| 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: 2 GLAS. H. H.L.I. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. P.U. Campbell |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON | 3 | Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech | Appxs A & B | |
| 4 | CO's Church Parade. | |||
| 6 | "D" Day. Orders of the day read to all tps from Gen Eisenhower. Bn addressed by Bde Comd. | |||
| 10 & 17 | Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech | |||
| 11 | Bde Church Parade. | |||
| NR. EASTHAM FARNHAM | 12 | Bn tpt & C.O. arrived Marshalling Area " marching tps " " " |
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| LONDON | 15 | 1800 | Veh pty boarded S.S. Empire Brutus | |
| NEWHAVEN | 16 | Marching tps embarked L.C.S. | ||
| 17 | Marching tps landed in Normandy and conc. in ESQUAY-SUR-SEULLES. | |||
| 17 | 1900 | Veh pty arrived off NORMANDY coast. | ||
| 18 | Church Service on board ship - Padre R.A.M.C. 8 Corps | |||
| 19 | Weather prevents disembarkation | |||
| 20 | Weather prevents disembarkation | |||
| 21 | 2000 | Concert for tps on board ship. | ||
| 22 | CO left on launch for conf with Div Comd. | |||
| 23 | 1st veh pty disembarked. | |||
| 24 | 1800 | Last " " ashore | ||
| 24 | 2300 | Bn moved to FAA - L.O.B.: Major White, Capt Renwick, Lieuts Wallace & Loudon | ||
| 24 | Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech | App C & D | ||
| 26 | 0100 | Bn moved up to F.U.P. | ||
| 26 | 0700 | "H" Hour - Bn attacked & took objective CHEUX. | ||
| 26 | Offr Cas: T/Major Carson, T/Capt Johnstone, Lieuts Hollway, Kehoe, Waldie, Blackadder, Wark - WOUNDED. T/Capt I.P.S. Wood, Lieut Keeble - KILLED. |
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| 27 | Bn relieved by 1 WORC - moved to COLLEVILLE and took over from 2 GORDONS | |||
| 28 | 1000 | Capt Renwick, Lieut Loudon arrive from L.O.B. | ||
| 28 | 1400 | Lt Loudon killed in repelling enemy attack from direction MOUEN. | ||
| 29 | Bn relieved by 10 HLI. Moved to MONDRAINVILLE where heavily shelled by mortars & repelled attack by inf & tks. | |||
| 29 | Rev Jas. S. Taylor killed by mortar fire. | |||
| 29 | Lt T.S. Maw R.A.M.C. wounded " " (replaced by Capt Giles 193 Fd Amb) | |||
| Mondrainville | 30/1 | 0400 | Bn relieved 0400 by 4 MONS & reverted to area BRONAY for reorganisation. | |
| 30/1 | Total OR cas suffered in action: Killed - 18 | |||
| 30/1 | Wounded - 177 | |||
| 30/1 | Missing - 18 |
Source: The War Diaries of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division June 1944 - May 1945.
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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