| 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: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Regt moved at first light - Centre Line Lassy - La Roque - Vassy. 159 Bde were on the left, 29 Armd Bde on the right. 29 Armd Bde was divided into the 23 H and 8 R.B. on the right and 2 F.F. and 3 Mons on the left. 'B' Sqn were leaing to Lassy and had 2 tks temporarily knocked out by odd mines. They continued to advance from Lassy along with 1 tp of 'C' Sqn towards La Rocque.After 1000 yds this tp of 'C' Sqn suffered casualties from an A/Tk gun in the area of the X rds at La Rocque. This and other guns kept changing their posn and made it difficult to continue the advance. 3 Mons were called upon to clear these, but were held up by heavy machine gun fire and also suffered casualties from mortaring and shelling. |
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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