| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 23rd Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: February 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.P. HARDING, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridlington | 1 | 2/Lts. HENSEN & HELYAR joined the Regt | ||
| 2 | Firing at ROLSTON Range | |||
| 3 | Lt.TALBOT-HARVEY posted to 8 H. Corps comd visited Regt | |||
| 4 – 6 | Wading at BRIDGE HEWICK | |||
| 8 | General Montgomery addressed Bde. | |||
| 9 | Wading at HULL | |||
| 10 | 2/Lts.HETCHISON & POTTER to 15/19 H. 2/Lt.GEDDES to 5 DG.Firing at FYLINGDALE. 12 Rota Trailers sent away. | |||
| 11 | Firing at FYLINGDALE and WILLERBY. | |||
| 12 | 2 Sheman V received. 5 Sherman V sent away. | |||
| 13-25 | Exercise "EAGLE". | |||
| 15 | 3 Sherman V received. | |||
| 17 | 1 Crusader A/A received. | |||
| 25 | Major HANSON-LAWSON to Notts Yeo. Major GOLD to 23 H. | |||
| 28 | Lt.Col.Commanding 23rd Hussars. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
