| 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: HQ 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Bde remained in same locations. The Bde area was shelled twice during the morning. Orders were issued from Division that 1 Wg and 5 Coldstreams of 32 Gds Bde wre coming down to relieve the Inf of the Div. 1 Wg were to take over from 4 Ksli - @ E Yorks to take over from 1 Hereford - 1 Hereford to go to DEURNE and rest - 4Ksli to take over from 3 Mon in IJSSELSTEIN. These moves were to take place on 4/5 Nov excepting 1 Hereford who were relieved at 1830 hrs by 2 E Yorks on 3 Nov. Bde Hq was to remain in its present location in command. teh 8 Rb of the Armd Bde were being relieved by 5 Coldstreams. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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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