| 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: 17th Field Coy. RE. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major L. Scott-Bowden DSO, MC, RE. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEUMEN | 2 | Coy position improved during day. Cookhouses, mess and other adm depts dug in. O i/c 2 Pl made a recce for a diversion round a C1 2 br at 721542. Work was started on building a crib pier in centre of span to increase classification O i/c 1 Pl out to discover interpreters but was unsuccessful. Brief visit by CRE at 1200 hrs. O.C. went out on recce at 1245 hrs. C1.11 bulldozer on trailer which had become detached from convoy on previous day, arrived. In evening O i/c 1 Pl went out to collect two interpreters who had been obtained from the Dutch Brigade. Both men were interviewed by O.C. Could speak Dutch, French, German and English fluently. Will be very useful. Weather fine but cold. |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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