| 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 | 1645 | The Bn concentrated in WAALWIJK leaving only the Carrier Pl on the line of the FDL's. The positions were taken over by Coys of the Netherlands Bde. There was considerable delay in moving due to incomplete orders as to route to the new area and some confusion was caused by both the tactical and adm recce parties being away from the Bn at the same time. It was decided, in view of the accident which had occurred to the tactical recce party, that the Bn should move down the Bde axis as far as its junc with the Highland Div axis and then follow this axis into the new area. Route:- X-rds 157447 - X-rds 144447 - X-rds 144437 to junc 167445 - tr junc 178438 - X-tr 197437- br over canal at approx 197444 - DRUNEN 2046 - rd junc 210463 - ELSHOUT 2047. |
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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