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		At this time a very heavy artillery concentration came down on the leading company of 4 Lincs who were in position on the main road to the East of NIEUWKERK. Shortly afterwards mortar and shell fire began to be directed on the positions being taken up by "C" Coy. A very determined attack was put in down the axis of the main road. The brunt of this was borne by 4 Lincs. Part of this Coy was over-run. The situation was later restored, but the Coy was eventually withdrawn, thus leaving the detachment at NIEUWKERK unprotected on their right. Considerable infiltration took place between 4 Lincs and ourselves. Already at 1300, a German runner had bicycled into the "C" Coy position under the impression that he was going to his battalion HQ, and had been captured by a rugger tackle by an A.Tk gunner.

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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