WO 177/909 - 23 Field Dressing Station - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 23 (BR) Field Dressing Station
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Major J.B. Rees Roluds

Place	Date	Hour	Summary
HOLLAND	1		MEERVELDHOVEN. Closed.
	2		MEERVELDHOVEN – closed. Some Rain.
	3		MEERVELDHOVEN – closed.
	4	1430	Moved to HELMOND (556223). Location – Convent School. Closed. Transport parked by Post Office.
	5		HELMOND – closed. Weather Fine.
	6	1430	Medical Officers Conference at 22 FDS.
	6	1630	Divisional Commander addressed all officers at local Cinema.
	7	1100	ADMS Conference. Closed.
	8		HELMOND – closed. Fine.
	9		Training in morning.
	9	1430	Football v HELMOND Post Office Team. Won 14-0.
	10		HELMOND. “Hobby” groups started with clases in drawing and model making; instructors being formed from unit. Twenty two applications for evening classes submitted.
HOLLAND (HELMOND)	11		Closed.
	11	1500	Medical Officers attended lecture on Surgery by Lt. Col. Debeuham. Debeuham
	12		Closed.
	13		Took over Minor Sick cases from 22 FDS – 44 cases – in theatre in Market Square.
	14		HELMOND.
	15		55 minor sick being treated.
	16		1900 hrs Unit dance held.
	17		Same location. Rain.
	18		Same location.
	19	1430	Footbal v 227 Inf Bde Workshops.
	20		Same location – open for minor sick.
	21		HELMOND.
	22	1030	Church Parade.
	23	1830	Divisional […] party held for patients in hospital.
HOLLAND – HELMOND	24		Open for Minor Sick.
	25		Reconnaissance of BEST. Our section moved & opened there to receive Minor Sick at 1600 hrs.
BEST	26	1000	Unit moved to BEST & opened in school buildings. All buildings damaged and in dirty condition. 28 patients moved from HELMOND to new location.
	27	1100	Reconnaissance of OIRSCHOT. One section moved up to the large Convent School. (MR: 313255) – previously occupied by Divisional Hqtrs. Ample space for unit & patients available.
	27	1400	Remainder of unit & patients moved up to OIRSCHOT.
	28		Division moved over to sector below DEURNE because of enemy attack.
	29		OIRSCHOT. Minor Sick.
	30		Same location. Rain.
	31		OIRSCHOT – Minor Sick; only twelve cases remaining.

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Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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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