WAR DIARY of 61 Recce Regt RAC November 1944
– Lt Col P.H.A. Brownrigg
Date 28th Place ELST
‘The lull was broken tonight at 2330 hours when the area of RHQ was heavily shelled for 15 minutes. A house directly opposite our Command Position and occupied by an Outpost party from 124 Field Regiment received a direct hit. 2 Other Ranks were killed and two civilians slightly wounded.
The first quota of honours and awards was received by the unit today. Lieutenants J.G.PILSBURY and A.R.V. STONE have been awarded MCs (the Military Cross), S.S.M. PAGE the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal), and Sergeant ATKINS and Trooper TRAYNOR the MM (Military Medal).’
(See http://61st-reconnaissance.weebly.com/medals--awards.html.)
War Diary of 61st Recce – the rest of the war diary of 61st Reconnaissance Regiment appears to be have been lost. However, Anthony Rampling remembers the whole war diary being viewed at regimental re-unions some years after the war. Tony and many others took copies of parts of diary. Anthony lent his copy of the D Day and Normandy sections to someone and it was never returned. He now holds only this section on ‘The Island’, kindly copied to me for use on this blog.
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