| 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: Inns of Court Regt, RAC | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.A.G. Bingley |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | D Sqn: Sqn joined column consisting of Fife & Forfar Yeomanry and Hereford Regt and recce rd VORLE to LEENDE while remainder of column attacked ACHEL from the North and 9 Inf Bde attacked from SOUTH from their bridgehead at LILLE ST HUBERT. Column held up by Guards Armd Div traffic and 1 Troop with one troop of Fife & Forfar Yeomanry double banked along the route to recce rd from rd junc 381019 to SHAFT (4002) to find a suitable route for tanks to follow. Bridge at 406025 blown and bridge at 899017 unsuitable for heavy traffic. Decided to harbour at VALKENSWAARD (4108) and attack from there on following morning. |
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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