| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | O Gp. held 1045 hrs. The Regiment is coming under command of 69 Inf Bde. and we should move to their location at ALOST by 1230 hrs. taking A2 Echelon with us as 8 Armd. Bde were to remain in their present area near WOLTHAEEM. The Regiment moved out at 1130 hrs. “C” Sqn. leading going via SLETTIN 3457, KIRKCKEN - ALOST. At ALOST we joined with 69 Inf. Bde. “C” Sqn. moving on ahead with the 6 Green Howards. All along the route and especially at ALOST civilians gave us a great welcome and showered us with apples and tomatoes. |
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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