| 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: 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeo., R.A.C. | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleville | 3 | In the afternoon we moved forward again to the area of Colleville into a reserve position under command of 4 Armd Bde. Two Sqns were out at a reserve position under command of 4 Armd Bde. Two Sqns were out at a time in a counter attack role, one over the R. Orne South of Tourmauville under command of 44 Inf Bde and the other was in support of 160 Inf Bde. in the area of Graimville Sur Odon. The third Sqn. was in reserve just nort of the railway at Colleville. Sqns were not called upon to counter attack but were able to engage targets from time to time.We remained in this area until 15th, during which time we were continually shelled and mortared and from which we suffered a number of casualties. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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