| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Weather dull with occasional rain. Brigadier visited Bn HQ at 1100 hrs. Baths were arranged for the Bn during the day. Church services were held for Presbyterians at 1430 hrs and RCs at 1530 hrs. A three day course commenced under the supervision of the IO, instructing three Other Ranks from each Rifle Company on OP work. Five patrols were out during night 16/17th but had nothing to report, other than the sound of hammering on opposite bank of river. Enemy AA was far more active than usual against Typhoons. |
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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