| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | In posn astride the rd with active patrolling. 70 prisoners taken. In the morning RHQ came under direct shellfire; one shell causing 14 casualties, Lieut. Sedgwick being killed. At 1500 hrs the adv continued direct on LILLE and the regt gp reached NOYELLES at 1700 hrs amid terrific reception from the civilian population. The line of the CANAL DE LA DASSEE was held and it was decided to force a crossing at the br 4625 between BETHUNE and LA BASSEE. 'C' Sqn got one tp over with one Coy 1 RB when the br gave way and had to be repaired. The situation remained like this overnight. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: 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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