| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The shelling of the NIEUWKERK area lasted until 0700 and it was not possible for Lieut. Wellerton’s platoon to move about in the open until then. When the Commanding Officer learned that this platoon had not moved, he left it to the discretion of the 2 ic whether to move it or not, in daylight. The platoon was, in fact, never sent because of the enemy attacks later in the day, and because "B" Coy consisted of only two pls each of two sections, Lieut. Gallagher's platoon having lost a complete section in the shelling. | Pat programme at Appx "E" |
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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