| 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: 3 MON | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.G. Orr |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAS | 19 | 1820 | The late evening was most unconfortable through German shelling, mortaring, bombing and strafing. Casualties on this op were higher, the unit losing 15 killed and 118 wounded. Lt T.J.W. ROWLAND (Devons) was among the killed, and Capt T. DAVIES (MON) and Lt G.S. PARENT (Cdn) "A" Coy; Lts P.E. JONES (SWB) and C.G. SHORT (Cdn) B Coy; Lt R.J. HORWOOD (SWB) C Coy; Capt J.H. DAVIES (WELCH) SP Coy and Capt P.W. HENDERSON (M.O.) wounded. Unit RAP received direct hits, and re-established by Med Sgt Watkins, Unit without MO until first light, when a captured German doctor was employed at R.A.P. |
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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