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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Hall | 1st | 0600 | Normal training. 17 Pdr. Gun Drill etc. 4 M10s drawn from 258 Battery, |
| " | 2nd | 0600 | Normal training. 17 Pdr. Gun Drill etc. |
| " | 3rd | 0600 | Visit of ABCA expert. Weather:- Snowed hard. |
| " | 4th | 0600 | Inspection of Billets etc. by Capt P.D.Balfour. |
| 5th | 0600 | Voluntary Church Service. 15 O.Rs. Attended. Weather:- Fine spring day. | |
| " | 6th | 0600 | Normal training. Drivers proceeded to Mock - up LST at night to practice |
| loading and unloading. Weather:- Fine. | |||
| " | 7th | 0600 | Normal training. P.T. in the afternoon. 8 M10s received. Weather:- Fine. |
| " | 8th | 0600 | Busy day cleaning and maintaining the new M10s. B.C., Tp Cmds and all drivers |
| took 3 M10s to Mock - up. Weather:- Fine, | |||
| " | 9th | 0600 | Normal training and cleaning of M10s. 27 Reinforcements received making |
| our strength 153. Weather:- Fine. | |||
| " | 10th | 0600 | Normal training Driving and Gun Drill on M10s. 8 Reinforcements received |
| making our strength 161. | |||
| ⑉ | 11th | 0600 | Normal training. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Hall | 12th | 0600 | Church Parade. Service at Carlton Hoe Church. 15 O.Rs. attended. |
| " | 13th | 0600 | Normal training. Officers attended TEWT. given by the Colonel. |
| " | 14th | 0600 | Normal training. |
| " | 15th | 0600 | Normal training. 12 Officers and O.Rs. attended a very interesting lecture |
| by Capt J.Hardy D.S.O. M.C. Subject:- "Escape". | |||
| 16th | 0600 | Visit by M.G. R,A. Maj - Gen M.E. Dennis 21 A. Gp. at 1530 hrs. Advance | |
| Party left for Foulness Ranges under Capt Hill at 1700 hrs. Battery Main | |||
| Party left at 1000 hrs arriving Foulness at 1600 hrs approx. Total party | |||
| 5 Officers and 80 O.Rs. | |||
| " | 17th | 0600 | Firing on Foulness Ranges. 8 layers per Troop fired 246 rounds on moving |
| cross targets at a speed of 6 M.P.H. 225 hits - 91.5 % Also 2 rounds per | |||
| layer (48 rounds) at stationary targets. 2 M10s provided by Ranges, old type | |||
| sight M51. C.O. was present and expressed his satisfaction at results obtained. | |||
| " | 18th | 0600 | Battery returned to Camp leaving Working Party of 15 O.Rs. for 258 Battery. |
| " | 19th | 0600 | Battery clean parade inspected by B.C. Church Service at Carlton Hoe- Voluntary. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Hall. | 20th | 0600 | Training as per programme. BC attended FGCM at Fakenham as President. |
| Weather:- Wet. | |||
| " | 21st | 0600 | One M.10 Troop representing the Battery left for concentration area 205944 |
| of 131 Bde "Shiver" Exercise. Conference with 1/7 Queens attended by BC | |||
| at Concentration Area. | |||
| " | 22nd | 0600 | Remainder of Bty not on Scheme went to Ranges near Thatford and fired |
| .303 Rifles, Bren and Sten Guns. 10 rds per man fired. 1/7 Queens "Shiver" | |||
| Exercise continued. 260 Bty, less two Trps, cmd by BC. 1/7 Queens | |||
| cmd by 2 i/c - Major Jessop. Many lessons in deployment and control of | |||
| a Troop to be learnt by us. | |||
| " | 23rd | 0600 | BC returned from "Shiver" Exercise direct, to recce for 5 RTR Scheme |
| at Hillborough (280188) 2 i/c took over cmd of Bty for 1/6 Queens Exercise | |||
| Major J.Mason, 2 i/c 1/6 Queens cmd the Bn and supporting arms. | |||
| Bty returned to camp at 1800 hrs. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Hall | 24th | 0600 | Training films on A/tk Gunnery were seen by the Battery at Wymondham cinema |
| in the morning. Battery on maintenance in the afternoon. Officers went to | |||
| see ground for 5 R.T.R. Scheme. | |||
| " | 25th | 0600 | 2 I/C went to Weeting Hall (2307) near Brandon, Regts new location, to attend |
| to administrative details of the move. Maintenance occupied the Battery's | |||
| time all the morning. | |||
| " | 26th | 0600 | Voluntary Church Parade attended by 18 members of the Battery at Carlton |
| Forehoe. The Battery moved out on Exercise with 5 R.T.Rs. at 1700 hrs. All | |||
| three Troops were out, led by B.C.plus 2/Lt Ugarte on B.H.Q. | |||
| " | 27th | 0600 | Battery took part as enemy against 2 Sqns. of 5R.T.Rs As visibility at first |
| light and during the morning was poor, the Battery had a good time as the | |||
| enemy, and "K" troop claimed 8 tanks K.Od. Battery returned in the afternoon | |||
| for maintenance etc, | |||
| " | 28th | 0600 | The Battery did not move to new location, Weeting Hall, as the C.O. is awaiting |
| a decision from 21st Army Group. The training programme continued, although |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Hall | 28th | 0600 | somewhat disjointed by change of plans. The Signals officer at R.H.Q., |
| Lt J.Hayley, took the officers on Field Gunnery, Initial Orders etc. | |||
| " | 29th | 0600 | The C.O. took the officers on Sanctuary Ranges 294637, North of Fakenham. |
| Observatian of fire was explained by the C.O. and shoots were conducted by | |||
| the B.C., 2 I/C., Capt Q., and Troop Commanders, with assistance of G.P.O. and | |||
| one gun supplied by 3 R.H.A. Good morning for observation. No final decision | |||
| on move to new location yet. Weather broke down in the afternoon - raining. | |||
| " | 30th | 0600 | Training and maintenance as usual. A start was made using mine detectors |
| and a small dummy mine field was laid out. Weather becoming much colder. | |||
| " | 31st | 0600 | Map reading exercise in the morning resulted in obtaining good practice for |
| Nos. 1. Capt Hill and Lt Brown recced in "Shudder" area. |
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