WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade - October 1944

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Army Form C.2118
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	21		The Bde still held same posns - enemy shelling and mortaring continued in the area. The Cl became impassible to wheeled vehs owing to mud. The Sappers were ordered to lay a log road. This was started, although under shell fire. Orders came through from Div that one bn and an Armd Regt at a time would be completely taken out of the line. Rosters were made and the timings for relief worked out. 3 Mon were to take over 1 Hereford posn in IJSSELSTEIGN and 1 Hereford to take over 4 Ksli posn in VEULEN. The F & F Yeo taking two sqns out of the line to DEURNE and one sqn and Regt Hq in the area of Bde Hq. 15/19 H - one sqn in VEULEN, one area of 3 Mon and one in res with Regt Hq. Patrols were carried out during the night and enemy being shot up - one Pw being taken (wounded).

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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