| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | The bn remained in its posns at BEMMEL. Some slight mortaring of "A" Coy's area took place. At dusk, two men crawled up to the wire at the most Easterly pl of "A" Coy. The sentry threw a hand grenade and opened fire, but the patrol made off. During the night, patrols were sent to 741703 and 746698 on the bank of the RIJN WETERING. Both pats found it difficult going as cracking ice made progress very noisy. Enemy were seen at both places. |
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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