| 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: 4 KSLI | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R. Robinson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLOON Area | 15 | 0630 | onward. The Bn group moved to its assembly area in the 2 KSLI locality. The route was not an easy one – passing through OVERLOON where heavy traffic had turned the roads and tracks into a very bad state. The Bn formed up as follows – A Coy right, C Coy left, B Coy right rear, D Coy left rear. The F & F Yeo were deployed as follows – 1 Tp to support each fwd Coy and 1 Tp to move down the CL. 1 Sec MGs (R.N.F.) supported each forward Coy. 1 Sqn F & F Yeo gave right flank protection. The Arty programme consisted of a rolling barrage to move at the rate of 100 yards in 2 minutes and of concentrations on call. The barrage was to dwell on the opening line for 10 minutes. |
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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