| 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: 2 Lincolns | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. C.L. Firbank |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1400 | A patrol B Coy led by Lt. F.C. Smith, was sent out to recce approaches to the canal in the area 6921. A firm base was established at NACHTEGAAL FARM 6821 and Lt. Smith and L/Cpl. Morris J and a sniper went forward. They approach to within 100 yards of the canal when Lt. Smith was hit by small arms fire at short range. Lcpl. Morris remained and the sniper went back to warn the rest of the patrol. When the news reached B Coy HQ a pl was sent to the NACHTEGAAL FM with orders to attempt to rescue Lt. Smith at nightfall. Meanwhile Sjt. Gibson had gone forward to Lcpl. Morris with two men but were unable to reach Lt. Smith. They remained there until dark to make another attempt, during wich one was wounded, and Lcpl. Morris hit. The wounded man was brought back but it was apparent that Lcpl Morris and Lt. Smith. both of whom were believed to be killed, could not recovered without incurring further casualties. At 2000 hrs the patrol was ordered to return to Coy. area. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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