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
	6		In the morning orders were received for the bn to relieve the Recce Sqn who were now at NIEUWKERK. "C" Coy were despatched from AERLE to hold this area, "B" Coy was sent forward to take over the area vacated by "C" Coy. The relief of the Recce Sqn by "C" Coy was completed by 1320 hrs. In the meantime the Commanding Officer had gone forward to this area to carry out a recce. It was found that the area was subject to fire from enemy snipers and spandaus. He ordered the armoured cars of the Recce to subdue this fire to enable "C" Coy to deploy and this was done successfully. The area itself was jungle like in the thickness of the trees and shrubbery. He decided that another company was required to hold this area. Accordingly "B" Coy and a section of mortars was ordered to move forward and join "C" Coy in the area. This detachment was to be commanded by the 2 ic. The snipers were also ordered up to clear the immediate area of enemy snipers and to deny the approaches.	Pat programme at Appx "D"

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

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