| 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: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.A.G. Bingley |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Rgt: Light Tps of all Sqns as above A Sqn leading, moved out 0330 hrs to go down tracks allotted to 29 Armd Bde. Concentration area at 1073. Heavy bombing in area of proposed corridor was carried out 0630 - 0815 hrs, and 29 Armd Bde moved at 0815 hrs behind creeping barrage (with I.C.R. immediately in their Rear) between lines CUVERVILLE 1069 – DEMOUVILLE 1067 and TOUFFREVILLE 1368 – SANNERVILLE 1368. By 0915 hrs leading Tp A Sqn reach area 115695. At 1000 hrs wheeled advance held up in area 106672 by Rly embankment. Gap blown here by R.E’s at 1100 hrs and Sqns immediately came through. In meantime, 29 Armd Bde reported that they had reached their first Bound NEWMARKET (ST ANDRE-SUR-ORNE 0261 – BOURGUEBUS 0861). |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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