7th Survey Regt. R.A. March 1944

Ashdown Mar      
Forest 1 0730   Z tp moved to Ashdown Forest area for 9 AGRA exercise
827409        
Chilham   1030   B tp moved to Chilham area for practice demonstration EX VIP
506713 1 1500   B tp returned to billets
Ashdown 2     Z tp - survey commenced for 10 BPs
Chilham 2 0945   B and D tps in position for demonstration - Ex VIP
    1230   Demonstration Ex VIP commenced
    1250   Demonstration complete
Crowborough        
9549   1230   Ex Febmar - two posts G & H from B tp and skeleton HQ left billets
    1400   G & H posts arrive at hide 916424
Chilham   1400   B and D tps return to billets
Ashdown   1400   Z tp - guns on theatre grid
Lewes   1500   Y tp left for Ringmer
    1700   Arrived Ringmer and established RC 889316
Lonborough   1700   Ex Febmar - single Ops at 997517 and 008471 H post
    1800   G post established at 004444
Ashdown Forest   1900   Alternative and roving gun positions on Theatre Grid
    1900   4 gun Ops fixed for CAGRA
Lonborough 3 0730   B tp G and H post short bases in action
Glynde        
895266   0730   Y tp survey of BPs for AGRA
Alfriston   1000   Z tp moved to Alfriston ranges 9224
ranges 9224   1100   4-post ranging base surveyed and wired
    1600   G and H posts left for billets
    1900   Z tp 12 tagets fixed on ranges
    1900   Y tp report centre at 895266
  4 0830   Z tp Safety observations for 9 AGRA
    -1200    
Alfriston 4 1600   Z tp returned to billets
ranges 1020   MGRA visited 53 Bty
    1100   Y tp returned to billets
Waterinbury   1400   Y tp arrived in billets
Hadlow 7 0900   Z to ABR exercise
0768 1700  
Waterinbury 7 0800   B tp "Fox" post left billets on Ex Gallop
Maidstone 1030   Single OP deployed at 618930 179315
area   1430   Single OP deployed at 138775
    1525   Single OP deployed at 610190 176920
    1750   Post deployed at 606240 173380
    1800   Returned to billets
Castle Hill        
041633   1300   Y tp rifle ranges (sten)
Hadlow 8 0900   Z tp ABR exercise
0768 1700  
Lower        
Halstow   0800   Y tp rifle ranges (rifle)
3085        
Three Elms 9 1000   D tp HQ in position
London 10 0830   Y tp left billets for London - survey of AA sites
  1830   Report Centre established at 709123
Selmeston 13     C tp moved to Selmeston Court for a fortnight's training on Alfriston
947259     ranges
Wrotham 14 0900   Z tp survey exercise in Wrotham area
0577 1800  
  15 0900   Z tp survey scheme in Wrotham area
  1800  
Alfriston 21 0830   B and D tps left for Alfriston area for 3 AGRA Ex Nippy
    - " -   Z tp moved to Alfriston area 3 AGRA Ex Nippy
Alfriston 21 0830   53 Bty moved to Alfriston for Ex Nippy
1030   Z tp surveyed and wired 5 post ranging base
    2100   Z tp base in action
    2100   Long base of B tp in action
    2230   Base closed down
London   0830   Y tp moved to Cheshunt 796807
  22     Ex Nippy concluded troops returned to billets
Wateringbury 25 -     Skeleton HQs from RHQ, 53 Obs Bty, 54 Obs Bty moved out on Ex Shudder ll
  1 Apr     into Aldershot area
London 26 0830   Y tp HQ moved to Beckenham 827892
Aldershot   0200   Maj P R Marrack, OC 54 Obs Bty found with bullet wound in head
    0300   Maj P R Marrack, died in Cambridge Hospital Aldershot - Verdict: Suicide
Selmeston 27     C tp returned to billets
    0900   C tp left for Selmeston Court 947260