| Caumont area | 1 | July | D Srg troop in action on 6 mics and 2 Aps | |
| 716629 | Flank mics - M1 699606 M6 747650 | |||
| La Vitardiere | AP P 726609 AP Q 747630 | |||
| Nonant | 1 | Lt K.N. Wood RA and Lt C Orbell RA returned to 53 Bty from attachment to 4 Svy Regt RA | ||
| La Vitardiere | 2 | Communications established between D SRg tp and 78 Armd Arty Bn (American) for CB purposes | ||
| Nonant | 2 | C Srg tp 53 Bty received orders to deploy on D SRg tp base with Hq at La Vitardiere 716629 | ||
| 827765 | Z tp established BP for 112 HAA Regt RA at 384106.2 184464.5 | |||
| All wireless sets netted on respective frequencies | ||||
| La Vitardiere | 3 | Little enemy arty on D SRg tp front. 5 HBs located during the night 2/3 Jul | ||
| 716629 | Nebelwerfers thought to be present | |||
| Nonant 827765 | 0815 | C SRg tp moved out to take over base from D Tp | ||
| La Vitardiere | C SRg tp in action | |||
| Nonant | D SRg tp moved back to base for rest and maintenance | |||
| 4 | Recce of possible FSp bases by OC 53 Bty and OC "A" FSp tp. Lt Palmer attached | |||
| to 2 Armd Div American Army as LO | ||||
| 5 | Regt less C SRg still at present location | |||
| La Vitardiere | 6 | C SRg tp obtained 28 HBs in 24 hours - possible HB grouping in Caumont front | ||
| 7 | Heavy thunderstorm put base out of action for one hour | |||
| 8 | Recce of D SRg tp short base for mortar locations in 53 Div | |||
| Cheux 9167 | 9 | D SRg tp in action - communication to 53 Div RA by rear link on CCRA net and | ||
| by line through 160 Bde | ||||
| Longues | 10 | Z Svy tp fixed BP Longues and PF for 76 HAA Bdes (Longues BP 379849.4 | ||
| 798871 | 187115.5 PF 382316.8 187102.6) | |||
| La Vitardiere | 0630 | C SRg tp commenced reeling in base - no casualties during the occupation of | ||
| the base - total locations obtained 114 | ||||
| Nonant | 2200 | Warning order sent out to Btys to prepare to move - recce parties at 1 hrs | ||
| notice from 0900 hrs 11 Jul 44 | ||||
| Nonant | 11 | 1300 | BCs and recce parties move to meet CO at Putot-en-Bessin 902728 - recce of | |
| old 10 Svy Regt area | ||||
| 2100 | Recce completed and parties returned to Nonant | |||
| Bretteville | 1300 | RHQ moved to 922722 Bretteville l'Orgueilleuse. L/Bdr Edwards and Gnr | ||
| l'Orgueilleuse | Bloy of Y tp killed by shell which landed on Svy Report Centre. Buried at | |||
| 9272 | 942763 (temp) | |||
| Nonant | F section of Z Svy attached to A FSp tp | |||
| E section fixed captured enemy experimental mortar for 76 HAA Bde | ||||
| 12 | 0800 | Movement of 53 Bty to following areas : BHq 946685, A FSp to 950692, | ||
| X Svy tp 950684, C SRg tp 959656. | ||||
| A FSp tp deployed Ops at A post 939670, B 957674, C 977675, D 995690 | ||||
| "Item" post (manned by Z Svt tp) 913680 | ||||
| Mouen 9565 | C SRg tp deployed - mics at 913640 - 926646 - 939652 - 955658 - 967665 - | |||
| 983668. APs P 932629, Q 979644. 53 Bty ordered to take over from 10 | ||||
| Svy by 1200 hrs 13 Jul 44. Svy of mic posns completed by dark by X Svy | ||||
| tp. | ||||
| La Gaule 9268 | 54 Bty moved to the following areas: BHq 916682, B FSp tp 916682, D SRg tp | |||
| 919661, B FSp tp deployed Ops at A 911680, B 937660, C 909641, D 956673 | ||||
| Bretteville | RHQ moved to new location 906710, south of Putot- en-Bessin | |||
| l'Orgueilleuse | ||||
| Nonant | 1500 | Z Tp moved to Bretteville L'Orqueilleuse 922724 | ||
| 1100 | F section of Z tp moved to 911681 to man "item" post for A FSp tp | |||
| 977675 | 13 | C post of A FSp tp heavily shelled but post personnel withdrawn to dug out | ||
