WO 171/1384 - 2 Royal Ulster Regiment - 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: 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
	28		Another queit night. COs conference at 900 hrs. Very little shelling during the day . CM OP submitted 4 shell & 3 mortar reps. Fragments of a mortar bomb which fell in Bn area were sent on to CMO Bde to proved to be portions of the probellant chamber of 21 cm NBW bomb. This was the first conclusive evidence that 21 cm NBW bombs had been dropped in Bde area. Four patrols were sent out during night 27/28, one patrol from A Coy went to rd junc 786283 but had noting to report. A patrol provided by C Coy went out with the object of establishing a firm base in area 796285 then patrolling east to locate enemy & if possible capture a prisoner. The limit of penetration east was buildings 800282 were patrol could hear vehicles in wood 792285 . A NBW fired from this area at 2235 hrs. Patrol had to withdraw early owing to bright moonlight. The patrol from B coy went to rd & track junc 793291 but had nothing to report. D Coy provided a contact patrol, who met a Norfolk patrol. Weather fine but cold.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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