WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - December 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	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
	14		Thick fog at 0600 hrs clearing at 1000 hrs except for the area of the river where fog didn't clear until 1300 hrs. Fog limited observation to the afternoon only but OPs again reported enemy MG and Rifle fire at intervals throughout the day. The Armourer carried out an inspection of Bn weapons. A party visited a concert at GEMERT given by Belgiun artists. Major C.R.P. Sweeny, MC, was today summoned to an appointment on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief. Major W.D. Tighe-Wood, MC, now went back to Command "A", his old Company. Capt H.M. Gaffikin resumed Command of "B" Company with Lieut J.A. Phillips as his 2 i/c. During the night 13/14th. two recce patrols were out visiting Wood 864279 and house 876263 - neither patrol had anything to report. Weather remained fine but still 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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