7th Bn Royal Tank Regiment War Diary: May 1944
The 7th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment May 1944 war diary covers the units
time at Blackdown and being put at notice to travel to the continent
National Archive Reference: WO 171/868
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black- down. | 1 May | Lt J Muscroft posted to this Bn. | ||
| 4 May | Road march of 17 miles to give tanks a last test run before move. | |||
| 5 May | Lt P.M.St Barbe and Lt P.H. Guthrie posted to 46 RHU, but remained att | |||
| to carry out duties of rear party when Bn moves. | ||||
| 6 May | Str of unit 47 offrs and 776 O.Rs plus 1 offr and 25. O.Rs (LAD REME) and Chaplain | Appx 'A' | ||
| 13 May | Str of Unit 46 Offrs and 770 O.Rs plus 1 Offr and 25 O,Rs (LAD REME) and Chaplain | Appx 'B' | ||
| 15 May | CO and Sqn Comds attended Cloth Model Exercise at (Lowland) Inf Bde at WORTHING. | |||
| 20 May | CO attended talk by C.-in-C. 21 Army GP - Gen Sir B MONTGOMERY. Str of Unit 46 Offrs and 761 O.Rs plus 1 Offr and 25 O.Rs (LAD REME) and Chaplain | Appx 'C' | ||
| 22 May | Carried out final firing practice in S DOWNS. | |||
| 25 May | Supreme Commander AEF - Gen D Eisenhower addressed rks of this Bn | |||
| 27 May | Str of Unit 46 Offrs and 766 ORs plus 1 Offr 25 O.Rs(LAD REME) and Chaplain. | Appx 'D' | ||
| 28 May | From 0900hrs Bn at 6 hrs notice to commence move to Continent. (See att order of Battle) | Appx 'E' | ||
| 29 May | CO gave talk to all ranks outlining procedure for move to Continent. | |||
| 30 May | Bde Comd addressed ranks of this Bn. |
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