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
	29		During the whole battle there had been practically no opposition from infantry. There were, however, several SP guns in the area who engaged the tanks with very effective fire one at up to 2000x range causing one tank casualty. "C" Coy were now moved forward to 692305, having been held in reserve, and reorganisation began. The dispositions had been previously arranged outside all the villages which was as well as they were now being subjected to shellfire. At this stage some casualties were caused by solid shot from SP guns.

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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