Major John Lampert Aitken MC, aged 30, Lieutenant Geoffrey William Hird, aged 21, and Trooper Thomas Trotter, aged 27, were killed when their scout car hit a mine during a reconnaissance patrol near Asch (As) in Belgium on 20 September 1944.
3rd County of London Yeomanry
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Under command 2nd Canadian Corps. 4th CLY arrived and conferences were immediately started to discuss the composition of the 3rd/4th CLY.
23rd – 29th July 1944 Further operation orders received and subsequently cancelled.
Moved to area NW of MARCELET under command 11th Armd Div.
13th – 21st July 1944 Period of rest, maintenance and reorganisation. Capt. Aitken MC promoted Major OC B Sqn. Capt. Murray promoted Major OC C Sqn. Lt Hawkins MC MM, and Lt Grimwade MC, promoted Captains. Several operation orders received, discussed and subsequently cancelled.
At first light B Sqn assumed A Sqn’s position. Intermittent shelling during the day. A few enemy infantry with an OP shot up. At last light the Regiment was relieved by Canadian tanks and withdrew to an area North of MOUEN.
Same positions resumed at first light. During the morning the enemy put in a counter-attack on ETERVILLE. The attack was beaten off with heavy casualties to the infantry and A Sqn knocked out 3 Tigers, 1 Mark IV and 2 SP guns, a number of others hit and probably damaged. C Sqn under command of […]
Move to concentration area at 9466 NE of MOUEN. Moved across river ODON during the afternoon and took up battle positions in support of 43 Div. Major Gale MC, fatally wounded by shell fire and several officers wounded during periods of intermittent shelling. A Sqn made contact with 2nd Seaforths near JUMEAUX. Enemy infantry and […]
Maintenance and rest. Conference on forthcoming operation ‘JUPITER’.
Move to area North of LE MESNIL PATRY after being relieved by 23rd Hussars.
2nd – 7th July 1944 Battle positions were selected to which the tanks would go in the event of an enemy counter-attack. Meanwhile the Regiment remained in support of 44 Bde.
A Sqn moved South to support the Royal Welch Fusiliers in the area RAURAY and B Sqn supported a Coy of RSF in a small attack SW of HAUT DU BOSQ. Opposition was slight and the objective taken. Major Phelps was wounded whilst reconnoitring and Capt. Aitken MC 2i/c took command of the Sqn. C […]
At first light the Regiment returned to area 9166 and then at 1300 took up battle positions in area 8968, A Sqn right, B Sqn left and C Sqn in reserve. Regiment remained there all day.
Battle positions all day in area 9166. At 1800 Regiment to 916660 taking up battle positions and there were reports of Panthers in the wooded area around GRANVILLE SUR ODON and an attack was expected but did not develop.
At first light battle positions were taken up in same area. There were numerous reports of enemy tank and SP gun movement and some were engaged but the situation at this time was somewhat confused. In the morning a tank of C Sqn (4Tp with Lt PTW Powell MM commanding) was fired at and hit. […]
At first light the Regiment opened leaguer and took up defensive positions in the same area. One tank of C Sqn went up on a mine and lost a track. Shelling continued all morning. At 1140 the Regiment moved to 904675 an area West of CHEUX where it took up defensive positions that had been […]
Bad weather made air activity nil but the barrage was fired from 0730 – 0900 and included over 600 guns. Early in the day the Bde Commander Brigadier JC Currie DSO MC, was killed by shell fire and the Commanding Officer, Lt Col AA Cameron DSO MC, commanded the Bde, this meant that the 2i/c, […]
Same all day. At 1400 a tank recognition lecture was given, attended by all tank commanders.
A Company of 4th KSLI visited the Regiment and exercises were carried out with the 38 wireless set. At 1800 the CO briefed all officers for the forthcoming attack on the river ORNE. For the attack we were to be in 8th Corps and reserve Bde, under command 11th Armd Div. The plan was very […]
21st – 23rd June 1944. Quiet day and maintenance was carried out. A ‘bus service’ of scout cars was run to enable tank commanders to inspect a knocked out PANTHER in a nearby village.
