| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 855254 | 27 | CO's conference 900 hrs. News came through at 1100 hrs that Bn would move during night to MEERLO. Bn eventually moved at 1600 hrs, A & C Coy in BLITTERSWIJK, B Coy in MEGELSUM & C Coy in MEERLO. Bn was shelled between 2300 & 2345 hrs causing 4 casualties, at the same time B Coy area was shelled causing 2 casualties & a cwt completely destroyed. Some useful information was obtained from memebers of local resistance movement about enemy still in this area, which was forwardedto Bde. Weather fine but cold. |
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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