| 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 159 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | At mid-day the Div was ordered to push on in the direction of ECOUCHE, using the main BRIOUZE – ECOUCHE road, en route the coln came under shell fire, by observation from our left flank; the route was altered to avoid casualties. Col Phillips, CO of the 151 Fd Regt and three of his staff had already been injured; also reports came in that 2 IC, Adjt amd three of 1 Hereford had been injured. The Harbour Area was inside the Free French Armd Div locations, who were in and around ECOUCHE. The Bde was ordered to clear the high ground to the North of ECOUCHE. | E |
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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