| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | A small adv party consisting of the C.O., Adjt., Q.M., T.A., O.C. ‘HQ’ Sqn and 15 O.R’s flew across from THORNEY ISLAND aerodrome. On arrival this party was taken to 2nd Army Main H.Q. and immediately started receiving instructions and making arrangements for equipping the Regiment and it's inclusion in 11 Armd Div. as Armd. Recce Regt. The Regiment embarked on 5 boats from PORTSMOUTH at about 1800hrs and started crossing at about 2300hrs. |
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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