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
	7		The situation was restored, the morning’s losses having been, "B" Coy 1 killed and 6 wounded and "C" Coy approx 4 wounded. Snipers were still shooting from the edge of the wood at 127247, but this was not taken very seriously. A burned PW from the Panther reported that there were four more tanks in the wood to the North. This area was thoroughly plastered by mediums. Another "bomb happy" PW was brought in. Thinking he was about to be shot, he ran away. He was shot. Through the morning our mortars engaged targets North of "C" Coy. Enemy mortaring continued however, but slackened off after 1000 hrs and by 1130 all was quiet in front of ourselves and the Lincolns.

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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