WO 171/1297 - 2 Glasgow Highlanders - June 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 2 GLAS. H. H.L.I.
Month and Year: June 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. P.U. Campbell

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
BRIGHTON	3		Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech	Appxs A & B
	4		CO's Church Parade.
	6		"D" Day. Orders of the day read to all tps from Gen Eisenhower. Bn addressed by Bde Comd. Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
	10 & 17		Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech
	11		Bde Church Parade.
NR. EASTHAM FARNHAM	12		Bn tpt & C.O. arrived Marshalling Area " marching tps " " "
LONDON	15	1800	Veh pty boarded S.S. Empire Brutus
NEWHAVEN	16		Marching tps embarked L.C.S.
	17		Marching tps landed in Normandy and conc. in ESQUAY-SUR-SEULLES.
	17	1900	Veh pty arrived off NORMANDY coast.
	18		Church Service on board ship - Padre R.A.M.C. 8 Corps
	19		Weather prevents disembarkation
	20		Weather prevents disembarkation
	21	2000	Concert for tps on board ship.
	22		CO left on launch for conf with Div Comd.
	23		1st veh pty disembarked.
	24	1800	Last " " ashore
	24	2300	Bn moved to FAA - L.O.B.: Major White, Capt Renwick, Lieuts Wallace & Loudon
	24		Fd Return Offrs & ORs to 2 ech	App C & D
	26	0100	Bn moved up to F.U.P.
	26	0700	"H" Hour - Bn attacked & took objective CHEUX.
	26		Offr Cas: T/Major Carson, T/Capt Johnstone, Lieuts Hollway, Kehoe, Waldie, Blackadder, Wark - WOUNDED. T/Capt I.P.S. Wood, Lieut Keeble - KILLED.
	27		Bn relieved by 1 WORC - moved to COLLEVILLE and took over from 2 GORDONS
	28	1000	Capt Renwick, Lieut Loudon arrive from L.O.B. Loudon, Alastair Montgomery
	28	1400	Lt Loudon killed in repelling enemy attack from direction MOUEN. Loudon, Alastair Montgomery
	29		Bn relieved by 10 HLI. Moved to MONDRAINVILLE where heavily shelled by mortars & repelled attack by inf & tks.
	29		Rev Jas. S. Taylor killed by mortar fire.
	29		Lt T.S. Maw R.A.M.C. wounded " " (replaced by Capt Giles 193 Fd Amb) Giles
Mondrainville	30/1	0400	Bn relieved 0400 by 4 MONS & reverted to area BRONAY for reorganisation.
	30/1		Total OR cas suffered in action: Killed - 18
	30/1		Wounded - 177
	30/1		Missing - 18

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Source: The War Diaries of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division June 1944 - May 1945.

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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