| 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: 23 (BR) Field Dressing Station | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major J.B. Rees Roluds |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELMOND (588218) | 1 | Civilian staff removing machinery from Technical School. | ||
| 2 | 1700 | ADMS vistited & gave orders that the unit was to move to St. Leonardus Schoo, Helmond on 4th. No further cases admitted & all divisional minor sick passed on to 8 Corps Medical Units. | ||
| 3 | Capt Buchau & Lieut Samuel proceeded to BRUSSELS on 48 hrs leave. | |||
| HELMOND (564238) | 4 | 1100 | Unit moved to St. Leonardus School, Helmond (564228). 49 patients handed over to 34 CCS who moved into Technical School same day. New school too small to take functioning FDS & unit remained closed. | |
| 5 | Checking and cleaning stores. New loading lists made out in view of the loss of 15 cwt truck from the W.E. | |||
| 6 | Loading stores & interior economy. | |||
| 6 | 1400 | Reconnaissance of St. Gerardus School Helmond with a view to opening. | ||
| HELMOND (560226) | 7 | 1000 | Moved to St. Gerardus School (560226) Wooden huts being delivered in near future to personnel. School suitable for 100 beds. | |
| 8 | Cleaning & […] wards. | |||
| 9 | Interior economy. Wooden huts not yet arrived. | |||
| 10 | Interior economy. | |||
| 11 | Open to receive minor sick. Four wards each of 12 beds. Remainder of accomodation used for personnel until huts arrive. 21 Cases admitted by evening. | |||
| 12 | Weather fair. | |||
| 13 | IMT inspection of vehicles. | |||
| 14 | 40 patients held. | |||
| 14 | 1500 | Visit by ADMS. | ||
| 15 | 46 minor sick patients held. | |||
| 16 | Ballot held for personnel eligible for home leave. Only four members eligible – the remainder not so until 8 Jan. | |||
| 17 | 1130 | ADMS visit. | ||
| HELMOND (560226) | 17 | Some enemy air activity during the morning. 59 patients held. | ||
| 18 | Extra wards opened to increease holding capacity to 80 beds. | |||
| 18 | 1000 | Slight enemy air activity – one small bomb dropped on north part of town. | ||
| 19 | Capt. W. […] proceeded to 32 (Br) General Hospital for course on psychiatry. | |||
| 20 | 62 patients held. | |||
| 21 | 73 patients held. | |||
| 22 | 75 patients held. | |||
| 23 | 1000 | RASC attended mines demonstration at BOURG LEOPOLD. | ||
| 23 | 1410 | Enemy air activity in vicinity. Two bombs dropped near Market St. by high flying plane. | ||
| 24 | S/Sgt collected from No 6 (Br) General Hospital to fill vacancy in W.E. | |||
| 25 | Christmas Day. | |||
| 25 | 1100 | Carol Service. | ||
| 25 | 1215 | Patients Christmas Dinner. | ||
| 25 | 1315 | Units Chirstmas Dinner. | ||
| HELMOND (560226) | 26 | 78 patients held. Weather fine and frosty. | ||
| 27 | 1615 | Unit leave Ballot held. | ||
| 28 | Thaw – making roads bad. 86 patients held. | |||
| 29 | 73 patients held. | |||
| 30 | 1430 | Officers attended […] visit at 34 CCS. | ||
| 31 | 1600 | Visit by ADMS. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
