| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Recce patrols out. Patrol in the South on the main s'HERTOGENBOSCH - HEESCH rd under Lieut. W.J.M. Crocker proceeded dismounted to recce the houses in the area 420498. Lt. Crocker and Cpl. Wiseman were proceeding dismounted and had reached the MILL 416495 without meeting opposition but on continuing the patrol West from the mill they ran into a German patrol at close quarters lying up in the ditch. They were fired on and were both wounded. Lt. Crocker received a severe abdominal wound and Cpl. Wiseman was hit in the leg. The German patrol took Cpl. Wiseman prisoner leaving Lt. Crocker in the ditch. Sgt. Moule who heard the firing came down the rd in his tk and picked up Lt. Crocker who died from his wounds the same afternoon in hospital. |
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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