits to 9. Royal Tanks.
National Archive Reference: WO 171/1398
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford | 1 | Training. | |
| 2 | Sunday routine. | ||
| 3 | Training. | ||
| 4 | " , Major A.W. Edgar, M.C. leaves Bn. Major J.H.F. Dixon assumes 2 i/c. | ||
| 5 | " | ||
| 6 | " , Div Comd visits Bn. | ||
| 7 | " , cloth model discussion on Tanks for all officers and senior NCOs. | ||
| 8 | Coys visit 9. Royal Tanks. | ||
| 9 | Sunday routine, coy on excercise with tanks. | ||
| 10 | Officers and Pl Sgts on Field Firing Excercise (A/Tk Pl) with tanks. | ||
| 11 | Training, Support Coy formed. | ||
| 12 | " , cloth model excercise (all P1 Sgta). | ||
| 13 | " , coys and Mortar Pl on Scheme (2 ORs injured),Cipher lectures at Bde. | ||
| 14 | " | ||
| 15 | " |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thetford | 17 | Coy & Specialist Trg - A.Tk Pl 3 days firing - Bde Comd's farewell speech to | |
| Bn prior to assuming command of 70 Bde. Div Comd leaves. | |||
| 18 | Training. | ||
| 19 | " , A.Tk Pl returns from 3 days firing. | ||
| 20 | " | ||
| 21 | " | ||
| 22 | " | ||
| 23 | Sunday routine. | ||
| 24 | Training. | ||
| 25 | C & D Coys & Carriers on STANFORD Range. | ||
| 26 | Training. | ||
| 27 | " | ||
| 28 | " | ||
| " | |||
| 29 | " | ||
| 30 | Sunday routine. | ||
| 31 | Advance party (Major J.H.F. Dixon i/c) leaves for new location. |
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