| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | At 0400 hrs the OP Gp referred to on 26th was ready to move off when news came through that about 50 enemy had crossed the River just West of RENKUM. 20 had returned to the North bank leaving the remainder digging in just west of elts of 43 Recce Regt posn. The OP Gp was therefore cancelled and C Coy was ordered to stand to ready to move. At about 0830 hrs Recce tps reported enemy attacking them from the West and C Coy was sent off with one tp tks to deal with them. The enemy were encountered near the village of RANDWIJK just W of HETEREN. C Coy took up a posn in the area of the E rd junc and engaged them inflicting many cas and pushing them back towards the river bank where the enemy turned South. A this time it was learned that a Bn of 214 Bde was attacking from the South and in view of this it was considered unnecessary to re inforce C Coy with another Coy. C Coy therefore est a firm base in the area of rd junc with 2 secs of D Coy occupying the HETEREN X rds. This area was shelled and mortared at intervals and some cas were sustained. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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