| 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: 23 (BR) Field Dressing Station | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major J.B. Rees Roluds |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OIRSCHOT | 1 | Remaining behind to discharge patients, division having already moved over to DEURNE sector. 15 patients ([…] sick). | ||
| 2 | 1000 | Reconnaissance of HELMOND. | ||
| 3 | All patients discharged. | |||
| HELMOND | 4 | 0900 | Moved to Technical School HELMOND & continued to admit minor sick. | |
| HELMOND | 5 | Total capacity for 150 minor sick on first floor of school. Ground floor rooms full of heavy machinery. 1600 hrs visit by ADMS. | ||
| 6 | 35 cases held. | |||
| 7 | 50 cases held. 1600 hrs visit by ADMS. | |||
| 8 | Minor Sick. | |||
| 9 | Minor Sick. Visit by ADMS 1600 hrs. 80 cases held. | |||
| 10 | More furtniture & […] removed from school to make extra accomodation. | |||
| 11 | 102 patients held – six wards of twenty beds each two officer wards. | |||
| HELMOND | 11 | 1600 | Visit by Divisional Commander to see unit and patients. The General suggested that beds, if available, should be borrowed locally for the patients. | |
| 12 | Weather – rain. | |||
| 13 | Instructions received for formation of 538 Mobile Dental Unit. | |||
| 14 | Minor Sick. 110 patients held. | |||
| 15 | 1500 | CO's conference at ADMS office. | ||
| 16 | 121 patients held. Rain. | |||
| 17 | 122 patients held. | |||
| 18 | 120 patients held. | |||
| 19 | 100 hospital beds and bedside lockers obtained from St. Annagesticht Asylum, VENRAY – permission having been obtained from owners. | |||
| 20 | 109 cases held. | |||
| 21 | 1600 | Visit by ADMS. | ||
| 22 | 1200 | Visit by DDMS 8 Corps. | ||
| 23 | 89 patients held. | |||
| HELMOND | 24 | 102 patients held. | ||
| 25 | 1430 | Church service for patients and unit. | ||
| 25 | 1450 | Visit by Maj. General Black[...] (Inspectants of Manpower) to see FDS functioning in 'Minor Sick' role. DDMS 8 Corps also present. | ||
| 25 | 1900 | Accidental fire at 46 Inf Bde WK/shops in HELMOND. Ambulance & first aid squad attended – no casualties. | ||
| 26 | 98 patients held. | |||
| 27 | 85 patients. | |||
| 28 | 92 patients held. | |||
| 29 | 1200 | Visit by DADMS (pers) 21 A.Gp. & DADMS 2nd Army. ADMS attended. No personnel questions raised. | ||
| 30 | Reconnaissance of Technical School made by 34 CCS with a view to taking of over in the near future. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
