| 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: H.Q. 154 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. J.A. Oliver, D.S.O., M.B.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | This was shortly afterwards changed, however, as a warning order was received that harbour parties of the Bde Gp were to stand by at one hours notice from 0900 hours 25 December to recce a new concentration area for the Bde near LIEGE. Actually harbour parties moved off at 1300 hours and met the G.S.O. 1 in TONGRES. From there they proceeded to the area OUGREE Square 4425 South of the MEUSE. The main body of the Bde Gp moved to the new area at 2030 hours. The order of march was Bde H.Q., 1 Black Watch (incl 17 pdr Tp 241 A.Tk Bty), 7 A. & S.H., 241 A.Tk Bty (less one Tp), 7 Black Watch, 126 Fd Regt, 105 Lt AA Bty, "B" Coy 1/7 Mx, 274 Fd Coy, and 176 Fd Amb (less "B" Coy). |
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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