| 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: The Royal Dragoons | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD | 1 | In the morning the Regiment captured a large number of enemy stragglers and shot up a lot of horse-drawn transport. All Squadrons were operating in front of 7 Armd Div. The river SOMME was crossed between AMIENS and PICQUIGNY, over a bridge which the enemy had not destroyed in the western outskirts of AMIENS. By last light patrols had pushed across the river to an average depth of 5 miles. Lt. Bertschinger, Sjt. Evans ('B' Sqn) and 2 O. Rs were wounded. Sjt. Darraugh ('D' Sqn) killed. |
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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