WO 171/1387 - 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment - October 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
Holland	14		1 Norfolk continued the advance at the first light, moving through the battalion astride the main road, while 9 BR Inf. BDE attacked the woods in Square 7529 on the right. Both 1 Norfolk and 9 Br Inf BDE met very heavy opposition during the day and by 1800 hours 1 Norfolk had secured the high ground north of the MOLENBEEK and the 9 BR Inf BDE were established in the north part of the woods Square 7529. The battalion was then ordered to advance and secure the ground between 1 Norfolk and 9 Br Inf BDE. 'B' and 'D' companies were pushed through 'A' and 'C' companies to carry out this task and by dark were dug in to the right of the Norfolks overlooking the MOLENBEEK. 'A' and 'C' companies and battalion headquaters remained in their original positions. Casualties sustained during the the day were as follows: - Maj GFJ Jerram - wounded, Other ranks - five killed, fourteen wounded.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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