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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
28   During the afternoon 7 Hamps area of responsibility was extended to incl HETEREN on the left to tk running N -- S 674755 about 600 yds West of DRIEL. B Coy was therefore moved further east along the river embankment and took up pl posns at 657752, 764751, 666751 with a standing patrol at the rd a tk junc 674755, A carrier stop was posnd at 649753. On the left D Coy area extended to incl HETEREN. Pl localities were est at 645755 (E end of village) 648754 and 649753 with a standing patrol at the x rds in the village.

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.