| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | On the orders of the Brigadier a plan was made to recover tks and Scout Cars left out the previous night. With the help of a Coy of 1st Herefords and a Tp of R.E's these were all recovered except 2 tks which had been knocked out. All crews returned complete with the exception of Lt. Sharpe’s crew. No. 321290 Cpl Edwards F. his operator had been killed and was buried at approx 255193. The remainder of the crew - Lt. J.R.D. Sharpe, No. 7899210 L/C Kelly T, No. 14411735 Tpr Frampton M., and No. 7962210 Tpr Warner H. were all missing. These have subsequently been traced to hospitals in England. In the afternoon the Regt adv Eastwards at the hd of Bde Gp through ARGENTAN and leagered for the night astride the road just West of LE BOURG – St-LEONARD 3520. Weather stormy and very heavy rain during the night. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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