| 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 Bn E. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697278 | 15 | 1930 | Bn conc, but fresh orders from Bde extended scope of operations. Enemy withdrawal of the TINCHEBRAY – FLERS area was proving considerable, and in order to exploit, 8 Br Inf Bde were to push on to, and past, TINCHEBRAY – MONTSECRET (7824) rd. 2 E Yorks to travel by TCV to debussing pt 763260, thence to conc area 772260 and push fwd to occupy MONTSECRET and FRESNES before first light. Plan: B Coy to move into MONTSECRET, and report on brs. 782262, 784262, 788263, and hold them. Patrols to recce to br 779255. D Coy then to move to area houses NW of FRESNES, 780253, and hold. C Coy to pass through and occupy centre of village, around church. A Coy, after report of success by C Coy to go fwd to southern end of village. Fwd Bn HQ to move same time as A Coy, Rear Bn HQ remaining 772261. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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.
