| 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 The Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLIS nr LILLE ST HUBERT 412909 | 17 | Another early start. Reveille 400hrs, embussed 540hrs and bde SP passed at 610hrs. The route again included several towns. BRAINE 1e COMTE 4629, NIVELLES 5828, and LOUVAIN 8758. Cheering crowds welcomed us in every town and village, presenting us with coffee and more fruit . Our area was reached at 1530hrs after a journey of 112 miles and the Bn proceeded to dig in. Corps Comd visited Bn HQ at 1810hrs bur CO was at Bde. Weather fine until 1900hrs and then rain throughout the night. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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