| Communications difficult owing to constant enemy shelling, particularly | ||||
| between BHQ and C tp and also on C SRg tp base - 3 mics only in action | ||||
| 916682 | Communications in 54 Bty cut by shell fire | |||
| Putot- en- Bessin | 1530 | Z tp moved to new location 905714, south of Putot - en - Bessin | ||
| E section Z tp fixed "mike" post on ranging base for 59 Hy Regt RA. "Mike" | ||||
| coords 391254.1 170123.4 | ||||
| 946685 | 14 | 53 Bty communications bad, average life of lines 5 minutes owing to own | ||
| tanks and enemy mortar activity; slight shelling of C SRg tp HQ; X Svy tp | ||||
| tasks completed and BPs fixed. A FSp tp suffered casualties from shelling | ||||
| 995690 | at D Post, Bdr Hume and Gnr Quin killed; wounded - L/Bdr Collins, L/Bdr | |||
| Webber, Gnr Baggs, Gnr Gillard. Fatal casualties buried at 950692 (temp) | ||||
| 1800 | A Post new positions 393525 167090 (Tower) wired and surveyed. D Post | |||
| out of action due to shelling. | ||||
| 959656 | C SRg tp 2 mics on wireless, 3 on line Recce for new position of AP Q | |||
| 400x to the rear owing to mortaring of AP. L/Bdr Abbot, casualty, | ||||
| serious, later - leg below knee amputated - heavy loss of stores | ||||
| 916682 | 54 Bty | |||
| 911690 | A Post, B FSp tp heavily mortared, new post recced | |||
| 919661 | D SRg tp lines badly cut by enemy mortaring - work by L/Bdr Davis and | |||
| L/Bdr Backshall under mortar fire is commended. | ||||
| 15 | 53 Bty. C SRg tp report definite interference by enemy radio - fairly | |||
| heavy air activity during night | ||||
| 911681 | Item post taken over from Z tp by B FSp tp | |||
| 905714 | 1100 | F Section rejoined Z tp | ||
| Fixation of 3-Post Ranging Base for fuze testing shoot with 112 HAA Regt | ||||
| 2200 | E Section manned "Item" Post, A FSp tp base. | |||
| 9265 | 54 Bty | |||
| 9365 | Heavy shelling on COLLEVILLE- MOUEN area during night | |||
| 919661 | 0430 | D SRg tp HQ bombed, also lines out by shell fire. Communications | ||
| satisfactory during a fairly quiet day | ||||
| 16 | 53 Bty. | |||
| 12 Corps Op GREENLINE. C SRg tp lines out of action due to shelling and | ||||
| mortaring. Radio link working only occasionally. | ||||
| X Svy tp fixed forward controls | ||||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| A Post heavily mortared | ||||
| B FSp tp deploying oriented base on ridge E GRANVILLE 9060. S ODON and | ||||
| CARPIQUET aerodrome 9769. | ||||
| Putot - en - | 17 | F section Z tp deployed. BPs fixed for 81 Med and 75 Med Regts | ||
| Bessin | 53 Bty | |||
| Heavy bombing of area during night 16/17, also shelling of CARPIQUET | ||||
| aerodrome. C SRg tp withdrawn and resting in area 914712. Gnr Clements | ||||
| received chest injuries from shell fragments. Gnrs Meen and Hillier wounded. | ||||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| Shelling and bombing activity over Bty area during night 16/17 | ||||
| 911681 | 18 | E section relieved at Item post and rejoined Z tp | ||
| 53 Bty | ||||
| B, C and D posts of A FSp tp under fairly heavy shelling. New A post at | ||||
| approx 035690 - old A posr renamed Item and manned by section from | ||||
| Z tp | ||||
| C SRg tp resting | ||||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| D SRg tp deployed on base Right 898650 - Left 953662. AP1 907639 AP2 | ||||
| 948652 | ||||
| 19 | Area of APs shelled during night and heavy mortaring reported on extreme | |||
| flanks of D SRg base | ||||
| Putot-en-Bessin | E Section Z tp manned base for calibration shoot with 59 Hy Regt | |||
| visibility cancelled shoot after 4 rds had been fired. | ||||
