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War Diary: 65th Norfolk Yeomanry Regiment

Month and year: January 1944

The 65th Norfolk Yeomanry Anti Tank Regiment January 1944 war diary covers the units arrival in the UK at the Clyde and moving to Kimberley Hall

National Archive Reference: WO 171/921

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Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information
THE CLYDE 4 Jan 44 Dropped anchor in GOUROCK in the morning and informed there would be no
disembarkation today. Weather cold and snow on the hills round about.
" 5 Disembarkation orders received, and deck spaces etc organised and allotted for
disembarkation.
6 Regt disembarked from SS ORMONDE at Princes Pier GOUROCK at about 1100 hrs. Thence
by special train to WYMONDHAM, Norfolk, having adequate supplies of tea and refrreshments
en route supplied by NAAFI at a halt.
WYMONDHAM 7 Arrived WYMONDHAM about 0530 hrs and were met at station by CO2 who has been
arranging things for us with a small advance party in England for about a month.
We are to take over billets etc and learn the adm technique from a rear party left
behind by 92nd (Gordons) A tk Regt RA.
Locations - RHQ, 257 and 260 Bties - Kimberley Hall, Nr Wymondham.
258 Bty - Attleborough.
259 Bty - Wymondham.
8,9, 10, & 11 Jan 44 These 4 days spent in sorting out the complicated adm proceedings connected with
soldiering in this country. Many Army Forms and innumerable regulations to which
we are not accustomed are learnt with the invaluable aid of the Gordons rear party,
of whom at least one Officer is attached to each billet area. Special trains to
various parts of the country are laid on for transporting people on leave, and this,
with passes, railway warrants, coupons of various sorts, and so on, entails considerable
thought and preparation. The system on which leave is to run is for all personnel
entitled to 3 weeks leave (i.e. having served abroad between 2 and 4 years) and 1/2
people entitled to 2 weeks leave (abroad less than 2 years) to go within the next 3
days. On the return a fortnight hence of these 2 week men, the other 1/2 will go.
KIMBERLEY HALL 24 Jan 44 Adjutant returned from leave.
" 25 CO returned from leave. CO2 went to short "Bridging" demonstration at Ilkley.
" 25/30 This period was spent in adm work and laying a foundation for future training.
This latter includes arranging large numbers of courses for Officers and men, preparation
of rooms in billets for lecture rooms, miniature ranges on the sand-table style,
and so on. A few welfare items such as footballs and boxing gloves were obtained.
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Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information
KIMBERLEY HALL 26 Jan 44 The Div Comd visited the Regt and looked round the whole area occupied by the
Regt. He expressed satisfaction with RHQ area, except for the question of hard standings
for vehicles. Arrangements are made with the Garrison Engineer for these.
" 29 Jan 44 A telegram received that the Lt QM is very ill and in hospital, and unable to
return from leave on Monday. This is very worrying as the Q side of the adm becomes
increasingly important and proportionally busy day by day.
The Regt was invited to send between 50 and 60 ORs to a dance run by the WVS at
Barnham Broom village hall. This is the first invitation to a social function
which the Regt has received, and was enjoyed by all when initial shyness had been
dispelled. The local population are as pleased to have their own Regt back in the
county, as the Regt is fortunate in its location.

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