WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - July 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: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	8		When the start line on the South side of LEBISEY WOOD had been recced and the plan finally agreed upon, the attack was launched with “D” Coy on the left and “A” Coy on the right. There was little small arms fire because the KSLI, a battalion of 185 Brigade, were already on the objective, but the enemy mortar and artillery fire was intense and caused number of casualties. Among these was “A” Company Commander, Major W.D. Tighe-Wood, whose Company HQ received a direct hit. Casualties in the Bn amounted during this period to 8 Other Ranks Killed and 46 Wounded.

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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