| 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 |
| Unit: 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeo., R.A.C. | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAEKEN | 21 | C' Sqn started to take over tks at 0800 hrs (first light) and were given priority as one sqn had to move down to NAMUR as soon as possible. Tks had to be filled up with amn, rations and, in many cases, petrol. Brownings had to be mounted and the tks generally checked over. 'C' Sqn were able to move off at 1030 hrs with 12 tks which included one tp loaned from 'B' Sqn.They moved down to GEMBLOUX where they received further instrns from Bde before going on to NAMUR. The remainder of the Regt were able to move off at 1300 hrs with 26 tks, a further three, which would not start, being left to follow on. The 14 tks, together whith the Recce Tp, which had moved on their tracks from YPRES arrived just as the Regt was moving. These tks followed on as soon as they were replenished. 'C' Sqn was moved straight down for the defence of the rd and the rly bridges at NAMUR. The remainder of the Regt concentrated for the night at BELGRADE on the outskirts of NAMUR. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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