| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0845 | The Commanding Officer held O Gp. He recapitulated the events the last few days saying that our activities, particularly of “B” Squadron in their drive on to DRIEL had been much appreciated (account of part played by “B” Squadron is at Appx. “A”). The first Gds. Armd. Bde. were to take over this area and the Bde and 50 Div. should take over the area from ELST to NIJMEGEN BRIDGE. The Regiment would then move about 4 miles to the West near area of HERVELD. Lieut. J.H.G. Ford was sent on recce. |
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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