| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | At 0700 the relief by the 1 Bn 413 RCT began. The relief was completed without incident, and the bn moved to ACHTERBROEK 7415. By this time the advance had carried Clarkforce and 4 Cdn Armd Div beyond ESSCHEN. The bn was to be prepared to move forward the next day to take over the Essex from South of ESSCHEN. During the night an attack was to be made to clear the village of NISPEN. 1/4 KOYLI and 2 SWB were to attack at night on the East and West of the village while 2 Glosters were to clear tin village at first light. | O.O. at Appx "P" |
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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