WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - June 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: June 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	9	1515	Attack on CAMBES began. The two leading companies, A & B, passing start line at 1515 hrs. The attack was supported by one 6” Cruiser, Royal Navy, the whole of the Divisional Artillery, two troops 101 Bty 45 Anti-Tank Regt, RA, - one ordinary and one self propelled. One Company 4.2” Mortars, One company Medium Machine Guns from 2 Mx Regt; one Regiment of Sherman Tanks (East Riding Yeomanry); and, finally, Royal Engineers in the shape of assault demolition and mine clearance teams, with five Armoured Vehicles Royal Engineers. The advance having commenced the first objective was reached at 1630 hrs. The men advanced in good order and were well spaced out, direction being steadied by the Commanding Officer from the left. On reaching the ridge some 1100 yards from the objective, whence they could be permanently observed by the enemy, they came under a heavy barrage of mortar shell fire accompanied by machine gun fire. In spite of this, the Battalion continued the advance in open order keeping perfect distance with the same unconcern as that shown on a Company Field Firing Exercise.

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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