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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
27   Major B.J. FitzG. Donlea, MC, left the Bn to take over Command of 3 Br Inf Div Trg School, whilst Major T.N.S. Wheeler took over duties of Bn Second in Command and Major J.C.S.G. deLongueuil assumed Command of "S" Company. Recce party left Bn HQ for new location at 0945 hrs. Baths were arranged for the Bn. During the afternoon parties visited cinema shows in HORST and DEURNE, also a "Stars in Battledress" concert in HELMOND. Weather still cold.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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