WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	8		A small enemy patrol approached one of 'A' Sqn's patrols West of HILVARENBEEK during the night. 1 enemy was killed and a small wireless set captured. The Regt came under command 1 Corps. 147 Regt (RAC) (Churchills), from 34 Tk Bde came under our command at mid-day and their 'A' Sqn were concentrated at MIDDELBEERS by last light. Their Recce Troop was split up and 4 Honeys sent to each of our 'A', 'C' and 'D' Sqns. During the night an enemy patrol reached the HILVARENBEEK – DIESSEN road, our inter-Sqn axis, and laid 3 Tellermines on the bridge at HILVARENBEEK. One of 'A' Sqn's Echelon lorries blew up on its way up to the Sqn in the afternoon. The driver and second driver were both wounded. Rather less shelling and mortaring than yesterday. Just before dusk 'D' Sqn reported the noise of tanks 500 yds to the North of their left patrol, but nothing materialized.

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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