| 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 |
| 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 | Accordingly a fighting patrol of one platoon under Lieut. Gallagher was ordered to deal with each of these three positions. He was to establish a firm base in the area of the houses at 123248 and probe outwards from there. Two guides from Lieut. Wellerton’s platoon were to accompany him. If no enemy were met, he was to fire Brens from forward positions through the wood in the direction of the enemy. In any event he was to be back in his defensive position by 0530 at the latest. The platoon carried out its task but found no enemy. It returned to NIEUWKERK at 0415. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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