| 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 Fife & Forfar Yeo., R.A.C. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.B.J. Scott, M.C. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | At first light we crossed the canal and moved up to take over from the Irish Gds in the area Helchteren x rds. This village had been occupied by th Gds the previous night bu had not been cleared up. This was partially done by the Irish Gds before we took over but there was still a lot of opposition on the eastern and southern outskirts of the village and of the surrounding woods. C. Sqn. who were on the northern exist were able to engage a number of the enemy in the woods. B. Sqn. with 2 plns of F. Coy. 8 R.B. were responsible for the east and south of the village where most of the opposition was and had some hard fighting throughout the day. At about 2000 hrs. F. Coy. were relieved by the 1st Herefords who continued the mopping up operations and the village was finally cleared. Throughout the day A. Sqn. had been protectig the road from the south to the west of the village.Casualties were 7 OR's wounded. Capt. A.P. Gardner joined the Regt. on this date. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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