| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Rain fell at intervals during the day. A few enemy mortar bombs fell to the right of BLITTERSWYCK at 1400 hrs. OPs reported enemy movement at 877286 and a certain amount of MG and Rifle fire, again at no specific target. A party left Bn HQ for "A" Echelon, staying there the night before proceeding to BRUSSELS on the following day. Another party left Bn HQ at 1200 hrs for a film show at HELMOND. Patrols for night 15/16th. were three recce, visiting house 862275, Wood 863278 and house 863264 but they had nothing to report. |
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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