| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Enemy made a sally in strength during the night crossing the river just west of RANDWYK an attacking A Sqn 43 Recce Regt in the early moring. 8th Armd Bde took over comd of 12 K.R.R.C. & 43 Recce Regt. Numbers thought to be between 300 and 400. The Sqn of the Recce Regt withdraw through C Coy, though they subsequently returned to posns immediately in front of C. Coy. Object of enemy uncertain; at the time it was thought that be merely intended to deny the south bank to us for a time, but from interrogation later it appeared that his object was to seize and hold RANDWYK and HETEREN. C Coy moved position alightly to meet this threat from the north and a MG Pl was fitted into the centre of the Coy. The enemy were first counterattacked by Coy of 7 Hampshires with a Sqn of 13/18 H. This attack never really got anywhere and a proper attack by two Bns of 214 Bde and two Sqns 4/7 D.G. was put in about 1600 hrs. This was, of course, successful and cleared up most of the enemy who, begin for the most part very old men, were rather tired out of their activities. A Coy had no contact with the enemy. [..] Coy also had no contact but were sheled a bit by guns on the north bank. The Pioneer Sec of 1 Warc was lent to the bn to go with a patrol of C Coy's down to the ferry at 556739 and booby trap it, as it was thought that the enemy who had escaped the day's slaughter might try to get away over that ferry. Patrol was uneventfjul. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Babs Vietje.
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