| 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: HQ 153 Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419314 | 2 | A quiet night on the bde front. A deserter from 8 Coy 1034 Regt came in to 1 Gordons at 0530 hrs. There was little to report throughout the day apart from spasmodic enemy shelling and mortaring which did no damage. The standing patrol of 2 Derby Yeo at the windmill 403323 was relieved by one sec carriers of 5/7 Gordons at 1900 hrs. Daylight patrols from 5 BW captured 3 PW and were fired on from 384319, 383329, 381328 and 380326. The woods at 385324, 384323, 385323, 386320 were reported clear of enemy. Another patrol from 5/7 Gordons contacted the enemy in corner of clearing at 387311. Projected patrols for night 2/3 Oct are att as Appx “B”. | Projected patrols att as Appx “B” |
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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