| 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: No. 3 Indep MG Coy NF | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major W.E.N. Davis |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Remained in same locality. 12 Pl were with 1/7 Queens and took up a position at 013889 with OPs in churches at St. JOSEPH COLEN 0291 and DOFFEN 0089. 14 Pl remained with Coy HQ. 15 Pl were with 1/7 Queens also and had positions in the factory area in square 0190. 13 Pl were with 1/5 in square 0490. The task of the Bde is to prevent the enemy infiltrating through the triangle formed by the main road running through GHEEL between the ESCAUT and the ALBERT canals with HERENTHALS which was occupied in strength by the enemy as the apex. |
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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