WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - 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: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	2		The Regimental axis was the main AMIENS – ST POL road. With 'A' Sqn centre, 'C' Sqn right, and 'D' Sqn left, a quick advance of 25 miles was made due north in the morning. Orders to by-pass enemy rearguards were carried out until all 3 Squadrons were brought to a halt on the line ST POL – FREVENT – BERNAVILLE. From 1100 hrs onwards for the remainder of the day, mopping up went on, with 'B' Sqn helping in the centre. Again PWs were numerous and no attempt was made to try to count them. 1 O.R. was killed and 3 wounded. Lt. Pelham-Burn had his Daimler Armd Car knocked out when entering a small village. He, together with his crew, were taken prisoner, subsequently to return to the Regiment safe and sound. (See Appendix 'A')	'A'

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

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