| 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: 2nd Bn E. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE PONT DE VAUDRY | 9 | 0200 | Take-over complete; Bn HQ est 664338. Br at LE PONT DE VAUDRY blown, but there was a [ford?] to the East, and a tr. br. to the West. Information during the morning from Bde that enemy was withdrawing from the high ground to our front. Patrols from our coys proceeded to investigate VAUDRY 6531, and area around ROULLOURS 6630, without contacting the enemy, and found evidence of a hasty departure on his part. Thus a quiet day was unexpectedly experienced. Mines and booby-traps were fairly plentiful, and 2 Mx and C.L.Y. lost vehs through them. Main rd to VIRE blocked by felled trees, which had been booby-trapped to hinder clearance. Two members of the F.F.I. visited Bn HQ to obtain assistance in unditching a veh – our first contact with F.F.I. |
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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