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 snipers had been quite active North of MAERLE ever since Bn HQ arrived there and added the enemy mortar fire had made the C.O's recce exciting. They grew less active, however, and even declined to shoot the Div Comd who arrived on the scene later on. This was probably due to the action of the 2 ic who, on hearing the snipers, sent the tanks ahead of the Coys, thus silencing the snipers. This process caused a large number of rounds of Besa to fly around the roof of Bn HQ causing no damage. The remainder of the force reached MAERLE safely, the platoon of "C" Coy arriving about an hour later. "A" Coy arrived shortly after. They reported that a tank in the woods to the North of the old positions has set about demolishing the village shortly before and that the place had become very hot. They gout out of the village safely, however. By 1700 hrs the bn was established in the new position and out of contact.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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