| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Weather continued to be wet and cold. "I" OP established at 876277 and observed some enemy movement. A party left for 24 hrs at the Divisional Club and another party visited a film show. Three patrols were out during night 7/8th. "A" Company Standing Patrol lay up in house 876277 for offensive action in the event of enemy approaching, but they had nothing to report. A recce patrol from "B" Company went to house 876263, they, too, had nothing to report. A second recce patrol from "B" Company went to 886254 for offensive action if enemy approached along BLITTERSWYCK — NACHTEGNAL Road but nothing was seen or heard of any enemy. |
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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