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Monday
18 September 1944
Start Location:
MEUSE ESCAUT CANAL
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End Location:
LILLE ST HUBERT
D-Day+
104
18 September 1944
Recces were made for assault crossing of MEUSE ESCAUT Canal by 9 Br Inf Bde.
Tracks arrived in Bn area at 1700 hrs.
At 1800 hrs orders were received for the Bn to conc near the river in the area LILLE ST HUBERT and to provide carrying and rowing parties for 2 RUR and 2 LINCOLNS who were to be assault Bns during this crossing.
Major RC Macdonald arrived to take over the appointment of 2i/c.
Infantry carrying assault boats in preparation for crossing the Meuse-Escaut canal at Lille-St Hubert, 19 September 1944 (IWM)
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
"As we approached Louvain we saw a huge fleet of aircraft forging north and later learned that this was part of the great airborne landing taking place in the Arnhem-Nijmegen area. Louvain itself — remembered well by some of us from the 1940 campaign — rose to welcome us tumultuously. We passed through into the country once more and in the early afternoon arrived in the area of Neerpelt, Lille St. Hubert and Petit Brogel." WIG Wilson's - A Short History of The First Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers in North-West Europe
Died on this day =
0
Monday
18 September 1944