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
	21		Large numbers of men of the battalion were got away on Div Club allotments and entertainments of various sorts. Promotions were made as follows:- T/Capt AC Gilbert (wounede) - promoted A/Maj T/Capt WJ Phillips - promoted A/Maj T/Capt HC Illing - promoted A/Maj T/Capt PA Johnson - promoted A/Maj W/Lt M Wood - promoted A/Capt W/Lt FG MacRae - promoted A/Capt W/Lt CH Mavin - promoted A/Capt W/Lt RP Strutt - promoted A/Capt W/Lt DE Plater - promoted A/Capt Rifle Company Officers of the battalion were now distributed as shown below. 'A' Coy: T/Capt JR Allan and A/Capt RP Strutt 'B' Coy: A/Maj PA Johnson and A/Capt DE plater 'C' Coy: T/Capt PV Dorman, A/Capt FG MacRae and W/Lt ID Adams 'D' Coy: T/Maj F Bell (MM), A/Capt CH Mavin and W/Lt EP Withers A special order of the day was issued by Comd 8 corps as follows:- "I would like to congratulate you all on the very fine performance you have put up during the recent operations against VENRAY. All of you have taken your share in this success, but I must particularly congratulate 185 If BDE on the magnificant performance of bridging the beek north of VENRAY with all the elements against them. In this fighting you have shown grit and determination, and you have gained the knowledge that you are a better man than the enemy. It is probably the first action of a good many of you, and I feel that you have made a great start and have thereby gained my full confidence." A draft of thirty-two re-inforcements - Other Ranks - arrived during the day. All ranks took baths at the mobile bath unit.

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

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