| 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: A/Q Branch 3 Br Inf Div. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj Gen. L.G. Whistler, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE | 16-17 | Div moved from LES ANDELYS to PEER, in Belgium 300 miles in two days. Eight extra RASC pls were provided for carrying. No ferrying was possible. By various measures, including over-loading and careful pre-loading of tp carrying vehs equivalent of 660 3 ton loads of either tps, amn or sups were carried fwd. This included 200 rpg 25 pr and 300 miles of POL in all. Great economy is produced by using 25 pr and compo boxes as seats in 3 ton GS lorries dued for tp carrying. The following veh cas occured during the march from LES ANDELYS to PEER:- Carries 11, Jeeps, 3, 15 cwt 5, 3 ton 7, Quad 4x4 2, Utility 4x4 2, Sherman Tk Op 6, Crusaders 1, SP 40 mm 3, M14 2, MCs 16, Weasels 2. This amounts to little over 1% of the Div tpt. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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