| 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: 2nd Bn. E. Yorks Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | A & B Coys and Bn HQ moved to ST. SERVATIUS during the afternoon. C & D Coys, relieving the two fwd coys of 2 Warwicks, did so after dark, to avoid observation by the enemy. Bn HQ 787268, A Coy 784266, B Coy 784270, C Coy 788271, D Coy 788266. Intermittent shelling throughout relief; no cas. Contact made with 1 S Lan R during the night. | Appendix ‘A’ deals with civilian refugees, etc sheltering in cellars when bn took over the area & their subsequent evacuation under bn arrangements |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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