| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | During the previous day 29th Armd Bde had made better progress on our left and at about 1000 hrs. the Regt. moved forward on the centre line St Martin Des Besaces La Ferriere 6446 across the river Souleuvre at 638436 and occupied the high ground in the area 642426. During this day the Regt. Did not come in contact with the enemy but were able to observe some enemy tanks in the area of La Hersendiere 6242. During the evening C. Sqn. went forward to Carville to recce and find out if the enemy had withdrawn from that area, which they had.Casualties were as follows: - 1 O.R. wounded and 20 O.R's missing. |
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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