| 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: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The Battalion was ordered to move in a South Westerly direction to capture CAMBES, a small village thickly wooded, approximately six miles inland from the coast. The Bn moved via LE MESNIL with “D” Company, Commanded by Captain J.R.StL. Aldworth, as vanguard. It was believed that CAMBES was lightly held, but as the two woods surrounding it were themselves surrounded by walls some ten feet high, it was not possible to observe the enemy’s actual dispositions. "D" Company was ordered to proceed forward and capture CAMBES with the rest of the Battalion closely following in reserve. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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