| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| " | 28 | At 0800 hrs. The Regt. started on the approach march towards the Seine and concentrated on the high ground North West of Vernon (m.r. 4575) arriving thre at about 1500 hrs. We expected to spend the night there, but however at 1600 hrs. orders were received to push immediatly across the river. The Regt. started to move again at 1900 hrs. but owing to congestion on the bridge did not get into our area just North East of Vernon until 2300 hrs. We suffered no casualties on this date. |
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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