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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timsbury Manor. | 1-2 | Marshalling and embarkation for Exercise FABIUS. | ||
| 783446. | 3 | Exercise postponed for 24 hours. Troops remain on board craft. | ||
| -1mile Sheet 122. | 4 | Exercise FABIUS. | Appendices A(i) & A(ii) | |
| 5-6 | NTR. | |||
| 7 | Bde Comd attends conference on marshalling at Rear HQ 2nd Army. | |||
| 8-9 | NTR. | |||
| 10 | 50 (N) Division Signal Exercise GRAB. | Appendix B. | ||
| 11 | NTR | |||
| 12 | 1430 | Bde Comd convenes a NEPTUNE conference at Bde HQ, attended by supporting | ||
| arms commanders. | ||||
| Instructions issued on briefing of Unit Commanders for NEPTUNE. | Appendix C. | |||
| 13 | Capt R.E.P. INCE, Cheshire Regt, formerly Staff Capt at Bde HQ, posted to | |||
| HQ 30 Corps. | ||||
| 14 | NTR | |||
| 15 | Instructions issued for the move of 5 East Yorks, 6 Green Howards and |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timsbury Manor. | 15 | 7 Green Howards from Bushfield Camp. 5 EY and 6 GH to SOUTHHOLMES | ||
| COPSE. 7 GH to BROADLANDS CAMP 7940. | Appendix D. | |||
| 16 | NTR | |||
| 17 | General Franklyn, C in C Home Forces, visits 6 and 7 Green Howards. | |||
| 18 | Instructions issued for first assault residues (vehicles) of 69 Bde Gp. | Appendix E. | ||
| Bde Comd addressed all officers of Bde HQ on the subject of discipline. | ||||
| 19 | 1000 | NEPTUNE conference at Bde HQ convened by the Bde Comd. | Appendix F. | |
| 69 Inf Bde Gp O.O. No 3 issued. | Appendix G. | |||
| 69 Bde Movement Order No 8 issued. | Appendix H. | |||
| 20 | 1100 | Bde HQ moves to Camp C15, BROADLANDS 7940. | ||
| Lee House, | 21 | Capt Coles, BTO, and 1st residues, move to TOOTHILL CAMP. | ||
| 795394. 1"-1 mile | 22-23 | NTR | ||
| Sheet 122 | 24 | 1500 | Conference at Divisional HQ attended by Corps and Divisional Commanders. | |
| Bde Comds gave outline of their respective plans. | ||||
| 25 | Bde Comd, BM, and Bn Comds attend Divisional Comds briefing for OVERLORD. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee House. | 26 | 0930 - 1530 | Briefing at SOUTH HOLMES COPSE of Bn, Coy, sp arms and specialist pl | |
| commanders. Capt Ballance RN attended. | Appendix J. | |||
| 27 | Bn Comds briefing of Coy Comds, Tp Comds etc. Bde Staff briefing. | |||
| Staff Capt attends conference at Corps HQ. | ||||
| 28 | Pl Comds and essential NCOs briefed on bogus maps at South Holmes Copse | |||
| and Broadlands. | ||||
| 29 | Briefing of the men of the Bde on bogus maps. | |||
| 30-31 | Marshalling in craft loads begins. | |||
| Summary of events for MAY 1944. | Appendix K. |
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