| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | A quiet night. COs O Gp 830 hrs followed by a recce party, consisting of CO & Coy Comds leaving Bn HQ at 930 hrs to make a recce of a position east of OVERLOON & returning at 1330 hrs. Representatives of South Lancs arrived at BN HQ 1500 hrs, inspected Coy posns.& left at 1645 hrs. CO held a further O Gp at 1830 hrs. Counter Mortar OP had a comparatively slack day owing to less to less enemy mortar & shell activity, sending in 4 shell & 4 mortar reps. Standing patrols were out during night 2/3 but had nothing to report. Weather again cold , rain begining to fall at 1830 hrd & continuing through the night. An RC's service was held at RAP at 1200 hrs. |
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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