WO 171/846 - 15-19 The King Royal Hussars - December 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: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: December 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, DSO., MC.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
Holland	21		Sahagun Day. A fine day. The normal programme for this day was able to be carried out. Throughout the morning very successful sports were held in the field just SW of the X rds 662941. An Inter-Troo Basket Ball Competition was held which was won by Hq Tp 'C' Sqn. An Inter-Sqn Football Competition was won by 'HQ' Sqn. Cross country run which in fact, owing to the risk of mines, was run down the road, for a distance of 3½ miles was won by Cpl Howard 'A' Sqn and this Sqn also won the team event. The Inter-Sqn Tug of War was won by 'C' Sqn, and the Sgts beat the Officers in their annual Football match by 2 goals to 1. Sqns all had excellent dinners, to provide which Sqn cooks had made great and very successful efforts, and in the evening all Sqns held Smoking Concerts and the Sgts Mess as usual entertained the Officers and others until the small hours of the morning. In general a most enjoyable and successful Sahagun Day was celebrated considering the conditions and accommodation available.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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