WO 171/1304 - Hallamshire Battalion - December 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: December 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	27		A quiet day was spent. A fighting patrol was laid on to take a prisoner from the Brickworks and destroy the br leading over the dyke into it at 746698. The patrol was to go out via the Lincoln stdg patrol and return direct along a route to be laid out by "D" Coy. A hitch arose when "D" Coy reported that they were unable to prepare the desired route as the minefield through which it passed, was covered with ice and the mines could not be found. Accordingly an alternative route was begun passing to the West of the minefield. No sooner was this begun than 4 Lincs reported that their outpost was being attacked. An enemy patrol walked into the outpost, losing four men killed and two wounded. The outpost then withdrew. The SP for the fighting pat having been lost, the patrol was cancelled.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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