0830 wheeled tpt leaves area 3290 for Hotton marching troops leaving at 0915 hrs
1200 marching trps arrive in coys areas (APPX I - see thumbnail)
1400 CO makes recce of counter-attack tasks.
1800 Due to ban on M.T. using main lateral rd DURBUY 3797 to NETTINE 2390 tracked vehicles were still out on the route. A diversion made by towing 6 pdr A/Tk guns with 15 cwt trucks enabled 5 A/Tk guns to reach HOTTON.
2359 Majority of Bn vehicles arrived safely by this time, but several tracked vehicles were still ditched on the route due to icy surface