(3/1/55

Capt Slim to UK on course & leave)

13/1/55

Action BAKENHOVEN sp 9 DLI

17/1/55

    “    ECHT sp  1/5 Queens 1 Devons & 1 TKs

18/1 – 19/1

20/1 – 21/1

    “    St Joost sp 8 Hussars

22/1 – 23/1 24/1

Action Montfort sp 5 IDG

22/1

Lt D’Arcy rejoined from hospital

26/1 – 27/1

Action St Odilensberg sp 5 IDG

1/2

Sp 1 Commando Bde Dir Sp 3 & 45 Cdo

- 20/2

Area LINNE

20/2 – 6/3

Rest in KIMROY area

6/3 - 22/3

  “     near VENLO

17/3

Lt W J  Kessler left to Airborne Div

23/3 - 27/3

Assault over Rhine  at WESEL

27/3

Crossed Rhine 20 BORKEN, 29 WESEKS 30 STADLOHN

Adv into Germany

30/3

Maj RC Symonds to comd 86 Fd Regt

Maj GTA Armitage MBE took over

31/3

Action OTTENSTEIN sp 5 RTks

1/4

   “       HEEU      sp 1 RB

2/4

   “      BURGSTEINFURTY sp 5 Queens & 1 Tks

3/4 - 4/4 – 5/4

   “      IBBENBURN sp 5 IDG & 9 DLI

6/4

Sp 8 Hussars adv to Bremen & Hamburg

- 20/4

7/

VILSEN 8 THEDINGHAUSEN 9 SUDWEGHE

10

LEESTE 11 BREMEN

(13/4

Lt Col FD Moore ex 5 RHA to CRA 53 Div)

15

WALSRODE 16 FALLINGBOSTEL 17 SOLTAU

18

TOSEDT 10 HOLLENSTEDT 20 DAERSTORG

21/4 22/4

HAMBURG 21/4 – 30/4 – 2/5

Facing HAMBURG

2/5

Last Shot Fired

3/5

Hamburg Surrendered

5/5/45

German 21 Army Gp surrender

7/5

Move to Kiel

7/5 – 1/6/45

Rounding up

June

Cap[t Armitage & Lt D’Arcy to SE Asia

9/ July

Move to Berlin

21  “

Victory Parade for Church etc

29  “

Inspected by M Ernest Bevin

July

BSM Weddle released Talbot BSM

17 Oct

Move to HEIDE 50 m S of Danish border

Oct

Capt Slim demob

Maj Armitage to Div HQ as GSO 2

Capt Burn in temp comd