| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERLOON | 18 | Parties out as before on route maint and clearing up odd mines. Maint of Dog route something of a problem as weather very wet. Route mine cleareance party from 3 Pl under L/Sgt. Lawrence did excellent work under much fire in support of 2 Warwicks advance through VENRAIJ to St. Servatius Monastry enabling armour, rations and support weapons to be got up before dusk. Party from 2 Pl out sweeping lane for recovery of two tanks had an accident and 1 Spr was killed and 1 NCO and 1 Spr wounded. Accident probably caused by detector man putting his foot on a Schu Mine and falling on to an R Mine. VENRAIJ now completely occupied and infantry forming up in it. |
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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