| 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: 517 Det. No. 5 CA Group. | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major D.B. McDonald, R.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIJMEGEN | 1 | Under comd 312 Det. | ||
| NIJMEGEN | 2 | 1115 | Message from 30 Corps Rear: 517 Det reverts to under direct comd SCAO 30 Corps forthwidth | |
| NIJMEGEN | 6 | 1400 | Capt. C.F.R. Bagnall reported for temporary attachment during the absence of Capt Blair on compassionate leave. | |
| NIJMEGEN | 7 | 30 Corps CA Staff Instruction No 21 Copy 10 received. | ||
| NIJMEGEN | 9 | 1100 | Col Welch – O.C. 5 CA Group – visited detachment. | |
| NIJMEGEN | 10 | 1030 | Complied with instructions contained in 30 Corps CA Staff Inst No 21. Departed 170 St Annastraat NIJMEGEN 1030 hrs. | |
| TILBURG | 10 | Reported to 5 CA Group TILBURG 1632, 54 Zomerstraat occupied at 1430 hrs. Reported location. | ||
| TILBURG | 18 | 1415 | Message received from 5 CA Group to deploy under comd 30 Corps on 19 Nov 44. | |
| TILBURG | 19 | Departed TILBURG for deployment 0930 hrs. Reported to 30 Corps Rear 1445 hrs. Received instructions to set up HQ at SITTARD. | ||
| SITTARD | 20 | Location reported to 30 Corps as follows: Hotel de Prins, 19 Rijksweg Zuid, SITTARD. Map Ref 685685. 30 Corps CA Staff Op Instrs No 23 Copy No 1 received. | ||
| SITTARD | 24 | 30 Corps CA Staff Op Instrs No 23 completed. | ||
| SITTARD | 25 | Message received from 30 Corps Rear to remove to other accn by 1000 hrs 26 Nov. | ||
| SITTARD | 26 | 1000 | Hotel de Prins vacated. H.Q. set up at 75 Steinweg, SITTARD. | |
| SITTARD | 27 | Reported location. | ||
| SITTARD | 28 | Vacated 75 Steinweg, set up H.Q. in 6 Stationstraat, SITTARD. Reported location. | ||
| SITTARD | 30 | – |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
