WO 171/1257 - 3 Irish Guards - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 3rd Bn Irish Guards
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
de GROOT	11		At about 0900 hrs, the posn S.W. of the bridge was counter-attacked by a mixed group of S.P. guns and inf who were trying to get back across the canal. At one time one of the S.P. guns was within 100 yds of Bn. HQ but the posn was quickly restored and the enemy driven off with heavy losses. During the attack Capt. E.E. Rawlence (M.T. Offr) was unfortunately killed whilst trying to stalk a S.P. gun with a PIAT. The RSM was evacuated suffering from blast and burns about the face and eyes.. The C.O.’s staff car and several other vehicles were wrecked by enemy shell fire. The total O.R. cas were three killed and 10 wounded.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Fred Bolle.

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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