| 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 Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUYK | 3 | CO conference 900hrs. Dutch pro Nazi brought to Bn HQ at 915hrs, interogated by IO & divulged a certain amount of information regarding enemy positions which was forwarded to Bde. OP was manned during morning and evening but little activity was observed. MG fire was heard at 1227hrs coming from direction MIDDELAAR Church. CUYK was again shelled periodically throughout the day, being particulary heavy between 1130-1145hrs when most shells fell in area of OP. Enemy aircraft were overheard between 1850hrs & 1930hrs but no bombs were reported in locality. Weather cold with occasional storms. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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