| 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 Cheshire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. S.V. Keeling, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0630 | C.O. leaves to contact Major Mellor O.C. "B" Coy who is at present resting with his Company South of the WAAL, and instructs him to place his Company in a suitable position on the South side of the WAAL, East of NIJMEGEN, so as to cover the factories on the north side of the river, in the HAALDEREN Bde. area, with flanking fire. "A" Coy is also supporting this attack by 151 Inf Bde on to the factories in the HAALDEREN area. | See Appendix “J” 2 Cheshire Fire Plan in Support of 151 Inf Bde |
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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