| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preparations were made to hand over to 4 Cdn Armd Bde. This formation together with 4 Lincolns was going to hold the area formally held by 146 Bde, thus releasing 1/4 KOYLI and Hallamshires to take part in the attack that was to he made Northwards in conjunction with 4 Cdn Armd Div with ESSCHEN as the objective. Whilst this operation was going on, attacks were to be launched to clear WALCHERAN and the South bank of the RIVER SCHELDT and thus open up the port of ANTWERP. | Pat programme at Appx "M" |
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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