WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	28		The Bn repeated the previous days programme. 'A' Coy re-occupied the houses at 968098. An attempt was made to deal with the A Tk gun but was unsuccessful, one tk being lost. 'C' Coy moved through the Woods, set up a base and patrolled fwd to the DEPOT DE MENDICITE. Much infm was obtained regarding this posn, and those to the North of the ditch. 'B' Coy took up a posn in the NW corner of the Woods, 'D' Coy remaining behind as a firm base. The Brigadier visited Bn HQ and gave the plan for the next day. 7 DWR were moving at this time into a posn between ourselves and 4 Lincolns. 1 Leicesters were to move through us the next morning and clear the DEPOT DE MENDICITE. 7 DWR on the right were to move fwd to conform, and we were to seize the North end of the ditch, and create a diversion on the left flank. The C.O. went to a conference at HQ 147 Bde as a result of which the following plan was made. 'A' Coy were to re-occupy the houses at 968098 which would be used as an OP. 'C' Coy were to capture the strong pt at the North end of the ditch, subsequently pushing fwd inside the compound and engaging the posns to the North. 'B' Coy were to move behind 'C' Coy with Tks engaging the Woods to the North by fire only and subsequently the posns North of the ditch. When this operation had been completed, the Polish Armd Div was to pass through to seize TILBURG. Late in the evening, 1 Leicesters were infm that an enemy post was in posn on their start line.	Appx “I”

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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