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SE FORD May 45

A

t ine day

ut laut .

Zeroing

ot

r i f l e s

and

Brens ~ a s carr ied out a t the range -

UEUT J W .bAWlv vlN gave a

ta lk

to the

Bn.

personnel

on

his experiences

in

T u n 1 ~ l a

The snipers,

2

tro.al each ooy. , 8

in

til were un,; er instruc ion a t

t i le

range

in

POYEHTY HO i TOM, a l l morning,

gett ing

the

feel.

of the

new

r i f l e s .

Coy.s f i l l ed n

the atternuon

in various ways; washing

al thes,cleaning

8y,u1pment,eto.

in

prepfil.' t i on

for the move ( ?) .

C S M RELAND waS made AIR d M today in

place

of R. J I i

HJ..OHOL:

ON who

went to I C.I.R.V. l as t month.

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The wind

has

chan,ed a t last , ,1vln, us our

f i r s t tine

day for 80ae

t lae . ho;e t lasts .

Everyone

has been

busy tods

J

, paintin, kitba,s with the

new

markincs.

MAJOR

J.D.

FORIN

l e f t the 13n today

to

take

up

duties

a t

C . l l . H . ~ .

MAJOR H. P. 3ELl.-IhVING takes over

21/c

of the uni t .

CAPT. \i.D.BLAC.Bla1N

has taken

cOt laand

o Support

Coy.

1 fine, sunny day, \11th a cool N.E. wind.

Paintln, of ki ts c o ~ t i n u e s - - -

A r r ~ e . e n ) a

for

the dlsposal

or

personal ki t have been completed

and they appear to be considerably bet.er than they were in Uay,I9

4

0

when

the Bn.

set

otf on i t s ' interrupted

t r ip to

France.

The ki t is

tatCod,

and sent to a

Surplus

Kit .3tora;,e duap. From there, ki t address-

ed to private hoaes will be forwarded, in

due

time; the reaalncer

stays

to

be

called for apret

Ie

~ u e r r e , ~ r e s u m a J l y .

The weather continues J . ~ i n e wi

th

a

Glean

st ron, wind s t i l l blo.inC.

The

ItI Sec. and othel. members b.ll. Q.

tboDDuChl,. enjoyed - -

and

deareneo--

themselves, shootln.:

away the reaainder of the En. ' s

practise

aauluni tion, today, a t the s , a l l r a n ~ e behind ST. PETEh g SCHClOL,SEAFOnf

A point broucbt out

at the

f i r in was

the

ro.arkable

accuracy

of

the

hip-firi;:t

at short ranee.

The

co.pani0s

d1d

short

rout . ilarches,tlhardeninc

up ,

and

continued

with

the

usual

tralnln,.

Remarks, references

to

Appendices

and

initials

.

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embodiment), are

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The m611

wore

arranCeo tuir.ly oWDtortubly. t ive a oompartl'lItJlt. and everyone

qUlok..l'y aettlo(i da.'Il 0 endure, i t not enjoy. the

l oJag

t 0

At

184;

hOurs

~ t rain moved t t ~ t o p p 1 n g at

10k

up elements

of

the

E DM lWiGT

an1

a t LEVtES to

tnke

on

R.C.A

;l.O. P away

north 1n

' t ile

gathering

darkness. wit.n DOt Q few

of'

113

WOM9l iDg

when we anouJ.d 08 those tsm1l 111r

Suaoox Dowua

again. The batte.U.on

has I ma n v hdppy Qssoo1atlon:;'t

d l l r D { ~

1tst tOIl '

duty

on t4e coast

- Wives, aweetheart.

fr1ardls, and

ItlAmQr1as

of

good

times had

by a l l

muke

parting

d l ~ l l Q u ~ t to Be.:

the l a e ~

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Summary of

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and

Infonnation

The ~

atartedolear

and Gold. ~ ~ t e

a

und enaso, up ,ylth

a bzt1et

tlw"ry

or

snow

a t

ohange

tram

the

two prooediDg

dt s .

~ ~ a ; u hOUBa.

The

advu.nca

Pbl'ty olpent the

d

Tn.ncoY.8

wsre axpaoted. at l } ..

