| 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: 17th Field Coy. RE. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major L. Scott-Bowden DSO, MC, RE. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTLUST | 11 | Work continued on preparation and signposting of forward routes. Work not quite so unpleasant as weather fine, but roads in a terrible state and transport not in a very good way. Only 1 Jeep and 1 Scout car in working order. Party under RO.1 completed construction of three AVRE mats. Sgt. Laurence returned from BRUSSELS with 5 reinforcements - all old members of coy. Brief visit by CRE at mid-day. Pls and majority of HQ moved back to ST ANTHONIS during afternoon. Op orders for operation AINTREE arrived. | 3 Div Op Order 14 - App E/3 RE 3 Div Op Order 11 - App R/4 3 Div Adm Order 22- App H/3 |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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