7th Survey Regt. R.A. May 1944

Camber 1 - 5 May   Z tp calibrating guns of 43 Div
Sandwich 3 - 5     Y tp 54 Bty fixations of BPs for LAA
774773       Y tp returned to billets
071718 8     D tp and C tp combined SRg base
Mereworth 14     Y tp surveyed in new SRg base
097723        
Canterbury       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       Svy of Div arty and BPs forward for observation tp (-53 Bty)
        Ops deployed in line 637652 to 621611
        No HB activity night of 15/16
  16     Recce by Obs tp along line 604652 - 587626 - posts unable to be pushed forward
        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
        A 476562 X 514544 HQ 514544
        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    
Canterbury       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     Report centre moved to Ringmer X rds
  24     Y tp returnrd to billets
Elham 22 0800   B tp (54 Bty) moved out on Ex ANNT; location of searchlight
Area        
408626        
Elham 22     Posts deployed B 617643 single OPs
        D 611626
    1515   A post long S/Base 761 metres
    1700   C post long S/Base deployed 61125
        Communications W/T
        Six searchlights located and Locations confirmed
  23 1130   B tp leave to join Regt at 115717 Ex Clover
        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     Ex GLENMORE - Larkhill - D Section move to Plain
(SP area) 24     Mortar locating
  25     Mortar locating
  26     Return to billets