| 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: CE 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Mierlo | 2 | 1e Cdn ACRE and 2 Cdn A Tps Engrs (incl 11 Cdn Fd Pk Coy, 32, 33 and 34 Cdn Fd Coys and 4 Cdn E & M pl) under comd 8 Corps | ||
| 4 | 8 Corps Eng Instructions No. 11 issued | Appx D | ||
| 7 | 1 Cdn ACRE move to come under comd 30 Corps | |||
| 9 | 53 Div & Belgian Bde to under comd 12 Corps | |||
| 13 | 222 Sqn 42 ARE in support 15 (S) Div, 16 Sqn 42 ARE in support 11 Armd Div, for future ops | |||
| 20 | 16 Sqn 42 ARE less one & a half tps u/c 3 Br div, one & a half tps remaining with 11 Armd Div. 222 Sqn 42 ARE less two tps revert u/c 31 Tk Bde and come into 8 Corps reserve . One Tp remain u/c 15 (S) Div | |||
| 22 | Half Tp 16 Sqn ARE from u/c 11 Arm Div to u/c 3 Br Div. | |||
| 24 | 16 Sqn ARE revert u/c 31 Tk Bde in Corps reserve. | |||
| 25 | 8 Corps Engr Instr No. 12 issued | Appx D | ||
| 27 | Two Tps 222 Sqn ARE from in support 15 (S) Div revert to comd 31 Tk Bde | |||
| 28 | RE Works policy issued by CE 8 Corps | Appx D | ||
| 29 | 16 & 222 Sqns 42 ARE cease to be in support of 8 Corps. During the month RE mainly engaged on engr tasks on ops, mine lifting, rd construction (corduroy) and maintenance. The following is a precis of brs constructed:- Bailey Brs 110'T.S. CL 40 - 3, 80' D.S. CL 40 -2, 70' D.S. CL 40 - 3, 60' D.S. CL 40 - 6, 50' D.S. CL 40 - 5, 40' S.S. CL 40 - 9, 30' S.S. CL 40 - 2, 20' S.S. CL 40 - 2, 60' S.S. CL 24 - 1, F.B.E. 60' CL 9 - 2, F.B.E. 40' Cl 90 - 1, Improvised 16'CL 5 -1. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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