| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 0630 | O Gp. Yesterday's orders stood with the addition of a barrage. Bridgehead had been slightly enlarged and yesterday's plan to be proceeded with, the SLI crossing at 0730 hrs. and the 130 Bde. were to attack due North up the road towards ELST, 214 Bde. going West through OOSTERHOUT and then North through WAALBURG. “A” Squadron moved out of their location near Railway Bridge at 0630 hrs. followed by RHQ 1 hour later, and “B” and “C” Squadrons took up position to the South part of the town some 4 hours later. |
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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