| 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: 31 Tank Bde | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.S. Knight |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEERT | 1 | HQ finally moved into new location at K.589978. | ||
| 2 | Tac HQ from Drewforce rejoined Main HQ. Tac HQ consisting of Brig. G.S. Knight, Capt. W.B. Pain, Lt. T. Chadwick moved to area 44 Bde. | Op Instr No. 21 and 22 issued | ||
| 3 | W. Dgns ceased to be under comd for ops. | |||
| 3 | Tac HQ moved back to Main HQ after successful completion of Op Guildford. | |||
| 5 | 22 Dgns moved to new area. | |||
| 6 | 87 Aslt Sqn RE moved to area EERSEL (K.3109). | |||
| 6 | 141 RAC ceased to be under comd for ops. | |||
| 8 | 42 Aslt Regt RE ceased to be under comd for ops. | |||
| HAPERT | 9 | 1 FF Yeo less B and RHQ ceased to be under comd for ops. | ||
| 9 | 1 Sqn HQ and 3 Tps Buffaloes placed in sp 30 Armd Bde for ops. | |||
| 9 | This HQ moved to HAPERT 272108. | |||
| 10 | 6 Aslt Regt RE ceased to be under comd for ops. | |||
| 12 | 22 Dgns ceased to be in sp of Second Army and went into 21 Army Gp reserve. Still remains under comd this fmn. | |||
| 13 | Col. Drew and Capt. Tucker to 'F' Wing. | |||
| 17 | 141 RAC under comd of this HQ at 1230 hrs. Moved to E.343048. | |||
| 18 | 1 F&F Yeo under Comd this fmn moved to E387157 1330 hrs. | |||
| 22 | 1 Cdn APC Regt & 49 APC Regt under comd this HQ 220700A. | Op Instr No. 22 issued. | ||
| J7140 | 22 | 49 APC Regt placed under op comd 30 Armd Bde. | ||
| K072704 | 22 | 0700 | 141 RAC passed to comd 30 Armd Bde. | |
| 22 | 0700 | 11 R Tks passed to under comd 30 Armd Bde as parent fmn remains under this HQ for ops. | ||
| 23 | 1800 | W Dgns & 42 ARE under op comd this HQ. | ||
| 28 | 1900 | W Dgns 42 ARE & A & C Sqns 1 FF Yeo placed in Exfor res. | ||
| 29 | 1200 | Tac 1 FF Yeo rejoins regt under comd this fmn. | ||
| 31 | 1200 | 141 RAC ceased to be under comd 30 Armd Bde. Moved to area EIJKEREIND E3405 under comd this HQ. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
