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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 127 Town Major | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Captain E.W. Bartley RA |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EINDHOVEN | 2 | 1400 | Visited Claims & Hirings. Arranged to take into use new proceedure for requisitioning & billeting whereby Netherlands Government pay under a mutual aid scheme. | |
| BUDEL | 6 | Arranged to requisition Zinc Works DORPLEIN BUDEL. | ||
| WEERT | 7 | 0930 | Arranged to requisition Jan Van Weert Hotel for a club for officers or soldiers. | |
| 8 | With A.Q.M.G. & D.A.Q.M.G. 12 Corps to Limburgia Hall WEERT, discussed possibilities of starting a Naafi Institute & Canteen. | |||
| 9 | Lt Col. Hien C.O. 112 L.A.A. Regt P.A.D. officer for WEERT called gave him information about local P.A.D. measures. | |||
| 10 | 1100 | Colonel Montague Commander 10 Garrison called, work & civil labour were discussed. | ||
| 15 | Batman & orderly sent to 32 R.H.U. following a 2nd Army Order to replace them with civilians. Civilian staff now 2 interpreters 1 orderly & 1 driver | |||
| 17 | Brigadier A. & Q 8 Corps called to discuss allocation of accomodation. | |||
| 18 | 0930 | P.A.D. officers H.Q. destroyed in tip & run bombing attack. | ||
| 18 | 1030 | Attended conference at EINDHOVEN Town Majors Office for purpose of accomodating 2 Infantry Brigades of 53 Div. | ||
| 19 | 1130 | Spoke to WEERT Burgomaster & Major Stock Netherlands Army 8 Corps C.A. urged them to apply to Netherlands Mission for further information to implement new mutual aid scheme between Netherlands & British Governments. |
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