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SMAKT Wednesday 15 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT A little shelling and mortaring. D Coy standing patrol at 1000 hrs heard movement of track vehicles moving some distance East of village at 799321 - then a gun fired SW from the area of the movement, shortly afterwards the firing stopped and there was renewed track vehicle movement from the same area, followed by the sound of a M/C. During the day there was intermittent H.F. by enemy mortars and 88s. D Coy standing patrols as usual. It was decided to occupy the farm at 794328. C Coy sent out a Recce patrol to the farm at 2330 hrs which reported the sound of muffled voices from the buildings. A fighting patrol went out and the farm was stonked at 0300 hrs. The fighting patrol found no enemy in the buildings and stayed there till first light. A Coy sent out a combined recce and fighting patrol at 0300 hrs. The Recce patrol reported at 0345 hrs that the house at 798319 was occupied by the enemy. The fighting patrol then went in and engaged the enemy as soon as they opened fire with brens, stens and grenades. They also threw grenades at the enemy sentries in the orchard before withdrawing. Unfortunately it was impossible to estimate enemy casualties. D-Day+ 162 15 November 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 15 November 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Friday 15 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Enemy movement on East bank of MEUSE confirmed by OPs. Nothing further of interest on our front. Further south a German fighting patrol, some D-Day+ 192 15 December 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 15 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Friday 16 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Visibility nil all day owing to continuous thick smoke screen, making it very unpleasant in the forward coy areas. Two secret agents came across the river and were brought in by C Coy. D-Day+ 283 16 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 16 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

ST HUBERT Monday 2 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST HUBERT End Location: ST HUBERT Coys settled themselves in their localities. The Bn was very well received by the inhabitants. Pte (Ronald) Howes of B Coy was accidentally shot, and was buried at 667443. Inter-coy patrols as for yesterday. D-Day+ 118 2 October 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 1 Monday 2 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

ST HUBERT Saturday 7 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST HUBERT End Location: ST HUBERT Bn 'O' Gp Conference and Discussion on Op 'FRATERNISE' with cloth model. Detailed notes will be found at Appendix 'D'. Inter-coy patrols as usual. D-Day+ 123 7 October 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 7 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 24 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Further preparations in the morning and afternoon. The Bn moved to a fwd Assembly Area in the area 706885 at 1830 hrs. The operation was to begin at midnight. D-Day+ 322 24 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 24 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 27 January 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Cleaning and checking of kit and stores. The NCOs' Cadre started. Programme under Operation Order No.3 which is for our counter attack role while in HEGELSOM area, was issued and can be found under D-Day+ 235 27 January 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 27 January 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 3 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Quiet night. At 0900 hrs B Coy Comd and Pl Comds went to the GEIJSTEREN area to recce their new positions in that area. At 1100 hrs B Coy moved off to the GEIJSTEREN area and by 1400 hrs the take over was complete. An OP party from B Coy had relieved a Pl of 2 Lincolns in the KASTEEL before first light, however, by last light they had nothing to report. During the hours of darkness Capt Sturgeon and 1 OR of 2 RUR were removed from a house in WANSSUM by an enemy patrol. It is presumed that they are prisoners. D-Day+ 180 3 December 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 3 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 20 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Visibility was restricted owing to slight fog and smoke drifting from some distance away to the NW. However, enemy movement was seen at 069521, 072521, 070524, mostly being odd soldiers walking about. At night vehicle movement was heard in REES from 2000 hrs to 0430 hrs. During the night the 2 LINCOLNS captured 11 Prisoners, whose identification confirmed the presence of 7 Para Div in the area. D-Day+ 287 20 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 20 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 10 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Instruction on training areas and Range will be found under Coy training as per programme. Entertainments in DIEST and LOUVAIN. D-Day+ 249 10 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 10 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 6 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: The Bn moved in MT to the LOUVAIN area, starting at 0600 hrs. The Route was as follows:- HORST - VENRAY - DEURNE - HELMOND - EINDHOVEN - HECHTEL - BOURG LEOPOLD - DIEST - LOUVAIN. The Bn area was in HERENT just NORTH of LOUVAIN. The wheeled vehicles arrived at about 1600 hrs and the tracked vehicles from 2000 hrs onwards. Locations were as follows: Bn HQ 848606, "A" Coy 845608, "B" Coy 843610, "C" Coy 849610, D" Coy 839610, and 'A' and 'B' Echelons at 818637. The whole Bn was in civilian billets. D-Day+ 245 6 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 6 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 28 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Patrols during darkness found HORST 592995 clear of enemy. Otherwise a quiet day. D-Day+ 326 28 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 28 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =