| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.G. Byron |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | O Gp. 0930 hrs. 11 Armd. Div. reported up at BEL and that we were to continue the move to BRUSSELS. No orders for actual move given out. The rest of the day spent by “A” and “B” Sqns. in maintenance while “C” Sqn. went out on Boche killing expedition taking a few prisoners and killing a few Boche. The Regiment was now in the midst of the flying bomb sites, two not being more than 3 miles away at LA BONNIERE and VILLERS L’HOSPITAL. |
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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