| 937672 | F section manned Item post for A FSp tp | |||
| Cheux | 20 | E Section surveyed ranging base for calibration shoot with 3 AGRA, CHEUX area | ||
| 937672 | 54 Bty | |||
| Recce for S/Base for zone valley of R Odon completed | ||||
| New Mic 6 and AP2 recced - wiring and survey in progress | ||||
| 21 | 53 Bty | |||
| X tp fixed forward control pts | ||||
| A FSp tp resting until afternoon, in action on old base later | ||||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| D SRg tp report that the enemy is trying to counteract SRg by synchronising | ||||
| the fire of his batteries | ||||
| Tournaville | FSp OP recced area TOURNAVILLE 9362 but post not deployed. Lt F Vickers | |||
| injured in back from mortar fragment - sent to hospital | ||||
| D SRg base out of action from 1520 hrs due to drop in resistance to earth | ||||
| caused by heavy rainfall | ||||
| 22 | 1400 | 53 Bty | ||
| C Srg tp occupied D SRg base M1 898651 M2 913655, M3 928657, M4 943660 | ||||
| M5 953661, APs 922637 962643 | ||||
| 1820 | A FSp tp reported flying bomb exploding CAEN area | |||
| 024649 | Gnr Kilroy injury to lower leg by m/c | |||
| 906711 | 54 Bty | |||
| D SRg tp returned to new location for rest and maintenance; Capt De Payrecave | ||||
| broken collar-bone caused by accident - sent to 20 General Hosp, Bayeux | ||||
| 23 | 53 Bty - new coords of A Post 402456.5 164970.2 | |||
| C SRg tp in action less mic 5 | ||||
| 937672 | E section Z tp finished manning Item post | |||
| 8767 | 54 Bty | |||
| recce new Bty and tp HQs in area FONTENAY PESNIL 8767; communications good | ||||
| all day | ||||
| 24 | 53 Bty - heavy tank movements caused dammage to lines | |||
| 999669 | A FSp tp moved to occupy new HQ 399900 166900. D Post established | |||
| 401100 167150; A post established 402456 164970.2 | ||||
| B Post 395708.0 167372.0 C Post 397733.7 167497.0 | ||||
| C SRg tp recce of new base. M1 913655, M2 928657, M3 944662, M4 957664 | ||||
| M5 976671, M6 993674. | ||||
| Tp HQ at 944653. X Svy to completed survey of mic positions | ||||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| 24 | proposed D Post in tower at 861664 | |||
| 25 | 0600 | 53 Bty - Gnr Keogh broken arm and leg in m/c accident | ||
| 1800 | 4 - Pen recorder for mortar locating placed u/c 53 Bty | |||
| M1 398004.3 165283.4 M2 398604.3 165283.4 | ||||
| M3 399204.3 166283.4 M4 399804.3 165283.4 | ||||
| HQ 988653 | ||||
| 1400 | C SRg base survey completed | |||
| 54 Bty | ||||
| 853701 | FSp S/base deployed at 853701 | |||
| D SRg base in action | ||||
| 26 | 53 Bty | |||
| X Svy tp fixed FSp BP 401036.5 167014.0 | ||||
| FSp instrument 401083.5 167140.0 | ||||
| 935670 | 1400/ | Z tp carried out calibration shoot on Cheux base for 3AGRA | ||
| 1800 | ||||
| Guns calibrated 2 59 Hy Regt, 1 each from 13, 59, 67 and 72 Med Regts | ||||
| Wiring parties loaned to C SRg tp | ||||
| 27 | 53Bty | |||
| Interference great on wireless | ||||
| C tp new HQ 951675 | ||||
| PF fixed by X tp at 397488.9 165995.0 | ||||
| F section Z tp loaned to C tp to help digging in of Tp HQ | ||||
| 28 | New D Post at 00910 167317 | |||
| RHQ moved to new location 897690 | ||||
| Wiring party for Z tp on loan to C SRg tp | ||||
| 29 | 53 Bty | |||
| Bombards fired on 2 HBs found by A FSp tp - good effect | ||||
| 30 | 0400 | Lt KN Wood died in 74 General Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in | ||
| the head from shell fragments at 963642 whilst arranging intermediate AP - | ||||
| suspected possible D/F. | ||||
| Lt A Angus RA joined 53 Bty to replace Lt Wood | ||||
| New Item Post 913648 for night observation only | ||||