WO 171/304 - 8 Corps CA - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: CA Staff HQ 8 Corps
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Col. G.H. Phipps-Hornby

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18	1100	SCAO and SO2 A (Major Puttock) visited the asylum and met ADMS and rep RE from 3 Div. The 5,000 rations were issued as well as 448 lbs of soap and Public Health officer and RE managed to get the water supply working. The Mother Superior was told that evacuation would shortly take place and that food would be provided. She told SCAO that there was another asylum (male) between VENRAIJ and OOSTRUM (not yet uncovered with 1,700 patients and staff and approx 1,300 refugees and an Orphanage about 400 yards from her asylum with 400 refugees (mostly children). The latter place was then visited and it was found that although the party had been in the cellars for over a fortnight there was no immediate problem as there was sufficient food for three days. SCAO ordered 224 Det to move immediately to the Asylum. Puttock, Arthur Geoffrey

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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