| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | The Commanding Officer attended Corps Commander's Conference. "I" OP was established at 868269 but had nothing to report. A party left Bn HQ at 0900 hrs for 24 hours at the Divisional Club and another party went to "A" Echelon, spending the night there prior to proceeding to BRUSSELS on the following day for 48 hours leave. During the night 5/6th four patrols were out. One recce patrol went to wood 864278 but had nothing to report; another recce patrol visited houses in area 8826 and reported them clear of enemy. A Standing Patrol went to Wood 858285 and house 859288 but saw or heard no enemy. Contact Patrol met Rifle Brigade at 0630 hrs. Stormy weather continued. |
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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