WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	7		The Regiment was under command 15 (S) Div. 44 Inf Bde was in a static roll defending the crossings over the BOSSUY and LYS canals on the line MENIN – COURTRAI – HEESTERT. 'C' Sqn guarded the bridges between MENIN and DEULEMONT to the west. 'A' and 'B' Sqns pushed on north over the canals between MENIN and COURTRAI, encountering enemy in the villages, who withdrew during the day. 'A' Sqn spent much time mopping up. By last light patrols were on the line ROULERS – COURTRAI. During the day 100 PWs and 2 105 mm guns were captured. 1 O.R. was wounded. Lt. Pelham-Burn and his crew, Tprs Brady and Crowe, rejoined the Regiment, having escaped from the enemy. (See Appx. 'A')	'A'

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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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