| 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: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | After 2 or 3 days planning we moved out - part of the break out force of 8 Corps. Our original role ws to push through over the R. ODON and S.E. to the ORNE in support of and co-operating with 15 (S) Div. The Regt advanced behind the inf to CHEUX 9267 where 10 H.L.I. and 2 Argylls (227 Bde) were pushing thro with some difficulty. 'B' Sqn had been leading with the Recce Tp in front but now 'C' Sqn advanced to the S.E. of CHEUX - HAUT DU BOSQ, supported by 'A' on the rt and 'B' in reverse. 10 H.L.I. were to attack thro the centre of village but deviated to the right and their attack did not go fully home.A Churchill sqn was in sp but did not achieve much, following on in to the congested village. 'C' Sqn bumped the enemy hard and in very close country had 7 tks knocked out, accounting for 2 Panthers. 'A' Sqn also lost 2 tks.Most of these were recovered later and an average of 3 men per crew baled out. Lt Cecil Pritchard was missing, believed killed. The weather was very bad and visibility poor. |
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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