The.v

had sapper

a t

1800

jOlU"S, and

tb.e

buts.

and

preparing

ror

the

'Ye _

10 D

L AU'J.'.COL. B.l,i.HOFl''MEL.;TER

a ~ ' t e n d e c l

a Bde.

a t

22)0

hours.

t ~ ~ t ~ &

t of the e .

that

l los

e:J

et". --

a t

1730 honr

1ng

into

"0"

Group,and culled n Dne "0 I1Group

1 J

.f t .&.t , l.h and lLJ 1 l . , . b ~ I . h V I H a

dotrolnod

a t ~ . : : - . . ; both

p f \ l ' t 1 ~ s

llrooeedinr:

to

I ~ ; V U t : j l { A Y by

tr

1 _

O ~ T j , . E CU-r::) 1s

ol.ooru:r

und aryer tban W1JOll ' Je 3;iW 1 last ,

a:ld leaf ' r

t rees

r ui1uve some o tbe

burran8S8

th,,:"

was

her6

before.

'l'he mountaln .ir

1s

wonder

tul ly

1llV1gorat1D(h and \, 'All go well With the"harden.1ns up 0

t run1ne the

Dn.

1

s

to undergo.

The weather WSD o t

O i ~

sorts

1'1.1.

00). L l l i . t d ~

u

se

the 8; ) r b

1.0

i .' f In .f1'r"""

TU

~ 1 " i . I ,.

t, C.,

t ~ r...u

oM.,.) . . . . . . . . . . 1 , 4 4 . ~ . ~ - ' - ' 4J

day ol.owU.ng

. i ts .

vioopons,and currying

S\U'rowM1l.nA l l U ~ S .

a1n.8W1Hh1ns and

snow.

.: t while

tranar ':Jrt praot loed

J.. e

Mortar

i

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The weather

i s

~ l l ~ ; n g

- abowers,

snow, and sunsb1ne, a l l 111 008

short hour .

The

Paymaster

C A i ~

G.E

.'11-1,IAM:.AA 'l, 18

popu.l.ar

1n oamp today. PfiY

paraues

tor

the

Bn. commano a at o8}O bom s. jUJ4

,0.

fu l l

PCty,

too

,... a pleHaant

ohFiDl ,e

trom l a ~ P Y4a.Y, Wl4 i t .s Iu sh1l.1iJlg pay.

The poa1t10J1

r

Bn.

:t.o.

s

vaoant

yet,

tal lowing

L

. S W l I i ~ O l ~

8

aOoJ.dent

iu.tardlly.

h

ed aetreat at

hours

1.D

good.l t.urn-out or

GW.41oh

eproaented. The C.o.

~ ~

Remarks, references

to

Appcndictls

and

initials

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Rain th i s mOl o1og. The weather

appoars

tM have 8 e t ~ l e d down

tv

aomath1ng steady

good or

bad, aud .

oday it i s bad.

rho OQ3.s want l '1el .d-:firing in Ifr;k.' GLA-.N east t AlH)fi0,

t is

morning.

Pa.dre'

liuH.Cf.FT.R.i,;.J:i.i)Ul-W,f,(;f'.l> returned to

fro

a J . . ~ l \ ) l i tOday

He

reports

t l lat .

1..he t-.,- oup there

under

CkPT.,i.;'LJ

G.tJJURN.

1s

busy .

v 8 h o ~ e

maintenanoe.

CAPI.;JG;JJ, the

Bn.

dent ls t ,

bas

re tu rned

t

takes

up

his

task:

t

tcild1Lg

the Bn.s '

mol.ars

in U amazing operat ing tory on 1'Iheel.s whioh

he

ca l l s "The Soldier BRest:

Most

t

the

t ranspor t tha t

had bee.n

b r o u g l ~ t 'here, l e f t

for

il.:;kl.dXOl:i

today, to

be

oxcbanged

t o r new

maohines

The Navy oWloeUed ttu,

aSllult

la.od1nc

soheduled

t r ti.:.1S

' venlng,bllt

not betore

the ooy. s had::lBroaed down and

t o r ~ ~ up on the

wilur1:.

Remarks. references

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(Y'



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A c l o u ~ y d f ~ - ~ l t h rain in the a i r .

The

coy.a v ~ e n t

0 ..1 a demunstration or' f ie ld C l J O f ~ 1 n ~ c

vlith

OOm: )OS Hutiona

n

the , ; . 6 ~ J r n U ) . g - -

At

091.5 hours, the

C. ) .

held

( i l l

'O'l

i ~ r o u p

for

exeroise

:Bagla

I -

The troolJ3 had an early lunol lo

t

~ l u O

hoars ,

nnd a t noon I:l

v e : [ ~ t r

.B.U.

