| 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: 127 Town Major | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Captain E.W. Bartley RA |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEERT HOLLAND | 1 | 1115 | Four shells believed 88 mm landed near Town Hall. | |
| 1 | 1800 | Evacuated part office on one 15 Cwt truck to north side of canal to HUSHOVEN owing to F.D.L's now being 4 Km away. | ||
| 3 | 0900 | Surveyed part of WEERT. | ||
| 3 | 2130 | Town shelled intermittently for half an hour about 12 shells beleived 88 mm landed in centre of town. | ||
| 4 | Interviewed applicants for position of interpretor. | |||
| 4 | Surveyed GELDROP with DAQMG 8 Corps. | |||
| 6 | 1100 | Arranged with owner for use by British Troops of local cinema. | ||
| 6 | Employed Mr Kolkman as interpretor. | |||
| 8 | 1450 | Surveyed WEERT with 12 Corps D.D.M.E. A.Q.M.G. & D.A.Q.M.G. decided position of 12 Corps H.Q. & 12 Corps Tps Workshops & 23 C.C.S. | ||
| 9 | Arranged accommodation for 107 H.A.A. Regt R.A., H.Q. 9 A.G.R.A. H.Q. 3 A.G.R.A , Rear H.Q. 53 Div & 2 F.D.S.'s & about 10 other units. | |||
| 10 | Arranged accommodation for 12 Corps C.R.E. | |||
| WEERT HOLLAND | 14 | 1000 | To Heeze met Major Wolf 1 F.D.S. and arranged for him to take over more accommodation from Baron van Tuijll at The Manor HEEZE | |
| 16 | 1500 | Surveyed part of BUDEL Zinc Works, Schools. | ||
| 20 | 1700 | Captain Talbot R.T.R. sent as additional assistant by 10 Garrison. | ||
| 27 | 1000 | Surveyed Zinc Works at BUDEL with 12 Corps Claims Officer and directors of Zinc Works. | ||
| 29 | 1030 | Field Marshall Montgomery visited Rear H.Q. 53 Div. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
