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
	29		H hr for the attack on the DEPOT DE MENDICITE was 0530 hrs. By this time the opposition on the Leicesters start line had still not been overcome, consequently the Coy of 1 Leicesters who were to attack Northwards and capture the houses at 972098, suffered cas and were unable to make progress. 'A' Coy moved fwd to occupy the houses at 968098 and found that the enemy had re-occupied them. With the help of a tp of tks 'A' Coy attacked the house, dislodged the enemy and re-occupied the houses. Meanwhile at H hr 'C' Coy made their way to the edge of the Woods which stopped 300 yds short of the wall and ditch and rushed the posn at the North end of the ditch under the cover of darkness. The Pl Comd (Lieut R.M. Judge) and Cpl Harper got to the top of the bank amid a hail of grenades and small arms fire.	Appx “J”

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

Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.

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