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LINjT.

J

\

i l \ L . i ) ~ i l i took Up tne dut ies or Bn. I .u . today In the

absence

r

Ll1olJT.ii.l.(.;;.i.,l.H 011

who

1s IlO\f

in 6

(auagoVi JigSIli 'tal.

The Adjt

GAFT.D

. 3 I ' H ' i l l :

W'(i.nt l i J ' J , a ~ . l O l i th13

I;JQrninf::

an

buuinoS8 but

was b",ok

1n ~ i - ~

t r aIe 11

'lTOOj S

llli.W':;li

tt

on

E a l ~ ~ e

.l..I

a.t

l . ~ ) 4 5

llO'J.lrS

and were

buok

b;;

u400

Lom's

Sat . I ;

,:ay

,4}. Everytldng wout aGGor

, inc to plun.exCOl)'t, tha t wiroloss

co;. "1ll11out.lon

w1th

.Bele. bo

t22

set was uIt3stIs1'uatory.

teatl

\'lnS

fu1l. tnrough

~ t .

' ;ul lshino

agu.ln.

The lAUd 1s

al owl j dJ.'Y

i l i l \ l

up uround

CAi'a.B

aAMi J,

and

by

the t ime

\'Ie move

t

wAlJ. be

JJWfeot.

A.Goy went on

f i e ld

t i r ing

a t

: N E W T O M . . B ~ .

th1s

d o r n i H ~ with

u

1:ew detaoh-

JQ8nt.s t } r:l0rtors.

B. and D.

CDY.

\U.d

the i r 1 1rlR,' a t lil..W..':) C.l...ll. ulld a l l

GOY.5 returned

by 1300

llOUl's.

Re01arks. references

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c...

~ ~ ~ - J . .

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I

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A

f lne day - - - - - -

' rhere

was

little

u o t i v i t ~ / tU(J. [ lY t ;Je

t : o u p s

11w1

u

h o l id ay

At I40() hours ,

LL,;U1J.1o

UO.L. hoM

.l.i.U.Li

...

;i.Il.i:;"fl'.;'.. (

lie .Lduan

o f f i o e r s

,ieetinp,:,

a t

\.;11ioh

.dL tters

01' dress,t i ; l10s

of

l)8.rade,uto.,

iJere discussed

find

se t t l ed

tor

tho

UJVO on l ; , i o . n d 8 . ~ I .

1. 11e troojJO

, f : n e l u . i . l ~ ;

tooL.: llll.v

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~ 1 3 aun8iline.

th i s

.ulO1 ninr,. giving

\'IflY.

about

lIOu

how's. to law,

~ o ~ o u d

Wit

big

018

mist

-

J

OOH

lr 1m

and

j\FLi.Y, and the

tUIY

8l8ftty.

lo s t 111

the

On

the ship, the

tr(>Ol)s Wel'Q

t ree t U ~ 0900 hours , whoa th&y

were

aant, below w1th

ord(:rs to

o i l a l l

~ , ' e a p o n : . : ; and turn

them into

the

ships

armoury. .

:-..t 1,,)00 lluura,flD. l tLormal ~ r e d e

v.:l.1a

beld

below

dO\lka,where

tt

8tanding

ordera were read. They wei

e

'sulte reasonablo

-

tew pf lrta o f the Ship

were

out or bO-lA;.1I1, rea t r io t1ona

were

aensible and

logioal -

And

not a

l 1 tU .

wausamont was

oaus ,d

in our steel-8Jloloae4 me88 decks by the solemn

InJWlOtion

tnat:

l'l'hou

shalt not,

driv .

naUs in to

the w

.111

Dea.,l;l

te

suOll

I n h i b ~ t i . n s t

howey 1 r

taken

to

8M-far ing

1 with I t s t

U . 8 U ~ ~

e.'-per e n o e d adapt1ve th the

orew p,.ow

1ilOI'G f'w-aJ.iur

da1l.Y. BBH8

re

ul t 6nC4l others'work. and

in

d o l ~ : : ; 80 , jUBtUies the

1dea be l

AS t l le

0v8r4.Hg

progresaeu..

luna

fidecl

&\,,8.1 in to

tIle

m 1 : ~ t on s i t t le r

s1da, 0. 1 r,

sh

broeze sprrmg up -

and

we were a t

sea.

