| 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: 9 Brit Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1040 | The posn now was that 2 RUR were in general area 400 yds short of wood 418959 with one coy in the wood. 1 KOSB on right were still held up on line of rly and in the process of clearing the enemy from this defence line while 2 Lincolns were firm in the area BROEK and paying general attention to any enemy aspirations on the flank of the bridgehead. Whilst the battle was proceeding a hot meal was being prepared back at ‘A’ Ech for transportation to the tps fwd. Carriers of 1 KOSB were in posn area HEERSTRAAT 4094 and protecting the left flank of the op. |
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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