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7 July 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SO1 A (Lt Col R.S. Manley) visited M Flipot (Agriculture rep for BRETTEVILLE area). Arranged civilian labour for fencing of Corps Cattle Compound at SECQUEVILLE (RE providing material). 224 Det (Major Miles) reported complaints of looting by tps in CULLY and BRETTEVILLE.

21 October 1944 WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA
SCAO, SO1 A and Brig A/Q visited:- (1) 3 Div Refugee Collecting Point (OVERLOON), where evacuation was proceeding smoothly, 320 refugees having been evac and passed to CRTA (212 (R) Det - DEURNE) on 20 Oct. 60 were being loaded on to lorries and a further 50 were awaiting tpt. Brig A/Q undertook to provide cocoa for children at DCP and to provide further tpt for evac. (2) Female asylum where it was found that due to delay in EINDHOVEN on the previous day only one convoy had evacuated. The second convoy had loaded up at 1100 hrs 21 Oct. At 1215 hrs 14 Ambs arrived to evac invalids. (3) 224 Det discussed question of total evac of VENRAIJ. OC Det (Major Miles) to discuss with Burgemeister. Decided to evac refugees from male asylum as soon as possible but to leave mental cases pending further discussion. (4) Orphanage 250 orphans had been evac during the morning 21 Oct. The remaining 150 to be evac as soon as possible. (5) Fwd Collecting Point in VENRAIJ Shuttle service to DCP was being run. A 3 ton lorry (218 Det) arrived with a number of Nuns, children and other persons. The lorry had been shot up by German MG fire, one nun and one man killed, four persons wounded.

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