At 0900 all officers and visitors attended a discussion at Bde Cloth Model Room.The CO opened the discussion, the subject being “An Infantry Brigade Group plus one Regiment of Tanks Advancing on one Road”.This discussion was continued in the evening and the following conclusions were reached:-
VANGUARD
1 Tp of tanks
RA OP party
RE Recce party
1 Recce Scout Tp
1 Recce Assault
Tank Sqn Commander
Bde LO in Scout
Recce Sqn Commander
Fd Battery Commander
GPO
Inf Coy Commander
MG Plt Commander
2 Recce Scout Troops
1 Tp A/Tank Guns
Sqn Tanks less one Tp
1 Inf Coy
MG Plt
Gun Grp Party
Field Bty
2 x 17pdrs A/Tk Guns RA
1 Tp 6pdrs RA
Plt REs
MAINGUARD
Plt Carriers
OC Main Guard
Bn ‘O’ Grp
‘A’ Bn less one Coy
Bde Cmdrs Grp incl Tac Bde HQ & Tank Regt Cmdr
OC Field Regt
OC A/Tk Bty
OC Field Coy
OC MG Coy
Recce Grps B & C Bns A/Tk Bty less 1 Tp 17pdrs & 1 Tp 6pdrs
MG Coy less 1 Plt
RA Recce Grp
Field Regt less one Bty
Two 17pdrs RA
Tank Regt less one Sqn
MAIN BODY
B Bn
C Bn Main Bde HQ
ADS
Non-essential A Ech Tpt
In the afternoon the following demonstrations were carried out in the Regimental area:-
The 38 wireless set in co-op with infantry.
Tank stowed for war carrying a section of infantry.
General examination and explanation of tanks.