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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Bde moved off well on time and very smoothly, Bn leaving harbour about 0530 hrs. Quitte a good move until head of Bde was a little way short of PAAL K 2074, when there was a long halt as there was still fighting fairly close to the BEERINGHEN bridge. There, the C.O. was unfourtunately knocked down by a moter cycle and was hors de combat for two or three hours. The Bde moved on again about 1200 hrs and moved slowly over the bridge, taking the road north towards HEPPEN K 2482. 4/7 D.G. with A Coy got over first and pushed left towards OOSTHAM K 2181. Just short of OOSTHAM, leading tps of 4/7 D.G. made contact and one of their tanks was knocked out. By vigorous action, however, A Coy with sp of 4/7 D.G. got into OOSTHAM. Bn then received orders to hold OOSTHAM as it was getting late and it was clear that the Bde would get not further that day. B Coy, therefore, was moved up and took up posn to the right of A Coy. At the same time Bn HQ and C Coy moved up to BEVERLOO 235793. The enemy were fairly active all around OOSTHAM and there was several S.P. Guns which made themselves very tiresome. One of them knocked out two ½ tracks, wounding Lts R.A.J. [Al....ck] and D.C.W. Bampfylde, both of A Coy and knocking out one 6 pdr by a lucky direct hit. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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