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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | At 0700 hrs, first Recce Parties set out for the canal and were followed later at 1000 hrs and by second Recce Party, so that everyone down to sec leaders had a chance to observe the crossing in daylight. The canal was about 130 ft wide with steeply sloping banks and a bund on both sides. This latter, together with a continuous plantation of young fir trees, facilitated the reconnaissance, but limited the choice of crossing places to only two possible sites. As a result of the Bde 'O' Gp at 1000 hrs a plan was made for the bn to cross the canal on a two coy front, 'D' right, 'C' left, 'A' and 'B' following leading coys respectively. A coy of the 2 Mons, commanded by Major Genese was detailed to provide covering party, to carry boats and to ferry the bn across. Arty sp on the Bde front was provided by 7 Fd Regts and 2 Med Regts. 4.2” Mors were also used and MMG were given the task of protecting the flanks of the crossing. 'B' Coy's pl was relieved by a sec of carrs, 2 sec of carrs were employed on the right of 'D' Coy's crossing place, one was employed on the left flank in addition to a pl of 2 Mons. 3" Mors were not given tasks. |
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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