| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | OEFFELT (In the Inns of Court Regt area) was heavily shelled today. About 30 or 40 shells, probably 105's, landed in the village and 1 house was demolished. An enemy patrol was also observed in the area of OEFFELT this morning, but managed to get away. Lieut. A.C. Goodall, MC, 'C' Sqn, went forward with his operator Tpr Marshall 04, to man an OP in a house close to the river near BOXMEER. He was due to return to his Sqn by nightfall. At 1730 hrs he reported over the air that he was about to return. He did not return and nothing further was heard from him. Fair. Some rain in the afternoon. |
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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