| 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 The Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAAST nr SOIGNIES 4026 | 16 | Bn made an early start, reveille 500hrs, embussed by 655hrs and passed SP at 730hrs. The route took us through several towns which included, BEAVAIS 9008,of FROISSY 0222, BRETEUIL 0829, AMBERQUART 2749, ALBERT 3669, BAPAUME 5178, CAMBRAI 7885, VALENCIENNES 0104, MONS 3213, and then on to staging area. From ALBERT to MONS people lined the streets of the towns giving us a very warm welcome and presented us with fruit. In some places the crowds which congregated made it rather difficult for the convoy to get through. The staging area at NAAST was reached at 2130hrs after a very interessting journey. A vehicle conveying personnel of A coy was overturned but there were no casualties. The weather was quite fine, rather misty at first but clear by mid morning. Covered 180 miles approx. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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