| December 1944 | CO: Lt Col AWA Llewellyn Palmer DSO MC |
| Dec 44 | North Irish Horse |
| 1/12/44 | C.M.F. 1st Canadian Inf Div commences to relieve 10th Indian. Lt Maguire and Lt Mahony with their respective troops do some close range shooting and kill many Germans. |
| 2/12/44 | We support R.22R and WNSR in a large scale attack with its objective R. LAMONE. B Sqn lose 2 tanks to SP fire, Sgt Burns and Tprs Corbin, Stafford and Wood being killed. |
| 3/12/44 | Regt is relieved at first light by 48th RTR. Tanks return to FORLI. |
| 4/12/44 | Regt comes under comd 21st Tank Bde, 25th Tank Bde being in the process of being disbanded. |
| 5/12/44 | Regt moves South to RICCIONI for rest and refitting period. |
| 6 – 13 | Sqns prepare for CO's inspection. |
| 14 – 17 | CO inspects Sqns. |
| 18 – 24 | A period of individual training and maintenance is carried out. |
| 25 – 26 | Holidays observed in the traditional manner. |
| 27 – 31 | A period of intensive training which though it consisted mainly of gunnery practice did not overlook the eventuality that the Regt might possibly be employed in an infantry role. |
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