| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Just after mid-night 'B' Company now under command of the Monmouthshire moved towards their forming up place and by now the remainder of the Battalion had moved up and were in positions vacated by the 5th Monmouthshires for their attack. 'A' and 'C' Companies were both in the dock area, and were principally defending bridges. During the whole of this time, the enemy had been crossing the river SCHELDT about four miles up the river from ANTWERP. He was crossing by means of boats carrying about 300 men at a time and was making a regular ferry service of it. This was his main escape route out of BELGIUM into HOLLAND and although he could be seen crossing from 'D' Company's position we could do nothing about it. |
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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