4th Battery A Troop B.Troop C.Troop D. Troop: 6-17 pounders

12 November 1944: Battery moved in to Holland, Neder Hasselt and taking up position along the Nijmegen-Groesbeek road, 2 km NW of Groesbeek. C Troop stayed in the area of Berg en Dal, A and B Troop moved to Beek & Ubbergen area. Battery stayed in that area and on 29 December Major Grier took over the Battery.During the first half of January the Artillery A/T guns were redeployed in a second A/T/ belt we moving ours back into the woods were we stayed some time moving them later to positions along the Nijmegen-Groesbeek road, becoming reserve battery we moved to the civie bilets to the west of town, here B.Troop received 17 pounders, C.Troop changed at Groesbeek to Valentines.

12 February 1945: Battery moved through Mook and Gennep through the forest to a conc area NW of Cleve.

1 April 1945: Moved from Germany to Achterwehl where we were to prevent the enemy infiltrating, everthing quiet here, A Troop changed over to 17 pounders getting the guns but no sights.

5 April 1945: To Toldijk area, with Battery under Ross force and with C.Troop at a farmhouse between Baak (Gelderland) and Bronkhorst and A.Troop at Boterbour north of Baak. We then became responsible for the river line from Steenderen to A Troop post and B Troop plus A Ech personnel under Sgt Z Maly took over the defences of Bronkhorst. BHQ now under A Sqdrn RCD's moved up to Baak, C.Troop recce party were fired on at the river and had to return in best water rat style via the drainage ditches. A Troop had the tp HQ fired by enemy incendaries but extinguished it.

7 April 1945: An English artillery convoy attempted to use the road between A Troop and the enmy and drew a storm of fire, the tp gave them covering fire and by mortar and S.A. fire kept the losses to one 15cwt, and one MC. There was a lot of fire exchanged during the day. Several boxes of 2" mortar and 3000 rounds of SA ammo, C Troop not to be outdone moved an SP towards the river and engaged with 46 rds enemy positions over the river. He reacted voilently with SA fire and later with art fire, Sgt Horechka at the windmill Bronkhorst saw an SP moving east at dusk and fired 4 rounds but could not observe any effect because of nightfall. The next day A tp joined in the fun with Art fire, with B and C Troops also taking a crack at the Hun. We were put under com 8 CIB at noon and given a pln of Heavy mortars which were placed at Steenderen now our responsibility. One wounded enemy of 5 Res Flak Regt gave himself up.

9 April 1945: A Troop moved to Steenderen area B.Troop shelled a group of enemy who had been doing considerable sniping between our posts and burned several barns in the area C tp send SPs to help B tp and they fired 43 rds HE and 23 rds APC into posns north of IJssel.

10 April 1945: At night the enemy began to come in on the Bronkhorst garrison again, getting so close to the windmill it had to be abandoned the section taking up positions to the south where they were able return the fire, a patrol from the town was pinned down by enemy SA and once again an SP had to be called in and drove the enemy off using 6 rds of HE. They were determined and after a few hours returned on the east side of the town getting right into the village before the SPs drove them off. One A Tp vehicle was put out of action by enemy shelling during the night.

11 April 1945: We fired on a pepperpot two of C tp guns and once each from A and B Troop, the Chauds moved a pltn into Bronkhorst and drew some shellfire, the night was quiet and they left the next day, there was some infiltrating that night but to no great degree though the enemy attempted to throw grenades into the windmill.

13 April 1945: Civilians reported enemy in the farm house north of C Trp position, some men asked to go after them but were told it was not advisable however four of them well armed went, and running into the group of paratroopers had them surrender, they however as soon as our men relaxed picked up their weapons and killed Gnrs Temple and Vincent the other 2 ran for help and SPs sent to the scene shelled the place setting it on fires the bodies could not be located but were found later in the area, where they had been hidden by the germans, they were buried there. 8 CIB moved that night the CBHs relieving B Troop who joined C. Troop.

14 April 1945: We joined 7 CIB, the Germans put in a strong attack the next night and suffered heavy casualties, just north of Deventer moving on to Raalte the same day, just after dark we were ordered to rejoin Ross force and made respinsible for the section 3 Km north and south of Windesheim but were unable to occupy it so sent strong patrols to make contact. The remainder spent the night on the road east of Wijhe moving into the area the next day and taking up position A Troop on the north sector B Troop on the south and BHQ and C Troop in the Windesheim locality.

19 April 1945: Went to Groningen area near Helpman.

20 April 1945: B Troop was placed undr command 1 CSR as defence platoon.

21 April 1945: The remainder of the battery moved to Warfum (Groningen) being responsible for the area to the west along the coast., we sent mounted patrols through this area every 4 hrs until relieved by the New Westminster Regiment.

23 April 1945: Moved to Hoogezand (Groningen) B Troop has rejoined us after leaving their infantry.

26 April 1945: Battery moved into Germany.

15 May 1945: Battery transferred to 1st Corps moved back with them to Holland, covering 210 miles.