| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | At first It 5/7 Gordons moved down through the woods and relieved 7 A&SH in the area KESSEL KESSELHOCK. At 0830 hrs the Bde Comd and OC 5 BW visited 5/7 Gordons in their new area. Tracks up to the posn were badly blocked by traffic and the recce was not completed until 1400 hrs. OC 5 BW received orders to move one coy up to relieve the fwd coys 5/7 Gordons to enable 5/7 Gordons to clear the enemy from the area South of the woods in sqs 8103 8203 8303 and 8403. 7 BW were relieved at 1400 hrs by 7 RWF of 53 (W) Div and moved on the completion of their relief to the North of the UITWATERINGS canal, coming under comd 154 Bde. |
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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