| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Once again a fine Sept day. Orders received early in the morning for the Regt to move fwd to bridgehead at 1200hrs. Regt arrived about 1300hrs and took up posns as follows:- 'C' Sqn astride road running North in woods 3698, with one Tp just up to the frontier post, in support of 5th Coldstream Guards - Lt-Col Roddy Hill. 'A' Sqn to West of road covering from canal 2000yds West of bridge to corner of canal 343982 and linking up with the left of 'C' Sqn. They were in support of 3rd Irish Guards - Lt-Col Joe Vanderleur. 'B' Sqn in a rather cramped posn North East of the bridge between the road and the canal, running North 500 yds East of it in support of 1st Welsh Guards. RHQ was in open country about 356974. An odd enemy plane flew over and tried to bomb the bridge and there was a certain amount of shelling and shooting, but beyond this nothing. Cap CN Weatherby who had been damaged when a scout car in which he was travelling hit a min on 29th August, rejoined the Regt today and relinquished the appointment of Adjutant. He was apptd 2nd in Command 'A' Sqn. Capt EJ Edwards Heathcote was apptd Adjutant with effect from 5th Sept. Lt P Hodgson promoted Captain w.e.f. 29th August vice Capt. WWM Robb and apptd Assistant Adjutant. Lt WRMcM Winkley took over Comd of 2nd Troop 'A' Sqn in place of Lt. Hodgson. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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