| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | The bn was now ordered to secure a bridgehead over the anti-tank ditch at 707319 in order that 1/4 KOYLI could pass through to clear ROOSENDAAL. Contact patrols with 1 Leics inside the ROOSENDAAL perimeter reported that they had already reached this point. However, "B" Coy despatched a platoon to the road block which was not held. A small patrol penetrated into ROOSENDAAL and found it empty. This was not reported to Bn HQ at the time. A small force of all arms (German PW, RA reps, RE and Hallamshires) now set to work to fill in the crater at the road block. This was rapidly accomplished. 1/4 KOYLI and 11 RSF had now cleared most of the town which had been evacuated at 0200 hrs that morning. |
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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