| 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 Household Cavalry Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H. Abel Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | A Sqn relieved D Sqn. One patrol only used. Other Sqns remained in situ. 2 HCR played football with the Royals at NIJMEGEN and were beaten 3 - 0. A return match for that played by 1 H.C.R. at TULKARM. A bomb or shell lands in A ech area near the cook’s lorry at breakfast - 10 casualties, none serious. Nothing else to report. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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