| 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. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ATk guns up into Bn area by midnight, but some SP guns and Bn 6-pdrs were got up across country with the aid of tracks made by tks, by about 0600 hrs. Boggy ground hindered movement. The rifle coys spent a difficult and harassing night along the track North of LA SALIERE. This was the first action in which the bn had moved through close country against an unlocated enemy, and had taken up position in darkness in close contact with an enemy who showed great stubbornness in withdrawal. Enemy mainly tps of 3 Para Div. Control in the close country was difficult, and at one time Bn Tac HQ found itself well in advance of the leading tps. Reports that by midnight 1 S Lan R were in position at pt 272 proved to be untrue. Cas. 2 killed and 26 wounded, OR’s. Reinforcements to the bn of 10 OR’s ex 105 CRC. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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