| 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: 15th/19th Hussars | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, DSO., MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | At first light 'A' Sqn moved out into posn at farm 763216 with one Tp at about 752209 and remained in these posns throughout the day. The farm 758213 which had been occupied by us on the previous day was very heavily shelled by the enemy on this day but few shells landed close to places where we were actually occupying. 'C' Sqn remained in VEULEN. Recce Tp sent out a Standing Patrol for the night to buildings 720217. This patrol heard and fired on enemy movement in the vicinity in the couse of the night but did not do them any damage. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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