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

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	25		Considerable regrouping in 12 Corps owing to the success of the advance and for further operations. At first light 'B' Sqn moved over to the West to STRAAT AKKERS, about 10 miles S.S.W. of TILBURG. They patrolled Northwards in the direction of GOIRLE (about 3 miles S of TILBURG). Their patrols reached positions about 1½ miles S of GOIRLE (which was held by the enemy), where they were held up by mines and boggy ground. 2 K.R.R's were operating on their right and 10 Polish Armd Div on their left. 'C' Sqn were released at mid-day from their duties S of the Canal, 15 (S) Div having advanced along the N bank across their front. In the afternoon the Regt moved from the HILVARENBEEK – MIDDELBEERS sector to the area in which 'B' Sqn was already operating, as above. H.Q. and 'A', 'C' and 'D' Sqns concentrated at VOOR EEL, on the main TURNHOUT – TILBURG road about 2½ miles S of POPPEL. Fair. Good visibility.

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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