| 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 Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. Sir J.G. Carew-Pole |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELGIUM | 4 | 0840 | We crossed the Belgian border at 0840 hrs and joined the main ORCHIES – TOURNAI road. We passed through TOURNAI at 0930 hrs and again the welcome was terrific. It seemed that the Belgians had brought out all their garden produce for us and every vehicle was soon laden with apples, pears, plums, and flowers; beer was also provided. After TOURNAI we turned off once again and our route took us across country and just before we reached LESSINES we were informed that we should continue straight through to BRUSSELS. Our route took us through HERNE and to the outskirts of ENGHIEN where we turned North East and came on the main BRUSSELS – NINOVE road. |
Source: 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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