| 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: 1 Coldstream Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARBOURED NEAR LOCHT. | 10 | Advance to MEUSE-ESCAUT Canal — GRENADIER GUARDS Group leading on left. Still grouped with 5th Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS. 32nd BRIGADE (WELSH GUARDS and IRISH GUARDS Groups) on right. BOURG LEOPOLD and HECHTEL being still strongly held, had to advance across country between them VLASMER and country to WEST of road. HECHTEL — bridge cleared by GRENADIER GUARDS Group. IRISH GUARDS Group who had been held up by bogs came round on to our Centre Line, passed through us at LOCHT. They advanced through EXEL and captured one of about the only two remaining bridges at 2100 hrs. Harboured in heath country near LOCHT. No. 3 Squadron ordered to form road block just NORTH of HECHTEL. No. 1 Squadron (Captain J. DARELL) with 5th Battalion COLDSTREAM GUARDS out watching in direction of BOURG LEOPOLD. |
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