WO 171/838 - 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.G. Byron

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	10		In the evening “C” Sqn. were ordered to send a patrol in from the East to find out whether the village was held or not, and if not to go in. A Patrol of two Tps. under the Sqn. Ldr. carried out this task and when within about 800 yds. of the East end of the town, two tanks of “C” Sqn. were quikly brewed up and one other had its track knocked off (Lieut. N.S. Wide’s tank). by a S.P. gun which we were unable to spot. A considerable amount of shooting was done into the area where the S.P. was thought to be and some Bosche who were seen were shot up. A very high O.P. tower which it was thought might contain a Bosche O.P. was shot up by “A” Squadron and it was later discovered that a Bosche O.P. in it had been killed. ln the evening “C” Coy of the 12 K.R.R.C. entered the East end of the town from the South in an attempt to stalk the S.P. However they found nothing at that particular end and withdrew. “C” Squadron also came back to their Harbour in the late evening. Civilians reported that the Bosche was carrying out atrocities against women and children in the town and implored us to help them.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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