| Camber |
1 - 5 |
May |
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Z tp calibrating guns of 43 Div |
| Sandwich |
3 - 5 |
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Y tp 54 Bty fixations of BPs for LAA |
| 774773 |
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Y tp returned to billets |
| 071718 |
8 |
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D tp and C tp combined SRg base |
| Mereworth |
14 |
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Y tp surveyed in new SRg base |
| 097723 |
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| Canterbury |
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53 Bty moved to concentration area for 59 Div
Ex Spes |
| Mereworth |
15 |
1740 |
|
D tp base in action |
| 097723 |
|
0005 |
|
Base closes down |
| Canterbury |
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Svy of Div arty and BPs forward for
observation tp (-53 Bty) |
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Ops deployed in line 637652 to 621611 |
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No HB activity night of 15/16 |
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16 |
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Recce by Obs tp along line 604652 - 587626 -
posts unable to be pushed forward |
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Much activity night of 16/17 |
| Aldington |
|
0915 |
|
B tp (54 Bty) move to Aldington Church 514544
on Ex Spes |
| |
|
1130 |
|
OPs deployed on long base - survey commenced |
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A 476562 X 514544 HQ 514544 |
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B 494554 D 531549 |
| |
|
2100 |
|
Long base FSp commenced |
| Ashford area |
16 |
1700- |
|
Z tp took part in the flash spotting on Ex
Spes |
| |
17 |
0500 |
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| Canterbury |
|
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Cease fire at 0730hrs - 53 Bty returned to
billets |
| area |
|
0215 |
|
Several locations obtained morning
using only sky reflections and W/T comns |
| |
|
1000 |
|
returned to billets (B tp) |
| Lewes |
22 |
1000 |
|
Y tp (54 Bty) fixation of gun areas 54 Div ( C
section) |
| |
23 |
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Report centre moved to Ringmer X rds |
| |
24 |
|
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Y tp returnrd to billets |
| Elham |
22 |
0800 |
|
B tp (54 Bty) moved out on Ex ANNT; location
of searchlight |
| Area |
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| 408626 |
|
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|
| Elham |
22 |
|
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Posts deployed B 617643 single OPs |
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D 611626 |
| |
|
1515 |
|
A post long S/Base 761 metres |
| |
|
1700 |
|
C post long S/Base deployed
61125 |
| |
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Communications W/T |
| |
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Six searchlights located and Locations
confirmed |
| |
23 |
1130 |
|
B tp leave to join Regt at 115717 Ex Clover |
| |
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|
|
Z tp also took part in the above Ex Annt |
| West |
22 |
|
|
Regt Ex CLOVER - concentration and marshalling
area exercise |
| Peckham |
|
1400 |
|
54 Bty move out to location 115717 |
| area |
|
1500 |
|
RHQ move out to location 110712 |
| 110712 |
|
1400 |
|
53 Bty move out to area 110712 |
| |
23 |
|
|
B tp join 54 Bty |
| |
|
1500 |
|
Z tp join regt in area 110712 |
| |
24 |
|
|
Regt move to marshalling area 084746 |
| |
|
1000 |
|
53 Bty |
| |
|
1030 |
|
54 Bty |
| |
|
1100 |
|
RHQ |
| |
|
1210 |
|
Regt in M/A in craft loads |
| |
|
1300 |
|
Ex CLOVER terminated |
| Larkhill |
23 |
|
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Ex GLENMORE - Larkhill - D Section move to
Plain |
| (SP area) |
24 |
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Mortar locating |
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25 |
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Mortar locating |
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26 |
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Return to billets |