| 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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | During the night the bn again received orders to move, this time to the area of LOMMEL,. and the bn passed the SP at 1335 hrs. There were many halts on this journey due to the fact that bridges over the canals which lay ahead were blown and the Cl. IX bridges had to be closed frequently for maintenance. The Bn finally arrived in the area of LOMMEL and established Bn. HQ at 308932 at 1715 hrs. Meanwhile, the CO had been called fwd to Bde HQ at 1500 hrs and from there had immediately set out on a reconnaissance of the MEUSE-ESCAUT CANAL which ran some 2 miles North of LOMMEL from East to West. At 1930 hrs 'B' Coy had to send one pl to relieve a tp of the Recce Regt who were guarding the br at 3297. The bn spent a peaceful night in its conc area. Plans for crossing of the canal water obstacle were given out at 2130 hrs and preparations made for reconnaissance the following morning by all subordinate commanders. 158 Bde O.O. No. 14 recd. | Order of March Appx. 'J' |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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