| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fairly quiet in OOSTHAM during the morning but not so quiet south of the Bn, where a fairly large body of Germans, who had been hiding in the woods behind, attacked the Bde A1 Ech. 33 trucks of the Bde were lost in a battle which lasted over two hours. Our own L.A.D. distinguished itself by killing three, wounding three and taking three prisoners; no Bn vehicles were damaged. C Coy sent down to deal with the trouble, but shortly afterwards was recalled and moved up to OOSTHAM where it took up posn o the left of A Coy. During the mopping up Lieut R.C. [Lu..moore] was killed whilst sniping. In the late afternoon the Bn received orders to disengage itself from OOSTHAM and to put A Coy u/c each 4/7 D.G. and 13/18 H who would defend the area BEVERLOO - eastwards. Bn began to move out about 1900 hrs. B Coy went to 13/18 H and C Coy to 4/7 D.G., the former BEVERLOO area and the latter due south of BOURG LEOPOLD K 2783. Bn HQ. A A and D Coys moved to area SVALL 263782 arriving about 2100 hrs, A and D Coys being put down in defensive posns around Bn HQ and Bde HQ. The operation of disengagements was not an easy one and an anti tank gun had to be left behind, the enemy followed up closely on the heels of the last Coy with S.P. Guns and Inf. Thanks to the 147 Fd Regt, however, the operation was carried through without further loss. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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