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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMMERVIEU | 1 | No. 907650 W/Sgt (OFC) Callcut.L.S. of 302 HAA Bty awarded the B.E.M. | |
| (Appx. 'B' to 21 Army Gp Orders No.40 dtd 23 Jun 44) | |||
| 2 | One Capt admitted to 84 Genl Hosp and posted to X(ii) List. | ||
| 3 | One subaltern promoted T/Capt w.e.f. 3 Jul 44. | ||
| 4 | 1318 | One Me 109 claimed by 'D' Tp | |
| 0315 | One Me 109 claimed by 'C' Tp. | ||
| CCRA 30 Corps reported that observations recorded on 26 Jun of air bursts | |||
| concentrations fired by one tp of 302 Bty in support of 49 Div revealed a degree of accuracy which reflected the highest credit on the technical | |||
| ability of all ranks. Concentrations were highly effective. The mean point of bursts was almost invariably suitable and there was evidence of | |||
| marked consistency in laying throughout the fire plan. The Corps was much impressed by the high standard of efficiency displayed and congratulated | |||
| all ranks who were concerned with the control of fire and the manning of the guns. The purpose of the fire power was to prevent enemy reinforcement | |||
| of the TESSEL BRETTEVILLE wood. | |||
| 7 | A six weeks course of trg for Dvr Ops, Dvr Mechs and Gun Ftrs commenced | ||
| regimentally in order to establish a reserve as transfer to Fd Regts | |||
| imminent. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMMERVIEU | 11 | 302 Bty 'B' Tp reverted from comd 30 Corps and redeployed to site | |
| A.10 (ME.838825) | |||
| A Court of Inquiry held to investigate the circumstances under which | |||
| No.11414767 Gnr WOOD.D. was fatally injured and No.1680760 Gnr.FARROW.G.T. | |||
| and No.5782247 Gnr FISCHER.J.E. were seriously injured at approx 2315 hrs | |||
| 10 Jul 44. Findings of the Court - (i) The casualties were caused by an | |||
| airburst in the vicinity of the gun pit and outside it. (ii) The shell | |||
| case on the site was set off by a fragment of the airburst and was in no | |||
| way responsible for the casualties (iii) all casualties were received | |||
| during the performance of their duty in action. Opinion of the C.O. | |||
| 27 L.A.A.Regt - (The casualties were caused when in action by a burst, | |||
| probably a premature from another gun, and no negligence was shown) | |||
| 14 | Orders received that no aircraft with fixed undercarriage or with | ||
| undercarriage down to be engaged. | |||
| 1450 | One Me 109 claimed by 'D' Tp |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMMERVIEU | 14 | 2125 | One Fw 190 claimed by "A" Tp at 2125 hrs (Bren) |
| Z' Residue of the Regt embarked at TILBURY consisting of 1 Offr and 93 ORs | |||
| in M.T.41 (EMPIRE CANYON). Fogbound journey from DOVER - JUNO Lightship | |||
| otherwise uneventful. | |||
| 16 | 125 | A flying bomb believed to have been hit by 'F' Tp and fell at MR.T.7573 | |
| 17 | Orders received from 76 AA Bde (following conference held at 0900 hrs | ||
| 17 Jul) that:- (i) until further orders no LAA or HAA guns will open fire | |||
| on aircraft by daylight (ii) no small arms or 20 mm guns to open fire on | |||
| aircraft throughout the 24 hrs. | |||
| 18 | Residue "Z" Gp completed disembarking at ARROMANCHES. | ||
| 20 | Residue "Z" Gp joined unit. | ||
| 23 | 0307 | One Ju 88 claimed by 'B' Tp. | |
| 0320 | One Ju 88 claimed by 'F' Tp | ||
| 24 | Blowback' occurred on Ordnance 3.7" AA Mk. II 303 HAA Bty - MR. 862787 | ||
| Fuze - 208. Charge - N/S. Batch No. - B6462. Opinion of E.M.E - |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOMMERVIEU | 24 (cont/d) | - "Ordnance 3.7" AA Mk II No.L.18768 examined by me following 'Failure | |
| of Obturation'. Blowback through punctured cartridge case at flange and base, causing erosion at Breech Face and on Breech Block at 50° L of D. | |||
| Ordnance and Equipment complete passed 'Serviceable'. " Weather Report - Fine Temp.58. Charne Temp - 59. Casualty to personnel - | |||
| One O.R. burns around left eye. One O.R. slight ear trouble. Both in rear of gun. Casualty to equipment - Erosion on breech face and breech block | |||
| at 50° L of D. Opinion of offr forwarding report - "The fracture in the cartridge case which has been twice filled is almost certainly caused by | |||
| "stress cracking". It is not possible to say whether even a close inspection of the case before firing would have revealed any danger." | |||
| 28 | 2300 | Unknown plane claimed by "A" Tp. | |
| 29 | One offr each from 303 & 318 Btys attached for one week to Medium Regt | ||
| for trg under arrangements made by HQ 5AGRA. Attachments designed to | |||
| familiarise Majors/Tp Comds with methods of Fire Control, procedure for | |||
| corrections &c - should units have to revert to ground role shooting. |
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