| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | During the morning, 5/7 Gordons under comd 154 Bde, moved in Kangaroos over the br at ST MICHIELSGESTEL. 5 BW were moved up from SCHUTSBOOM to 5/7 Gordons old locn area 373405. 5/7 Gordons adv through the woods to 323383 where they debussed. They then came under comd 153 Bde and ‘D’ Coy was sent on foot down into the village of ESCH 3037 which was found to be unoccupied by enemy. |
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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