National Archive Reference: WO 171/1149
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Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
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SOMMERVIEU | 5 | Two offrs reported to HQ 5AGRA for one week's attachment to Medium Regt. | |
12 | Two offrs reported to HQ 5AGRA for one week's attachment to Medium Regt. | ||
15 | 1200 | 76 AA Bde ceases to be under comd Second Army and becomes under camd | |
GHQ AA Tps. | |||
18 | One subaltern posted in from 36 R.H.U. | ||
Two offrs reported to HQ 5AGRA for one week's attachment to Medium Regt. | |||
26 | Two offrs reported to HQ 5AGRA for one week's attachment to Medium Regt. | ||
CHERBOURG | 26/27 | The Regt released from 76 AA Bde (Br Sector) and reverted under comd | |
101 AA Bde (ex U.K). Relieved by 121 HAA Regt in present location. | |||
Regt moved to CHERBOURG in sup of IX Air Def Comd - to provide AA Def | |||
for the port of CHERBOURG. HQ established at 1 Rue de l'Avant Port, CHERBOURG (O.142234). Btys deployed as follows:- | |||
302 Bty - O.186150. Sites.No.4 (O.179175). No.17 - O.186150) | |||
303 Bty - O.145180. Sites No.2 (O.154198). No. 3 (O.141178) 318 Bty - O.200188. Sites No.1 (O.200188). No.18. (O.151217) | |||
99 HAA Wksp REME O.163145. 1671 Arty Pl RASC - O.158153 |