| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIEURY | 28 | "C" Sqn made LA MESILIERE firm and "B" Sqn passed through and cut the main road ROUTOT – BOUG ACHARD without opposition at 945089 2 tps being sent to VIQUESNIL 9431110. | ||
| 28 | 1000 | There was no sign of the enemy and the Regt was ordered to concentrate and move to area LIEURY 7495 via ST GEORGES DU VIEVRE. | ||
| 28 | Offrs Postings: 2/Its Bayly, Darbyshire, & Lambert posted to this unit. | |||
| SEMERVILLE | 29 | Regt moved to SEMERVILLE area 0678 where the 22 Armd Bde concentrated. | ||
| 29 | 1800 | Bde conference called and the new objective made known - GHENT - over 200 miles away. | ||
| 30 | No event. | |||
| 31 | 0430 | Advance begins under "peace march" conditions. The route to the R SEINE being via LE NEUBOURG – LOUVIERS and the R crossed at ST PIERRE DU VAUVRA. The route then ran: HOUVILLE LA FORET – LE TRONQUAY 4810 – LA FEUILLE 4914 – X rds 5920 and the Regt leaguered at 5933 a mile S of GALLE FONTAINE. | ||
| 31 | Offrs Postings:- 2/Lts Chacksfield & MacIntyre, Lts Swain and Rhodes posted to this unit. | |||
| 31 | Ref Maps FRANCE GSGS 4250 | |||
| 31 | 150000 | |||
| 31 | 6F2, 6F4, 7F, 1, 2, 4, 6, | |||
| 31 | 8F1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. | |||
| 31 | 8E6, 9F1, 5, 3. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
