WO 171/424 - 3 Infantry Division Postal Unit - September 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: 3 Br Inf Divisional Postal Unit
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer:

Place	Date	Hour	Summary
Nth-West Europe	1-30		Mail arrivals normal except as otherwise stated. When mails not received it is due to the fact that they were not available for collection from either Corps or Army Postal Units. Hurricane lamps only on G1098. Suggested replacement by Lamps Pressure.
	2		Services normal.
	3		This Unit moved with 3 Br Inf Division to area SIZAY - 1e - THIL EN VERIN - ETRIPAGNY - LES ANDELYS
	4		No letter mail or newspapers received today.
	5		Yesterdays letter mail received. Todays not received. No packet or parcel mail (by sea) or newspapers received today.
	6-7		Services normal.
	8		Outstanding mails and newspapers received.
	9		No letter mail or newspapers received.
	10		No letter, packet or parcel mail or newspapers received.
	11		Some outstanding letter (air) and packet mail (sea) received. Two bags of newspapers instead of normal seven, and which were due on 9 Sept. Received.
	12		Normal and outstanding mails received.
	13-17		Services normal.
	18		This Unit moved with 3 Br Inf Division and stayed near MONS, Belgium roughly 176 miles from old location en route to new area. Mail arrivals Nil - consequent on the move.
	19	1630	Arrived at new location near PEERS, Belgium, Map Ref 387837.
	20		Normal and outstanding mails and newspapers received.
	21		Services normal.
	22		This Unit moved with 3 Br Inf Division to new area and established Map Ref 422974 near ACHEL.
	23		Services normal.
	24		This Unit moved with 3 Br Inf Division to new area. Established at Map Ref 494111 near HEEZE, Holland.
	25-27		Services normal.
	28		This Unit moved with 3 Br Inf Division to new area and established at HELMOND, Map ref 552222.
	29-30		Services normal.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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