| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUYK 714492 | 2 | CO held conference 900hrs. OP established 718498 & advance of US Airborne tps was observed towards MIDDELAAR 7448. Enemy shelled CUYK periodically throughout the day. A Coy sustained 4 OR casualties - 1 killed & 3 wounded, & D Coy 1 OR wounded. Bn HQ moved to CUYK 714492 at 1500hrs arriving 1530hrs. Enemy aircraft were active during the evening when bombs were dropped on the opposite side of the river at 2105hrs and again at 2140hrs. No reports were receivedas to the exact locality. Weather cold at night but fine during the day. |
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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