Lat.er our tbree aIl1ps

wera

jo ned by u t o ~ . t r t h t a tro.:lsport l ike t l l Cm

a o ~ v e a . and the s 1 f ~ t 01 tHe

four

.:p.l..JUgh1ng

thrOU{ ) l the

~ e y S6f l8 In 1.1ne

aw

astern .

a power1 u..l.

pioture .

A

dostroyer passed us, l1ke

a

~ e y

Whippet,

alld uu

an ull'ora.1 t O81 r1er trund.led

, goinB

in the opposite direot lon.

In the lu te evening we J ~ up undS l the lee

ot

l\RRJ\.li ,and

aab.hored

in

a

bE:.Y.

.'

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initials

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d

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o

the

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to

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to

shore,

and were

faintly

wade

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short

distance

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shore,

through

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WAR

DIARY

M.F.M.11

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&

8/37 (9/42)

OR

INTELLIGENCE

SUMMARY

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2:p.d

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will

be

kept

from first

day

of mobilization, creation

or

embodi-


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triplicate to be

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Place Date Hour

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Summary of

Events and

Information

The day

started fa1r enough,

but

n the afternoon the

sky became

overcast, and we wer'. deluged \11th cold Scott ish ra1n.

Train1ng was carried on, the general trend throughout the 3D.

bei l :

toward

hardeninc,

and

sl 18rtenIng,

up.Replacuent

or

k t continues,

as I t propabl, will tor some t1me yet - - -

C

Coy.,

in

)he afternc'on,

practised

assault

land1ng on the grassl

and

learned sOFiethinf of the recently developed

dr1ll

for

clear1ng mine-

f1elds. 1 Coy. did a 15 mile route march n the aft' ?rnoon, wh1le D Coy.

tested 1ts

new

T S ~ G J a t

the

short range -- -

B

Coy. carried on w1th

bas1c

tra1nir.g

an

c

dr i l l

.Like

yesterday, today started

fine,

but

broke in

th:

aft.rnoon

Ih the coys. train1ng car r i ed on a. per syllabus.At the

present

moment the Bn. is

core

or l G s ~ mark1ng t1me, unt1l 1 t

leave.

this

area, a n ~ the

plan

appears to

be

to

review asamuch

necessary

training e

possible

----

IN

the evenin ,wban

the

weather had cleared,

many

or the

troops

repaired to H'\ _, T o r ~ in l ieu of G It\ ,GOW,

and

the

10(al

1

ubs and cinemas

a1d a thriv1ng b:siness -- -

.

Remarks, references

to

Appendices and

initials

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or embodi

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in F.S. Regs. Vol. 1.

\

Title pages

will be

prepared.

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L l O ~ j

. a y 2 ~

W R DI RY

M,.,F,M U

40/P

&

8/87 (9/42)

R

; \


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Echelon

for disposal.


Summary

of

Events and Information

A fa i r day, with a l i t t l e wlnd.

The

zeroing

01 weapons OCCUI)ifW a large

par t ot

coy.

t ra in ing

.rog1'80S, today.

Y a s t e r d 8 ~ : 3

pril:;cs of dr i l l , rJ1nefield-clesfHr,g,etc.

were carr ied on, and exchanging of 1-.1t

cont inuos

as i,aw

stoel s

ar'C'ive.

S -,ort.3 t o o } ~ I. I=

the

aft':rnoon, among the

coys.

Transp.

r t

1s

standing

cly,in

read

ness

to

;

epart

f r ~ r

i

::.S In

-

namoo ,ustlnatiGn. : ~ u c h work was doneon the vehicle:; - - .watel'[li': orin;;

and

pai.nting, and

bonersl

t ichtenlnt; I l l 3lue, h i to and r e ( ~ Alr. ,

i f Y ~

~ ~ / -

~ / ? 1 0 ~

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or

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Title pages will be

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Place Date Hour

28 ' )

"

.'

WAR DIARY

M.

.,M,

40/P &

6/87

(9/42)

R


Original,

d.plicate and

triplioate

to be

forwarded

to

O.

i /c 2nd

Echelon

for

disposal.

