| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | At 0900 hrs the Bde Comd attended a conference at Div HQ on the future movements of the Bde. The Bde Comd, Bn Comds, BM and IO left the HEIJTHUIZEN area at 1400 hrs and proceeded to NIJMEGEN Island to make arrangements for the relief of the bns of 327 and 502 A/B Regts by 153 Inf Bde. Tps of 160 Bde began to arrive at 1000 hrs to take over 153 Bde sector on the East bank of the R MAAS. By 1400 hrs the leading tpt of 5 BW moved on to conc in the area 7299. They were followed at 1600 hrs by 5/7 Gordons who conc area HEIJTHUIZEN 7296. 1 Gordons who were not being relieved moved out independently and conc in the area 7398. Bde HQ moved to 708974. Lt-Col the Hon H. Cumming-Bruce DSO left 1 Gordons in the evening to take over comd of 44 Inf Bde of 15 (S) Div. Operation Order No 11 issued and att as Appx ‘M’. | OO No 11 att as Appx ‘M’ |
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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