| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Regt remained in the same area and at 1400 hrs 'C' Sqn was ordered to return from LOCKEREN to the regtl area. Captain J.H. Corckett and Lieut. Chevalier Charles de Selliers sent on recce to a new area on the Eastern outskirts of MALINES 7275. Regt to be ready to move into new area into Corps reserve at 0730 hrs 13.9.44. Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham temporarily commanding 22 Armd Bde. |
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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