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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: H.Q.R.A., 11 Armd Division | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier B.J. Fowler, DSO, MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMIENS | 1 | 0930 | HQ moved. | |
| 1 | 1645 | HQ reached AUBIGNY 343078. | ||
| AUBIGNY | 1 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 14 issued. | Appendix 'A' | |
| 2 | 0830 | HQ started to move. | ||
| 2 | 1530 | HQ established area LENS 5114. | ||
| 2 | RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 9 issued. | Appendix 'B' | ||
| 3 | 0830 | HQ on move into BELGIUM. | ||
| EENHOORN | 3 | 2300 | HQ established 503618 EENHOORN. | |
| 4 | 1300 | HQ moved. | ||
| WILLEBROECK | 4 | 1630 | HQ harboured 628782 WILLEBROECK. | |
| 4 | 1800 | HQ moved to BRUMENBAARD 660878. | ||
| BRUMENBAARD | 6 | RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 10 issued. | Appendix 'C' | |
| 7 | 1845 | RA 11 Armd Div message O 8 issued. | Appendix 'D' | |
| 7 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 15 issued. | Appendix 'E' | ||
| 8 | 1740 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 16 issued. | Appendix 'F' | |
| 8 | 2355 | RA 11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 7 issued. | Appendix 'G' | |
| 9 | 0900 | 14 PW from Lt Flak Bn taken in nearby farm. | ||
| 9 | 1030 | HQ on move. | ||
| LUMMEN | 9 | 1700 | HQ reached LUMMEN 223695 and harboured for night. | |
| 9 | 2040 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 17 issued. | Appendix 'H' | |
| 9 | 2220 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 03 issued. | Appendix 'I' | |
| 10 | Lieut A. J. Burkart R.A. replaced Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. as LO. with RA Gds Armd Div. | |||
| 10 | Capt K.D. Napper R.A. went as L.O. to 100 A.A. Bde. | |||
| VOORTE HEIDE | 10 | HQ moved to VOORTE HEIDE 308748. | ||
| 12 | 0230 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 02 issued. | Appendix 'J' | |
| PEER | 12 | HQ moved to PEER 385843. | ||
| 12 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 01 with Barrage Trace issued. | Appendix 'K' | ||
| 13 | 1 OR evacuated beyond RAP and admitted to 18 Lt Fd Amb (Sick). | |||
| 13 | 0400 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 02 issued. | Appendix 'L' | |
| 13 | 2330 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 05 issued. | Appendix 'M' | |
| 14 | 11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 13 received. | |||
| 14 | 1445 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 18 issued. | Appendix 'N' | |
| 14 | 1755 | RA 11 Armd Div Op Instr No. 8 issued. | Appendix 'O' | |
| 14 | 1 OR posted from 18 Lt Fd Amb. | |||
| 16 | 1200 | 11 Armd Div under comd 8 Corps. | ||
| 16 | Rear link closed down to RA 30 Corps and opened to RA 8 Corps. | |||
| 17 | 1800 | Fire plan conference for attack by 3 Br Div held by CCRA 8 Corps at this HQ. | ||
| 17 | 1900 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 04 issued. | Appendix 'P' | |
| 17 | Liet A.J. Burkart R.A. returned from RA Gds Armd Div. | |||
| 18 | Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A went as LO to RA 3 Br Div. | |||
| 18 | 1 OR posted from, but remains attached to, 151 (AY) Fd Regt RA. | |||
| 19 | 77 (DLOY) Med Regt R.A. under comd. | |||
| 19 | 1200 | Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. went as L.O. with 90 Fd Regt R.A. with wireless set on net of 'I' (HAC) Bty to arrange arty sp for 2 FF Yeo regt gp by 90 Fd Regt R.A. | ||
| 19 | 1250 | RA 11 Armd Div message G 04 issued. | Appendix 'Q' | |
| 19 | 1615 | 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 9 received. | ||
| 19 | 1925 | RA 11 Armd Div O.O. No. 11 issued. | Appendix 'R' | |
| 19 | RA 11 Armd Adm Notes issued. | Appendix 'S' | ||
| CONVENT DE LA TRAPPE | 20 | 1300 | HQ moved to CONVENT DE LA TRAPPE 433022. | |
| 20 | 2359 | Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. returned from 90 Fd Regt R.A. | ||
| OOSTERIK | 21 | 1300 | HQ moved to OOSTERIK 480087. | |
| 21 | 1630 | R.A. 11 Armd Div Fire Plan No. 2 - Fire Plan Orange - issued. | Appendix 'T' | |
| 21 | 1905 | RA 11 Armd Div Fire Plan No. 3 - Fire Plan Lemon - issued. | Appendix 'U' | |
| 21 | 1940 | RA 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 19 issued. | Appendix 'V' | |
| ZOMERN | 23 | 0900 | HQ moved to ZOMERN 591113. | |
| 23 | R.A. 11 Armd Div Tgt List issued. | Appendix 'W' | ||
| 23 | 1940 | R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 20 issued. | Appendix 'X' | |
| 23 | 2240 | Addendum No. 1 to R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 20 issued. | Appendix 'Y' | |
| 24 | 2200 | R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 21 issued. | Appendix 'Z' | |
| 25 | 0800 | HQ moved to DEURNE 644193. | ||
| DEURNE | 25 | 1700 | HQ moved to MILSCHOT 592275. | |
| 25 | Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. returned from R.A. 3 Br Div. | |||
| DOMPT | 26 | 1515 | HQ moved to DOMPT 640333. | |
| 26 | Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. went as L.O. with RA 50 Div. | |||
| 26 | Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. went as L.O. with R.A. 3 Br Div. | |||
| 26 | 2145 | R.A. 11 Armd Div D.F. Task Table No. 22 and Trace issued. | Appendix 'A1' | |
| 29 | Lieut S.A. Wadmore R.A. returned from R.A. 50 Div. | |||
| 29 | Lieut B.C. Roberts R.A. returned from R.A. 3 Br Div and went as L.O. with R.A. 7 US Armd Div. | |||
| 29 | 2125 | R.A. 11 Armd Div message G 07 issued. | Appendix 'B1' | |
| 30 | R.A. 11 Armd Div support attack by 7 US Armd Div. | |||
| 30 | AfsW 3008 and 3009 for weeks ending 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 Sep att. | Appendices 'D1 to M1' |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
