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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: 4th Bn the Wiltshire Regt
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. E.L. Luce, TD
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
22   Bn moves off in Div convoy for advance into HOLLAND with the intention of holding posns in area of DEVENTER (Map sheet 2a and 3a - Z 90). On reaching VALKENSWAARD (E 40) the coln was halted owing to the enemy blowing a bridge North of EINDHOVEN which was quickly repaired and the coln allowed to move on via ST. OEDENRODE (43), UDEN (E54) to area North of GRAVE (E 65) where bn conc for the night arriving at 0200 hrs.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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