| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747293 | 15 | Bn HQ moved forward to position evacuated by C Company. Four more prisoner had found them s came in from C Coy who had found them in a farm near their forward position. All Coys positions were shelled & mortared during the day. During the day CO received orders that 2RUR would next day move forward passing through the Lincolns to capture & occupy KLEINDORP to the south of the Lincolns wood. This would be carried out while 8Br Inf Bdewere attacking eastwards from the wood towards VENRAY. After dark Bn HQ & the remaining CoysB & D moved down to positions in the Lincolns wood and dug in for the night. Bn HQwas at 747293 |
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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