WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - October 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: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	5		"B" Coy were ordered to mop up the enemy who, it was known, still lurked to the West of the position. The Carrier Pl patrolled at first light through PONT DE BEDAF 102204, but did not draw fire. "B" Coy reported however, that they were fired on from the houses at 105204. They were ordered to clear up to the Dutch frontier, and a troop of tanks were put under their command for this operation. Considerable difficulty was experienced in this task, as the enemy kept filtering back and forth from the houses to the wood at 104201. The presence of enemy in this wood was a cause of alarm to Bde HQ, which was established at the other end of the same wood at 113184.

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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