| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 'C' Sqn operating under command The Greys advanced Westwards up the main TILBURG – BREDA road. They met slight opposition and were held up on the outskirts of RIJEN, on the North side of the road. The Sqn destroyed 3 Met and took 5 PW's (including an officer and 2 S.M's) from the 1711 Artillery Regt. They had been acting as O.P's in the church at RIJEN. Sjt Bird and Tpr Brackenbridge were severely wounded when a bazooka went through the turret of their Armd Car. Later in the day Sjt. Owen's Armd Car received a direct hit from a bazooka or a 20 mm and was completely brewed up. The car could not be approached as it was under enemy fire. The crew – Sjt. Owen, Tpr. Glennie and Tpr. Thomson were not seen to bale out after the car was hit and have not been seen since. Their fate is, so far, unknown. Shortly after the car was hit, Major R. Heathcoat Amory, MC, commanding 'C' Sqn, led a tank from The Greys into a firing position and, acting as O.P. from a house, directed fire from the tank onto a 20 mm gun, which was knocked out by a direct hit. In the morning 'D' Sqn were sent out to make contact between the right flank of the 10 Polish Armd Div and the left flank of the 4 Armd Bde. Their presence in that area (S of the TILBURG – BREDA road. between GILZE and the road), proved superfluous and they were not employed in an active role. RHQ and 'A' and 'B' Sqns moved up to an area W of TILBURG. At about 1500 hrs 15 (S) Div and the 6 Armd Bde received orders to move immediately to the Eastern sector of the front to deal with an enemy counter-attack in the area of WEERT. As a result 'A' Sqn were sent to patrol up the Canal N.W. from TILBURG and had patrols out during the night. 'D' Sqn were sent further forward to patrol the Western side of the aerodrome South of the TILBURG – BREDA road and to establish contact as before. They also had patrols out during the night. The Regt received notification of the following immediate awards:- Lt. D.F. Bradstock ('D' Sqn) – M.C. ; Cpl. J. Tucker ('D' Sqn) – M.M. ; Tpr. B. Kirwan ('D' Sqn) – M.M. ; Cpl. S. Burnard ('D' Sqn) – Bar to M.M. The C.O., Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd, left by air for ENGLAND on 14 days compassionate leave. The 2 i/c Major A.H. Pepys, DSO, assumed temporary command of the Regt. Major R.St G.B. Gore was relieved of his duties with 12 Corps and returned to the Regt to take up temporary duty as 2 i/c. Dull. Good visibility. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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