WO 171/1326 - 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R. Robinson

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	13	1400	onwards. The raid was carried out by No 9 Platoon supported by 2 secs of 3” Mortar Pl, 1 Tp F & F Yeo and an FOO from 151 Fd Regt. The party moved to its assaulting positions under cover of fire from 3” mortars and HE & MG fire from tanks. Enemy DF was brought down but fell behind the Pl on the advanced Coy HQ from which the Coy Comd (Major Maddocks) was conducting the operation. The Pl assaulted at H (1510 hrs) and took up its own covering fire on making closer contact. A classic Battle Drill attack was carried out. The objective was reached and the enemy opposition quickly overcome. The houses in the area were cleared and 12 PWs were taken. It was estimated that 9 Boche were killed and from information given by PWs afterwards the whole enemy pl was accounted for with the exception of 1 man – a CSM, believed to have hidden in a cellar. The patrol withdrew just as the enemy brought shelling and mortar fire down on the locality. Two men were killed by this as they were holding a wire obstacle open for the Pl Comdr who was the last to leave. One man of A Coy and three men of 3” Mortar Pl were wounded by Arty fire before and after the actual assault. The Pl was very skilfully commanded by Lt Cartwright. Sgt Eardley was again in this patrol.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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