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not

required)

Summary

of

Events

and

Information

A

ta1Z' d a ~ Wi

l lgn t

w1lld.

P83 para4e made

1;odq8 De

B .

JDade 1 ,

a

i:enaroua

j}ay ,and h 1 D ~ e d

'th

't 't

f.l

Th1,Q

tal . l .d

to

clwapen any sp11"lta.

as 1

l.ncxpen-.;lY8

--- T'ayl.ng

oonuenoed a t

l)

~ h f J

d8X.

l' arrl00r8 . r the rormar

anA,

rour,tUy, 20 or

tilo

l u t

o ,

J.l

under tne .1.t fld ' raMp or

CPT.

; i l . i . J ~ l H } t ched

or r lc

... GOCle to ' the rel":lMeJ\'t ~ (\ i t r l l s h

~ o h o o l 01 :lounta1o.

:.arfa1:'e. The reasons bell1nd I11s &'ttadlr:lent

aH,apparentl.1

yery

"bush,

husn" , h l s

w o r ~

so ~ a r

t haS dea..lt

malnl1 1I1'th tne el.8 18::1tl'1ry

llr. nOi,L,18a

or

oll;lDl.llC

The party

pro oeoded 'to n::N

L; :OND by

t raspor t and a r r iveJ a.t 1

t&'

base a t 0900 hours.

Carry1.4g )Olbs.

"Evurest"

paOltS. 'the ~ p

w o r ~ c . : d

I t a

way to t ; 8 sWllll1't.

arr1v.1

g a t 12 JO bours. "11181

lCep't

toa Jr..cady a o m r o r t a b ~ e

pace,

and noooae rdund tt a ol.1mb p&r't1onJ.arJ.y d1rrtou.lt

Remarks,

references

to Appendices and

initials

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W R DI RY

M F M , l 1

40/P & 8/37 (9/42)

OR

In.struotionB regarding preparation of

War

Diaries

(which will be

kept

from

first

day

of mobilization, creatiori or embodi


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F.S. Regs. Vol. 1.


Original, dllplicate

and

triplicate to be

forwarded

to

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Place Date Hour


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and

Information

JUJUJh.iAe throu -hout ~ h e day.

A

En.

route mar-cn r1.l1l. "d

th

ent i ro

mornine

- -

the

routt taken 1I8S

tll ; Bhort one or

~ ; j T l \ '

ELL,BEl..

J r i . L . l . f : " O ' l " ' l ~ : . J " T . : . L L , l i A i ~ . l L ' l ' O r ~ ,

and rrac't ioall .y

ever:; mt;n

In t:t8

'un.

t

.aned OU't

ror

it

'l'hc dl:cs.:

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l ] ~ 8 . 1 . e t o n web

baJ.uorai.B nn( r ~ 1

.Les; the

'Pcrade

nas

le

2

by

~ b e

C.u.

1.::.cm

j . Z l . 1 ~ O J . : . ; . .

t ~ l

~ : : ; j ~ .

I t f&Lde u 1"1ne sl(:,nt5 the p l 1 ~ e r s 1.n f ront ,

in

r.1.1.t,:

and

but-tIe

bJ.ouoes - -11

inhabi tants or the tm'1ns throu"-h

.h10f'.

they pessed

turned out. ) to 1; 1([

At I I

0 bours, ~ . n a y ca...,.

sw1nt 'M1n

the

Race-CoUl.'", '

1n;Ycry t ~ ~ c l . 1 a c d

wi th

the norl l1ng's war ':,

And

0 0 8 -

ald(;rabl.y . C

1

>

1.oua

or

' tbll assooiat1on.

thatn the name" ~ A F O H ' l 1 t

oarrlea

i n

7,he88 par t s -

The nrternoon vas i'r&e ror lihe

trOOl)s,hut

tne orri,oers

.lert tor

a

T.l : . , .T.

-

At ~ { j

hours the

Bn.

s t a r ' t ( ~ a

t r io r n1:llt exerc1a8z "utJJ.J..:JS,;'Jm:

Thls nl t j l t

as .uu t

~ o l . e r i l . . W ~ : 6

under lln.

arrLlDgements.

'l11e lead,1nr:

coys., A.and 1l.r lOvoo or r u t 23JO .. 2,03

hours,

re

peotlvcl.y.

rolloVied

b)1 B.Oo

J

. E ........ and D.Coy. - un.u.'-t. under C,. '4;:.U.ii.UUiAJ..ra. hod With

t 2 81gnal lera,

and the

J.nte

.:ieo.

