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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 3 MON | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.G. Orr |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMINSTER | 1 | Remained at UPMINSTER. Rejoined 159 Inf Bde | ||
| 2 | Advance continued under comd 159 Bde; 3 MON and 2 F&F Yeo leading. Move to West of LE BENY BOCAGE. | |||
| 2 | 1800 | Bn reached LE COISSEL. | ||
| LE COISSEL | 3 & 4 | Quiet. No enemy activity | ||
| -do- | 5 | Enemy shelling and mortaring commences. Capt B.K. Reynolds (MON) killed. Lt J.J. How (SWB) wounded. Two Signallers killed by direct hit on exchange. Several Other Ranks killed and wounded by shell and mortar fire. | ||
| -do- | 6 | Relief of Bn by 1 NORFOLKS. | ||
| 6 | 1400 | "C" Coy relieved and leave area. Maj J.H. France (KSLI) killed on move out. | ||
| 6 | 1630 | Heavy shelling. Bombed in mistake by American Thunderbolt fighters. | ||
| 6 | 1800 | Heavy enemy counter attack Repulsed. | ||
| 6 | 2130 | "C" Coy returns to LE COISSEL.Lt. G.E. Kiddle (Witts) and Sec of carriers; Lt R. Altass (Wilts) and 2/Lt G.C. Williams (Welch) missing. Capt R.J.D. Carrick wounded and dies of wounds. | ||
| -do- | 7 | Adjt returns to LE COISSEL. Maj J Liddel (SWB) wounded. Lt JF Page (SWB) evacuated | ||
| -do- | 8 | Adjt leave LE COISSEL at night. Lt L. HANSLER (Cdn) evacuated. | ||
| -do- | 9 | 2230 | Relief of Bn at LE COISSEL effected. | |
| 10 | 0300 | Bn arrives in posn in second line for rest and refitting. | ||
| 11 | In rest area. Lt J.J. How rejoins Bn | |||
| Rest Area | 12 | Draft of 128 S.W.B. arrived at about 2200 hrs. Orders already received to move at midnight 12/13. | ||
| 13 | 0200 | Bn relieved Glasgow highlanders in posn North of LASSY. Under comd 29 Armd Bde. "C" Coy move to take up posns in LASSY. | ||
| LASSY | 14 | 0600 | Attack started under comd 2 F&F Yeo, and reached LA ROCQUE. Casualties 10 killed and 35 wounded. "B" Coy suffered worst from enemy shelling and mortar and SA fire, incl Capt RA Bristow (SWB) wounded and CSM Powell (killed) | |
| LA ROCQUE | 15 | Bn remains at LA ROCQUE | ||
| 16 | Advance resumed. | |||
| LA CARNEILLE | 17 | Bn crosses river in evening with light casualties and encamped night on high ground across river. Maj JF Keyes (SWB) wounded. Capt G Jones (Welch) wounded, but remain at duty. | ||
| -do- | 18 | Adv resumed and by evening PUTANGES reached. Rifle Coys cross R. ORNE by toggle ropes. Cas light, incl one drowned in crossing. Rifle Coys est. across river; Bn HQ remains in PUTANGE. | ||
| PUTAGNES | 19 | At PUTAGNES awaiting completion of bridge over river by RE. | ||
| 19 | 2100 | Adv resumed. Maj HA Todman (SWB) evacuated. | ||
| 20 | Adv continues. Many prisoners taken. Travelling along Southern edge of FALAISE pocket. | |||
| 21 | Adv continues through ARGENTAN towards GACE. | |||
| ARGENTAN - GACE road | 21 | 2000 | "A" Coy run into enemy pocket and suffer one OR killed and 10 wounded, incl Capt G. Jones (WELCH). Heavy rain. | |
| 22 | Advance resumed and Bn reached L'AIGLE in evening. Rifle Coys consolidate Bn HQ established in town. | |||
| L'AIGLE | 23 | Town held while 43 Div pass through. | ||
| 23 | 1400 | Bn move to RAI SUR RILLE to restaand refit. Maj WP Sweetman (N.Staffs) rejoined and resumes duties of 2 IC. | ||
| RAI | 24 | Capt L. Moody and Capt JM Thornycroft (Beds and Herts), Lt V. Mountford (Herefords), Lt Foster and 2/Lt Moffett (Green Howards) and 40 Other Ranks join Bn. | ||
| RAI | 26 | Maj GA Hall, Capt WD Bromnlie (S. Staffs) and Lt JA Hislop (Canadian) and 60 Other Ranks join Bn | ||
| RAI | 27 | Rest | ||
| RAI | 28 | 1100 | Bn commences journey to R. SEINE, and encamp night between R. EURE and R. SEINE south of GAILLON. | |
| GAILLON | 29 | Journey resumed and R. SEINE crossed at VERNON Bridgehead and encamp night near ECOS. | ||
| ECOS | 30 | 0600 | Adv resumed. Orders received to continue drive through night. By morning reached village of CONTY. After clearing village, advance resumed and at | |
| 30 | 1300 | AMIENS entered. Br intact over R. SOMME. Rifle Coys cross, Bn HQ in town.Lt A.G. Anderson (Canadian) joins Bn. | ||
| 30 | Lieut. Colonel, Comdg. 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, R.A.C. |
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