| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | "B" Company cleared houses on road 875264 to 882257 and in the evening moved to that area. "C" Company, on being relieved in WANSSUM by a Company of 1 KOSB, moved to "B" Company's old position in MEGELSUM. A search was carried out for a suitable OP near to the river bank. All civilians were evacuated from WANSSUM during morning. Two recce and a contact patrol were out during night 4/5th. "A" Company recce patrol visited houses at 864274 but had nothing to report. Recce patrol from "C" Company were not able to reach house at 859288 as they discovered the wood at 857286 occupied by enemy. Patrol from "B" Company made contact with Rifle Brigade at 1700 hrs and 0700 hrs. Weather again stormy. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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