| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Major W.D. Tighe-Wood, MC, rejoined the Battalion from being wounded and became OC "B" Company, Capt H.M. Gaffikin becoming 2 i/c "B" Company and Capt W.H. Baudains, MM, OC Carriers to replace Capt W.E.S. Sturgeon. The Commanding Officer visited all Rifle Companies. "D" Company carried out a recce of "A" Company's positions in BLITTERSWYCK prior to taking over. Church services were Held for C of Es at 1200 hrs and RCs at 1500 hrs. "I" OP was moved to 877274 and saw a certain amount of enemy movement in WELLERLOI. The Commanding Officer held a conference at 1430 hrs. During the night 9/10th "B" Company Standing Patrol went to 887258 but had nothing to report. "A" Company recce patrol went to 876277 and 877274 they, too, having nothing to report. Rain fell throughout night 9/10th, weather during the day was quite fine but cold. |
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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