| 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 Worcestershire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: April 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R.J. Thomson MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area South of GOOR | 2 | Further advance impossible owing to bridges over canal being blown and instructions received that Bn would be relieved by Cdn Unit and would move back to area NOORDIJK. Whilst awaiting relief considerable enemy movement was observed across the canal. Our sniper section were busy and claimed 23 hits and many possibles. Our 3" mortar Pl also reported a very successful shoot. Relief commenced at 15.00 hrs approx and by 17.00 hrs Bn less two fwd Coys were clear of area. |
Source: The Worcestershire Regiment.
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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