| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1655 | Left platoon on P and O. Centre platoon on R. Right PIatoon on B still pinned down. CO asked one Sqn 8 H to concentrate fire on M. Arty to bring down further concentrations on the far side of the lock. The RA O.P. Officer, Capt Stokes was ordered to take Command of the situation on the right fIank pending the arrival of Lt. Wilkinson-Cox the only officer still in action at that time. 9 platoon "A" Coy ordered to advance to N and to attack M from the rear, that is from the North. This platoon as it advanced to the start line was caught by enemy D.F. fire and the Pl Comdr Lieut. B.C. Maddison and five others of the platoon were wounded. Major E.S. Corbett MC Commanding "A" Coy and Lieut. R. Hughes the I.O. who were accompanying this platoon at the time were also wounded by the same fire. Lt. R. Hughes died the same evening at the MDS. Sgt Allen took command of the platoon and with only 14 men and very brief orders from the C.O. lead a spirited dash for the canal. The outflanking move was successful and the position at the rd junc 689878 was overrun and prisoners were taken. |
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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