| 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 H.C.R. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 HCR relieved by Royals. Relief completed by 1400 hrs. B and C Sqn moved into conc area near MILL preparatory to the night drive to new area. The pipers of 91 (A and SH) A/Tk Regt gave RHQ a send off with a surprise concert. 2 HCR moved throughout the night in Regt Coln. Route VEGHEL, UDEN, EINDHOVEN, HECHTEL, BOURG LEOPOLD, BEERINGEN, HASSELT, ASCH (90 miles). The first part of the drive through it poured with rain and though we were behind the tank tptrs of Gds Armd Div went very well and the convoy was very smooth. During the second half there were many halts and several accidents when passing through the vast amn dump in the HASSELT area as the amn stacks protruded on to the rds. In the end however 2 HCR arrived before predicted and went beyond their D.P. However the Regt was given first class resting billets in the colliery village of WATERSCHEI where RHQ was in a hotel and C & D in a vast school. A, B and A Ech were in neighbouring villages of OPLABEEK, DOORNE NEIL PREC DASCH and ASCHE. Everyone was under cover and though local moves were made later all billets were good. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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