"BINGO" EXERCISE

UMPIRE INSTRUCTIONS
(note Narrative 1 issued with General and Special Idea.)

NARRATIVE 2     O.C. Composite Bty arrives for C.R.A’s orders. These are –

Information : i Enemy) as special idea. 202 Med Bty & Comp Bty. 7^th
              ii Own Tps) Survey come under command 15 Div. 0900 hrs

Intention :    15 Div Arty & attd tps will support the attack by concen-
                            trations and observed fire.

Method          Gun areas -
                 101 Fd Regt (IN SUPPORT 10 Inf Bde) 2193
                 102    "        "         12    "      2293
                 103    "        "         13    "      2195
                 404 Med Regt                         2094
                 202    "                              2495

C.B.             202 Med Regt is allotted C.B. role with Comp Bty. 7 Svy
                 Regt in support.

Admin.        A.D.S at NORTH WRAYALL 2695.

Inter.Comm.   i. Div R.A. Signal sec. Will lay omnibus circuit all
              regts. Wireless - One H.P 11 set on Div. R.A. net to
              each Regtl. H.Q. from Div R.A. Sigs.
              ii. C.B.O. will arrange line to F.S. and S.R. Tp. H.Q.
              iii. Div. R.A.H.Q at NORTH WRAYALL 2695
              iv. TRAFFIC ROUTES. Road CHIPPENHAM - FORD 2895 - MARSH -
              FIELD is allotted Div. R.A. H.Q. 404, 202 Med Regts & Comp
              Bty, 7 Svy. Regt.
              v. ZERO. 1400 hrs SYNCHRONIZE. SUCCESS SIGNAL on cap-
              ture 1^st objective - RED - GREEN - Red lights.
ACK.          Any questions ?

Note O.C. Comp Bty should ask for survey tasks in order of priority
     and zones for F.S. & S.R. observations. Zero is not before
     1400 (another 4 hours) but observations and location for rang -
     ing must begin as speedily as possible. He should ask for
     boundaries of our flanks in attack - not given in orders. If
     so, give RT. Bdy. TOG HILL - WARMLEY RD. L.Bdy LANSDOWN HILL -
     BITTON/BRISTOL Rd.

NARRATIVE 3
  1200 hrs. Bangs & flashes representing enemy guns are put up in
  GOLDEN VALLEY area & to the north.
  The picture painted now is that heavy firing - chiefly mortar & SAA
  is heard from the RADFORD DODINGTON area.
  The enemy is attempting to force the easy ground to the NORTH.
  Plenty of fire on our front, in particular from LANSDOWN & the valley
  between it and CHARMY DOWN - infiltrating is being attempted.

NARRATIVE 4
  1400 Hrs. Attack goes in. Paint picture of heavy concentrations -
  S.R. records made impossible for nearly 45 minutes. F.S. see (imaginary
  - to be painted by umpires) much movement as our attack turns LANSDOWN
  HILL from the NORTH. At about 1500hrs 1^st objective success signal
  Goes up. F.S. should now move at least one post forward to LANSDOWN
  HILL and the plan for this must have been made Beforehand, i.e. by Tp.
  Cmdr immediately he has issued his first orders and got deployment
  going.

NARRATIVE 5
  1500 hrs. Exploitation task succeeds.All enemy resistance N of
  RIVER AVON has been crushed.C.R.A. orders R Cps. To meet him at
  E. end of wood 164.911 for orders for forward move. He says:Corps Cmdr.     is V. pleased at the Divisions successful counter-attack.

         His intention is now to deny the line of the AVON to the
  enemy and thrust from the South.
         15 DIV. is to hold the sector incl: BITTON - excl. BATH
  defences (WESTON).  Gun areas : -

                 101 to cover 10 Inf Bde 1492
                 102 to cover 12 Inf Bde 1790
                 103 to cover 13 Inf Bde 1889

                 404) superimposed. 202 will engage all C.B. tasks
                 202) supported by Comp. Bty 7 Svy. Regt.

                 404 gun area            1789
                 202 gun area            2094

         I want to neutralise and destroy all possible enemy
  batteries. Guns, F.S & S.R. on grid. Co-ordinating conference
  here at 1700hrs. Any questions?

         Orders for move are issued, after recce. and move is
  completed. Exercise ends approx. 1900hrs.
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28th July 1941.

COMPOSITE BATTERY EXERCISE WITH TROOPS – THURSDAY JULY 31^ST, 1941.

                                          Ref: map O.S. 1" 1 mile
                                          sheet 111

GENERAL IDEA
        A German force has landed at WESTON-SUPER-MARE and has pushed
forward in a N. Easterly direction - it's objectives being to seize the port of AVONMOUTH and cut the main G.W.R. line BRISTOL - LONDON - in the first instance. The towns of BRISTOL and BATH are tank islands and fully defended localities, whose perimeter is the outer edges of their "built-up" areas.

SPECIAL IDEA
The attack on AVONMOUTH was partially successful and the port was temporarily out of action. A column of enemy drove in between BATH and BRISTOL, crossing the RIVER AVON at first light 31.7.41. 20 Corps (2 divisions up and one I reserve) were in touch, and at 0800 hrs the position was as follows : -
The BRISTOL Garrison & reserves held the line approx: inch: HANHAM 0894 - DOWNEND 0997 - COALPITHEATH 1101 RLY. JUNC. RODFORD 1401.

20 Corps 10 Div.excl: RODFORD _ OLD SODBURY 2002 incl: PT 628 192995.
11 Div. PT. 628 excl; - HINTON HILL 1897 - X rds 175934.

The BATH Garrison & Reserves were known to hold HENLEY HILL 1992 & CHARMY DOWN (2090) and SOLSBURY HILL (2188) features, but the position here was obscure.

       12 Div. with 202 Med Regt (Corps arty) and Comp: bty 7^th Survey                 Regt.
              Was in reserve at area CHIPPENHAM, where it had spent the                 night 30/31 July.

NARRATIVE 1
           At 0900 hrs July 31, 15 Div. Cmdr. (reserve div: of 20 Corps)  received orders from Cmdr. 20 to counter attack the enemy. His objectives were given as follows : -

          The line of the River BOYD from WICK 1493 to BITTON 1290.

Exploitation task - to join with BRISTOL defence perimeter on the line DOWNEND - HANHAM. He carried out his recce and issued orders. C.R.A. 15 DIV. ordered R Group to meet him at MARSHFIELD P633. 214945 at 100- hrs. He issued his verbal orders at that time and place.

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. At 1600 hrs. July 30^th R.H.Q. will issue orders for the march of       Composite Battery so as to arrive at its correct R.Vs. by SCHEME and       ACTUAL TIMES.

CMDR. CMDG, BTY:    MAJOR T.N. ALLEN
                    "B" TP. F.S. BTY
                    "C" TP. S.R. BTY
                    "X" TP. SVY BTY

2. DRESS F.S.M.O

3. TRANSPORT Troops of Composite Bty will be complete.
             1 - 15 cwt will be allotted to M.O.

4. S.A.A. & ARMS Rifles and Bren and Thompson guns will be carried, to                    complete the troops of the Comp: Bty.