| 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: 63 (Oxf Yeo) Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J. Thomson, TD, RA |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILL | 19 | 1800 | Major Cornforth returned from 108 General Hospital, BRUSSELS. On his journey back he called at 31 RHU and collected two Unit Clerks to replace Sgt Painting and L/Bdr Hankin who had been killed at 250 Battery. Special authority had been obtained for this from 8 Corps. The two clerks were Bdr Rous and Gnr Argile. Bdr Rous was posted to 250 Battery and Gnr Arguile to RHQ. Gnr Baldwin remains with 250 Battery. C.O. received letter from Commander 3 British Inf Div congratulating him on 252 Battery's action on night of 16 November, when they scuppered German patrol. He also enclosed a reward for the capture to the extent of 16 Guilders. |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.
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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