| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, DSO, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1815 | "C" Coy leading managed to cross the pontoon br at 196445 but the last veh, the Coy cooks truck, stuck on a steep incline immediately at the north end of the br. The remainder of the coln was held up for an hour while three TCVs were sent back from DRUNEN to tow the truck up the hill away from the br. This was unsuccessful but the truck slid off the tr and the remaining vehs were able to get by. Meanwhile "A" & "D" Coys had debussed and were marching forward. It was pouring with rain. At about this time a searchlight was switched on to give "Artificial Moonlight" for sappers building a rly br across the canal and this very materially aided the move of the Bn across the pontoon br and along the narrow ditch-lined rds to the North. Without the artificial lighting the move would have been more hazardous and much slower. About 5 vehs were ditched en route to the new area. |
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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