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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHEND | 1 | 0001 | Whole unit stationed at SOUTHEND-ON-SEA - concentrating for Op. 'OVERLORD'. |
| " | 2 | Received instructions for Cmd & R gps of RHQ, 302 Bty, 303 Bty. and 318 Bty | |
| to move to marshalling area Camp S.1. | |||
| " | 3 | 0600 | Comd & R Gps moved to S.1. |
| 1200 | Received instructions for "A" Gps to marshall at S.3. | ||
| " | 4 | 0600 | "A" Groups moved to S. 3. |
| TILBURY | 5 | 1030 | Vehicles in Comd & R Gps loaded onto M.T.77 & 102. |
| 6 | 1600 | Comd & R Gps personnel embarked on M.T.77 & 102. | |
| 7 | M. T. 77 & M.T. 102 spent all day in Southend Roads. | ||
| 1 Waterdutyman admitted to hospital and struck off strength. | |||
| 8 | "A" Group (less 6 guns) embarked on 2 LST at TILBURY. | ||
| 8 | 0615 | MT.77 & 102 sailed for NORMANDY. | |
| 9 | 0300 | LST's sailed from TILBURY. | |
| ARROMANCHES | 9 | 0900 | MT. 77 & 102 anchored off ARROMANCHES |
| " | 9 | 2320 | An Me.109 flying at 1100 ft on edge of smoke screen dropped one 250 kilo |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARROMANCHES | 9 | 2320 | H.E glancing off port amidships lifeboat of MT.77 detonating on contact |
| with the sea. Five men were killed and 25 wounded none of this unit. | |||
| 9 | 2100 | R Gps of all Btys landed and spent the night on Vehicle Assembly Area. | |
| 10 | 0800 | LST's with A Gps anchored off ARROMANCHES. | |
| SOMMERVIEU | 10 | 1730 | CO & 2IC landed (without remainder of Regtl Comd & R Gps.) and reported |
| to 76 AA Bde HQ. The unit was deployed as follows. RHQ along a hedge | |||
| M.R.836816. "A" Tp 302 Bty. M.R. 812811. "B" Tp. 302 Bty. M.R. 837821 | |||
| "C" Tp 303 Bty M.R. 862787. "D" Tp 303 Bty M.R. 807814. "E" Tp 318 Bty - | |||
| M.R. 831833. "F" Tp 318 Bty M.R. 857830 | |||
| 10 | Remaining 6 guns from "A" gps sailed from TILBURY. | ||
| 11 | The 5 guns from 318 Bty plus 3 guns from "C" Tp 303 Bty moved to | ||
| defend PORT-EN-BESSIN. | |||
| 60 rds were fired by "B" Tp on ground targets on the village of HOTTOT. | |||
| 11 | 2030 | Remaining 6 guns were landed. | |
| 12 | 1400 | Remainder of Regtl Comd & R Gps landed. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2230 | 318 moved from PORT-EN-BESSIN and deployed 'E' Tp M.R. 814840 'F' Tp - M.R. 860829 | |
| 14 | 2330 | REME W/shop A Gp landed under shell fire in a thick smoke screen and into | |
| between 7 ft and 8 ft of water. Most vehicles drowned but all were brought | |||
| ashore. One 4 X 4 Bedford 3-ton G.S. truck was driven through 7'6" of | |||
| water with the hand-throttle full open and the driver sitting on the cab. | |||
| 16 | 0045 | A Category I claim was put in for a Ju 88 engaged by 'D' Tp. One Motor- | |
| cyclist admitted to hospital and struck off strength. | |||
| 18 | 0240 | Category I claim was put in for an unidentified target engaged by 'C' Tp. | |
| 20 | 0355 | Category I claim was put in for an unidentified target engaged by 'B' Tp. | |
| 20 | 2359 | Up to this time the rounds fired by the Regt were (a) in the AA role - | |
| 3467 (b) Ground role percussion - 1627 (c) Ground role airbursts - 321. | |||
| 21 | 0155 | A Category I claim was put in for a Ju 88 engaged by 'F' Tp. | |
| 21 | 0159 | A Category I claim was put in for a Ju 88 engaged by 'E' Tp & 'B' TP. | |
| 21 | 1600 | Regt HQ moves into the village of SOMMERVIEU. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 Storeman and 1 GPOA admitted to hospital and struck off strength. | ||
| 23 | 0020 | A Category I claim was put in on an unidentified target engaged by 'E' Tp. | |
| 23 | 1000 | D' Tp moved to M.R. 916773 | |
| 23 | 1700 | B' Tp came under Comd 30 Corps to be used in the ground role and | |
| moved to M.R. 782708 | |||
| 24 | 2312 | A category I claim was put in for a Ju 188 engaged by 'B' TP. | |
| 1 Sgt admitted to hosp and struck off strength. | |||
| 27 | 1 Telelinesman admitted to hosp and struck off strength. | ||
| 29 | 1 Veh Mech admitted to hosp and struck off strength. |