WO 171/840 - 1 Royal Dragoons - November 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: November 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	17		This morning the factory at BOXMEER was heavily shelled. 63 A.Tk Regt suffered the following casualties:- 7 O.R's killed, 5 O.R's wounded. 'A' Sqn relieved 'C' Sqn at midday. The H.Q. of 'A' Sqn The Royals, was mortared this morning. There was one casualty - Tpr Pook, who was killed. The advance further South continues. 7 Armd Div (1/6 Queens) occupies WESSEM. Our tps are closing up to the left bank of the MEUSE, meeting surprisingly little enemy opposite ROERMOND. Major K.G.F. Balfour assumed comd of 'D' Sqn, taking over from Major V.H.H. McCalmont. The latter assumed comd of H.Q. Sqn, formerly commanded by Major Balfour.

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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