The aaBa'ut s ta r ted on 'the ;,A;;jT a1de ,r the CLYDE : ~ l v m , below

:UJ'uJ.. :on - The WEST s1do or 'Lhe r 1 Y e r . W I I 1 O b . e r 8 p r e s e D t ' ~ d

the

E : : :LI.Jl'l

CILJ-WE.L and

tll&

~ o a s t or llO.L.l..MW.W8.S 111

enemy

bands.

'l'he

ulivace

.us

1n

,} pna.A)S,a bc- oh

and1D[: oy

; . and

C.

oays

t 'olloe

.d by li.and D.ooY:3., and 't11 n

0 i

lS.ll. '.1.

8u,Pport ooy. who

aote

d an

enemy t h o t ~ Y

contes ted

posse8s1on

ot

the

vDJeotivcLl. uDd l - was some tlrue berore the (j :;; ... u ~ ' t ; l n - ' r P . (Soya.

mIUli'.1: ad. to , : e ~ across and IJOIQL'l8ncO t .helr 141Ml.

a:J3Q ~ t . Once

ncro;-q.

obJeot.:.vos

'h:

... taken In S iOl't ordllr -

At 0457

hours, C.'l,.'

. J J . H . ~ T . - A l n order ' :dt t iease

1ro". The

coys.

proceoued

hone

lnd

vendantl i ,

and arrlveu in U 18 ror o;:.-eakt'llS't, a t

()OO(; hours.

Remarks, references

to

Appendices and

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Hour

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INTELLIGENOE SUMM RY


Summary

of

Events

and

Information

'rhe

mornlilng

Dec

an vdth

a

down,)our

a t abuu t

07

00

hours,

dalJ.pish

t l l

t.he &rtDrnoon,when

tl1e

s k ~

oleared and

the

SlID

Toduy

oeing

a

tlOlldd.,Y,

a l l run.r;:s spent.

t

res ting artcr

and.

M

P M

, }.1

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(' j ,

Original, dlllplicate

and

triplicate

to be

forwarded

to

O. i / c

2nd

Echelon for disposal.

Remarks,

references

to

Appendices

and

initials

contlnuett

shone.

the

n1t?')lt's

aOl.,lv1t1.as

TOW'E1I'd evcnins, a

1'6\.'

l'ound the ir

way

to

1

;'/l ':IJ ,TOn

or

L A ; , ) G O ~ J

Wj

.

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1

WAR DIARY

R

INTELLIGENCE

SUMMARY

",O/P

& 6/37

(11/42)

Original, duplicate and triplicate to

be

forwarded

to

O.

if

c 2nd

Echelon

for disposal.

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3 Title pages

will be

prepared.

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Place

Date Hour

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Remarks, references

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--------

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_______

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The moJ.nlD.L wa.s

r ine ,bu t

. la ter clouds b.lew up,and the day

olos8d

in

a oo.i..d

r l z z l ~

.1'..1 & 1nspeot;lons were he.ld

thrOUgb.:out the

Bn.

in tlle

morning

and

def101encles

Hers

. l ~ s t e d t o b e ll l ( K ~

A Coy. agail l went

over the '.

il c t e llUJ. COVE) oed on

B U L L l ) ( ; ~ : & praotisll1L U

l 'ole that

1i_...,Y

0

0 :

J. oe

s1

'Il l t 16

011e

tney

wil l

play

n the forthc I'

It ,X01'Ol

0

At; 174.5 hours t h e C.G. , Lrl. v L .

.i;' c

o f N .e . i ) .8 Lind w.u.s,and made SOHe

l l l t

I

de'Ve.lopments

in

'the

near i'ut.ure.

And a t tl1e end or l i l l l s D U ~ . ; r )00111011, there

wOO

uues

not look

r a r ~ 3 r d to

the n ~ ; x t we,

stood - and waited.

lleld a

.eoti

)

out

pr

) .11

ctl.

ve

/7

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L

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THE SEAFORTH

HIG RLANDERS OF, C'il..NADA.c

Par t I I Orders Issued By ' .\ .

C A N A D I A ~ S E C T I O N G.H. Q .2ND E C H E L O N ~

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