| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, DSO., MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | A cold wet morning with some snow and sleet followed a further wet night. At first light 'A' Sqn moved to VEULEN to take over from 'B' Sqn who returned to their previous harbour area at 715236. This relief was carried out without incident. 'C' Sqn moved out at first light into similar posns to those occupied by 'A' Sqn the previous day. After a lot of rain the country out there is now getting very wet and sticky and tks can only cross it with difficulty. 'C' Sqn had two tks stuck coming in in the evening and these were left out with their crews for the night. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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