| 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: 4th Tk Bn Coldm Gds. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLERS | 1-5 | The Battalion remained in its harbour area one mile South of FLERS. Walking out was allowed in FLERS, daily, and the monotony was further releived by ENSA Shows, films and trips to LAVAL. Several Officers made trips to ANGERS and MONT ST. MICHEL. Several expeditions were made to the area between TRUN and CHAMBORS where the Germans had abondoned quantities of equipment of all kinds. The Signal Officer came back with numerous field telephones and a wireless Staff car. The L.A.D. found an excellent welding plant. The most ambitious bit of salvage attempted was by Captain Tennent, I.O., E.M.E. and a number of fitters, who spent several days working on Panthers with a view of starting a Troop of Panthers in the Bn. The scheme was eventually abondoned on the 6th Sept. but only after Captain Tennent had driven one Panther half way back to FLERS. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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