| 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: 1st Bn The Herefordshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3 | Escape Aids issued to Coys | ||
| 5 | All Coys instructed on Handling and Disposal of PsW | |||
| 6 | Op Maps received from Higher Fmn | |||
| 8 | 1400 | Movement Orders for move to Marshalling Area received | ||
| 9 | 0730 | Party under comd 2IC consisting of 23 Offrs and 407 ORs left station and proceeded to RCRB SOUTH WOODFORD. Route FRIMLEY - SUNNINGDALE - STAINS BRIDGE - METROPOLITAN AREA. | ||
| 9 | 1030 | Party consisting of 12 Offrs and 376 ORs under comd CO left station and proceeded by rail to CAMP J.9 Location HAYWARDS HEATH. | ||
| 10 | Advd Party of 1 Offr and 6 ORs proceeded to Marshalling Area SOUTHAMPTON. Joined Div Adv Party. | |||
| 10 | Tpt Party loaded vehs on MTS “FRANK LEVER”. Loading completed by 1230 hrs. Vessel anchored off SOUTHEND. | |||
| 11 | 1500 | Adv Party boarded LST SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS. | ||
| 12 | 0600 | Adv Party sailed. | ||
| 12 | 2000 | Adv Party landed on MIKE beach off LA VALETTE | ||
| 13 | Adv Party moved to Div conc area - LANTHEUIL 923784 Sheet 7F/1 | |||
| 13 | 1300 | Party left Camp J9 and proceeded by road to NEWHAVEN and embarked on LCIs at 1500hrs. | ||
| 13 | 2100 | MTS sailed from SOUTHEND. | ||
| 13 | 2300 | LCIs sailed from NEWHAVEN. | ||
| 14 | 1400 | Party disembarked from LCIs on JUNO MIKE GREEN Beach.Proceeded by march route to conc area LANTHEUIL via TransitArea LA VALETTE | ||
| 14 | HQs est CAINET 925770 Sheet 7F/1 | |||
| 14 | 2300 | Party in MTS arrived off LION SUR MER. | ||
| 15 | Tpt landed on ROGER GREEN Beach and moved to conc area. | |||
| 16 | 1600 | All vehs unloaded and in conc area. | ||
| Cainet | 18 | CO attended conference at 8 Corps HQs | ||
| 23 | Rfts consisting of 3 Offrs and 16 ORs arrived from 33 R.H.U. | |||
| 25 | Op Orders received for Op EPSOM | |||
| 25 | 2100 | Orders issued to "O" Gp for Op EPSOM. Object to (a) Break out of NORMANDY Br-head (b) Cross River ODON and ORNE (c) Isolate CAEN. | ||
| Cainet | 27 | 1215 | Bn moved to assembly area NORREY en BESSIN. Route CAMILLY SEQUEVILLE en BESSIN, BRITTEVILLE, L'ORGUERLLEUSE. Ref France 1/50,000 F7/1 | |
| Norrey en Bessin | 27 | 1415 | Bn arrived in assembly area NORREY en BESSIN. | |
| 27 | 1615 | Bn rec'd orders to move to area le HAUT du BOSQ.9066 7F/1. | ||
| 27 | 1700 | Bn moved by march route with essential tpt. | ||
| 27 | 1845 | Bn diverted at CHEUX to occupy village of TOURMAVILLE 9362. | ||
| Colleville 922651 | 27 | 2200 | Bn halted at COLLEVILLE to regroup before futher move fwd. | |
| 27 | 2315 | Move continued. | ||
| Tourmaville | 28 | 0200 | Bn in position at TOURMAVILLE. H.Q. est 934627. | |
| 28 | 1305 | Number of enemy infiltrated between own and KSLI(4th) posn.D Coy put in attack on wood 9463 7F/1. Wood cleared and 2Ps of W taken.Bn subjected to attack at intervals throughout day by multible mortars. | ||
| 29 | 1505 | Infiltration attempted by enemy on right flank through A and C Coys from direction GAVRUS. Situation restored after fire fight with M G and mortar. Condiderable casualties in A and C coys due to shells bursting in trees. Need for overhead cover when in wooded area. | ||
| Night 30/1 | 2200 | Enemy reported forming up on our front fwd of B Coy. Attack launched but was broken up by Arty barrage laid down from 1230 to 0430. Enemy very noisy in FUP. Covered his froming up by infiltrating fwd. All spotted by patrols, reported to Bn H.Q. in sufficient time down D.F. tasks before any of his tps had crossed these tasks. | ||
| 30 | Turner Cain Lt. Col.Commanding Officer.1st Bn. The Herefordshire Regiment. |
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.
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright