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		Orders had been issued to put this plan into effect when snipers reported that enemy approx one Coy strong were approaching house 127243. Position of the Coy was then approx 129241. Mortar and DP fire was brought down. Later DF was repeated 200 yds South of previous shoot. This shoot was not observed, but must have proved effective. Nothing further was heard, and a recce patrol was sent out to find out what the enemy Coy was doing. Noises of mortar and small arms fire were heard from the area the Lincolns suggesting that the Coy had moved East. This was confirmed by the recce patrol.

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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