| 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: 11th Bn Royal Tank Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R. Dixon |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTILLY | 1 | 1300 | Collection 3 Shermans (76 mm) A -1 B - 1 C - 1 now brings upto establishment. | |
| 2 | 1200 | A.Fs W3008 & W3009 submitted upto 1200 hrs the 2 Sep inclusive 1 Rft Sqn in separate form. | Appendix 1 | |
| 3 | 0900 | Church parade. | ||
| 4 | 0900 | C.Os. conference for Sqn Comd on general topics. | ||
| 6 | 0800 | Allotment of 76 mm Range for calibration and targetting. | ||
| 9 | 1200 | AFs W3008 & W3009 submitted upto 1200 hrs 9 Sep inclusive 1 Rft Sqn [shown?] separately. | Appendix 2 | |
| 11 | 1430 | “A” Sqn plus all vehicles out on 24 hour scheme. | ||
| 13 | 1000 | “B” Sqn tanks only out on 24 hours scheme. | ||
| 15 | 1030 | “C” Sqn plus all vehicles out on 24 hour scheme. | ||
| 15 | 1200 | Lorries despatch for convoy work to forward area A - 5 – B - 6 – C - 5 – HQ - 4 plus 1 jeep & two motor cycles. Officer i/c “B”. | ||
| 16 | 1200 | A.Fs. W3008 & W3009 submitted upto 1200 hrs inclusive 1 Rft Sqn separate form. | Appendix 3 | |
| 18 | 1000 | One O.R. tried by Field General Court Martial […]ened by Comd 1 Tk Bde for evasion of censorship. | ||
| 20 | 1030 | TEWT for all Officers on attack on defended port. Enemy well established with mine fields on dominating ground. Comd & 2IC of 1 Tk Bde present in morning. | ||
| 23 | 1000 | Commanding Officers inspection of harbour area. | ||
| 23 | 1200 | Submission of A.F. W3008 and W3009 unto 1200 hrs. Inclusive 1 Rft Sqn as separate forms. | Appendix 4 | |
| 25 | 1000 | Bde Comds inspection of Sqn […]. | ||
| 27 | 1130 | Visit to this unit by 30 Ranks of United States Army from 748 Tank Bn. Demonstration soccer game by A and B Squadrons. Demonstration of baseball by Americans. | ||
| 28 | 0900 | C.Os. conference with Sqn Comds reference administration. | ||
| 29 | 0815 | C.O. and Adj to Bde where information given that we were to join 1 Aslt Bde RE. All equipment to be handed to 42 and 49 R Tanks. | ||
| 29 | 1400 | Advance party CO – Adj – QM – IO – LO left. | ||
| TAMISE | 30 | 1500 | Reported to HQ 1 Aslt Bde RE. C.O. with Bde Comd to Division. HQ of this unit now located BELGIUM and NE FRANCE Sheet 3 1/100000 TAMISE J544866. | |
| 30 | 1200 | Submission of A.F. W3008 & W3009 for all Sqns and 1 Rft to 1 Tk Bde. | Appendix 5 |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
