| 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: 12th Bn K.R.R.C. (Q.W.) | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. The Hon. M.G. Edwardes, MBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHENT | 7 | Same locations untill 1400 hrs. Warning order received at 0100 hrs to be at one hour's notice from 1700 hrs. At approx 1300 hrs orders came to move at 1400 h rs to area AARSCHIT J 9768. Bn moved off at 1400 hrs, leaving the Bde, and have a fairly easy journey, arriving at about 1830 hrs. As the ground allotted was very bad, the Bn harboured in the centre of the town. Bde O Gp 2130 hrs with Bn O Gp afterwards. Plan for next day was for the Bde to pass over the Guards bridgehead at BEERINGH [...] K 2475, turn north and relieve the enemy pressure againt 69 Bde (50 Div) at their bridgehead at GHEEL K 0888. Order of march 4/7 D.G. (A Coy u/c) 147 Fd Regt 12 K.R.R.C. less A Coy, 13/18 H. S.R.Y. were supporting 50 Div at GHEEL. Bn order of march B Coy, Bn HQ, D, C Coys. Bn was ordered to go over the S.P. at 0600 hrs. C Coy had rejoined the Bn from S.P.Y. in the town at about 2030 hrs. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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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