| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | During the night a moderate snowfall occurred, causing the water to rise. One pl of "B" Coy had to evacuate its posn. The Commanding Officer carried out a recce of the area to be occupied by the bn in the "close br'head", which was to be held should it prove necessary to abandon the greater part of the "Island" as a result of flooding. "B" Coy moved to the area of the rly and rd junc 708647 and began work on defensive posns in this area. This work included tunneling through rly embankments, preparation of houses for def etc. There was no enemy activity on the bn front. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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