| 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: The Royal Dragoons | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 'B' Sqn relieved 'D' Sqn at about mid-day. Orders are received from 2 Household Cav Regt regarding the evacuation of the civilian population from the villages West of the river along the front covered by 2 HCR, Royals and 3 Recce Regt. The evacuation is to start tomorrow. Control posts are established past which the evacuation of the civilians is to be checked and special pass-forms for the use of the civilians are prepared. The Regt is to be responsible for establishing one Stop Post at the road and rly crossing South of SAMBEEK. Daily logs are to be kept with particulars of all persons passing, or attempting to pass, the control posts. The following units are to come under comd 2 HCR to assist in the defence of the area:- 63 A.Tk Regt, Det 121 LAA, MG Pl and Mortar Pl 2 Mx Regt; Three Dutch Inf Coys; in support: 25 Fd Regt, 91 A.Tk Regt (Less 2 Btys). A quiet day on our front. Some shelling and mortaring. Dull and rainy. |
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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