| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Further reconnaissance by CoyComds made with the CO in the morning & afternoon after a conference at 900 hrs. Bd O Gp at 1900 hrs revealed a change in plan. 9 Br Inf Bde was relieve 185 Bde in their positions north east of VENRAY. 185 Bde were to be rested & active operations on this front were to give place to operations elsewhere. During the day Wing Commander Browne DFC commander of one of the yphoon Wings that had supported us in recent operations visited the Bn & was photographed by a representative of the Northern Irish Whig. It was a wet day but the Wing Commander was nevertheless given a great reception by the Bn. In the afternoon the first leave party of 1 officer & 10 ORs left the Bn for 48 hrs in Brussels. |
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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