| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLIJK EWIJK | 24 | 43 Div's future plan was to make an assault crossing of the NEDER RIJN near RENKUM 6277; to do this the centre line ANDELOT - ZETTEN - RANDWYK was required. The Gp was there ordered to establish itself on the line OPHEUSDEN 5575 - DODEWAARD 5669. Covered by patrols of the Recce Regt the Bn therefore moved forward to the following posns: A Coy OPHEUSDEN 5575, B Coy DODENWAARD 5669, C Coy in reserve for the western part of the island at HEMMEN 6072. B Coy got into posn without incident. A Coy met a little opposition from small outpost or possibly recce posns. Marjor Young-Smith, commanding A Coy, was unfortunately killed - the only casualty of the day. Information about the enemy was rather scanty at the time, though it was thought there were GAF tps opposed to us, holding the approx line OCHTEN 5270 - KESTEREN 5273 with outpost eastwards towards OPHEUSDEN. There had been and continued to be considerable activity on the north bank of the NEDER RIJN. The 43 Recce Regt had a Sqn at RANDWYK, one in reserve and one behind B Coy. All the Recce Regt's assault tps were put u/c, one tp being with A Coy, one as a junc between A and B Coys and one with B Coy. All Coys were in posn by midafternoon and Bn HQ moved up to ANDELST 6269. 413 Bty of 147 Fd Regt was in sp of the Bn. No incidents during the night. Standing patrols were of course sent out. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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