| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 1st Lothians & Border Yeomanry | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.J.Y. Dallmeyer, DSO, TD |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GELEEN | 27 | Aft.: Lt. Gen. B.G. Horrocks, CB., DSO., MC (GOC., 30 Corps) visited HQ., Drewforce and inspected and addressed a Parade consisting of a party from each of “A” Sqn., 141 RAC., 617 ASRE., RHQ/B Sqn/C Sqn., 1 Lothians, Regt. Party was composed of 22 Officers and 64 ORs. of B.&.C. Sqns & RHQ, most of whom had taken part in the recent ops in sp 84 U.S. Inf. Div. and 43 (Wessex) Inf. Div. (30 Corps). Lt. Gen. Horrocks was introduced to all the officers and spoke to many of the men, while inspecting the parade. In his address afterwards, the Corps Commander gave a brief description of the last operations, telling us the general plan and giving an indication of future activities. He was loud in his praise for the “Funnies”. The turn-out on this Regt. Parade was very good. B.&C. Sqns & RHQ – Maintenance, etc. |
Source: Wilco Vermeer, TracesOfWar.com.
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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