| 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: 17th Field Coy. RE. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major L. Scott-Bowden DSO, MC, RE. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Message received from 185 Bde in early hours of morning asking for party to go out to 2 Warwicks area to clear mines. RO1 despatched to Bde HQ to obtain further details. Party of 3 Pl left at 0730 hrs to deal with it. 1 and 2 Pls carried out experiments on winter bivouacs. 3 Pl mine clearance party was increased by a further two sections at 1300 hrs. A few Teller mines discovered. 2 i/c attended Q conference at Div HQ. Some enemy air activity during afternoon and considerable enemy arty fire in area where 3 Pl were working but no casualties. 2 Pl improved approaches to C1 12 br over railway. Approx 14 enemy shells landed in vicinity of coy lines during night. Splinters through canopy of 3 Pl truck and one or two near escapes for men but no casualties. Weather - showery, cold. | 3 Div Op Order No. 13 App E/1 |
Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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