| 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: 1/7th Bn The Queen's Royal Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1600 | At this pt bad news was received. The Bn was to withdraw clear of the rd to enable an attack to be made from the East by 51st HD. Everybody was greatly disappointed. They had fought a hard slogging battle all day and had fought for every yard. Our casualties had not been light but we had inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy and at the very moment when the fall of the town was imminent we had to stand aside and let someone else take it. When the attack was made by 1st Gordons they got into the town with practically no opposition and with no casualties and collected 45 PW. During the fighting in the afternoon by 1/7 Queen's more PW were taken, the total was 34. Three A/Tk guns and 2 half tracks complete with kit and spare parts were taken and an SP was disabled. A considerable number of MGs and small arms were captured including three of the latest types of bazookers. Bn casualties were 1 killed, 21 wounded. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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