| 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. Yorks Regt | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Active patrolling and searches for snipers and isolated pockets continued throughout remainder of night and all day. The country was low-lying, intersected by lines of tall trees, and in parts thickly wooded. Drives through these woods yielded 32 PW, mostly from AA bty of 1055. These pockets of enemy offered resistance, and the bn suffered a few cas. Major Bamford, OC ‘D’ Coy was killed whilst well forward on one of these patrols. Cas: 19th 20 OR’s wounded; 20th 5 OR’s wounded. |
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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