| 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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0400 | At 0400 hrs 'O' Gp was called and orders were given for the advance of the Bn with the Bde Gp to ANTWERP. Our TCVs arrived during the night. Our Harbour Party of 45 Offrs and men left at 0630 hrs. The Bn passed the SP at 0930 hrs and with many delays followed the route which lay through COURTRAI, OUDENARDE, ALOST and ASSCHE. Road discipline was poor and this, combined with deviations of route, not onIy delayed the Bn but split it up with the result that it finally arrived in the dock area of ANTWERP at 0300 hrs 9th. Total distance involved was some 100 miles, and in spite of the defection of the fitter's truck, all vehs arrived in by 0900 hrs. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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